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News from elsewhere on the web (17 December 2008)
Added: 17 Dec 2008
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Vredestein unit for sale as Amtel's Russian operations run out of money
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Enschede, Netherlands -- The parent of the Russian tyre maker, OJSC Amtel-Vred…

UK replacement tyre market unchanged - Conti
Added: 16 Dec 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
The market for replacement tyres in the UK is likely to be unchanged from l…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 December 2008)
Added: 16 Dec 2008
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Rubber Division issues call for papers for Autumn meeting
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division has issued a call for papers for its 17…

Teijin's EcoPet only available in Japan - Update
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS) Tokyo -- Teijin Fibers has developed a recycled polyester material which, it s…

Rudi Hein moves to Bridgestone from BMW
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany -- Hans-Rudolf Hein is to start work with Bridgestone Europe o…

Testing for the grippiest climbing shoes
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
CERN, Geneva -- Steven Won, a physicist at CERN and an avid climber has been t…

Michelin's Italian cutbacks to cost €80 million
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has said its restructuring efforts in Italy will cost about …

Mitsubishi to commercialise process for making butadiene from butene
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has developed a technology to manufacture b…

Tigar opens state of the art rubber footwear plant
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pirot, Serbia -- The Tigar Corporation has opened a new rubber boot and footwe…

Rubber producers cut output with new AETS
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Bogor, Indonesia - The 14th International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) Me…

Teijin announces 'green' polyester tyre cords
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Teijin Fibers has developed a recycled polyester material which, it s…

Algol to cease distribution of PolymerLatex products
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
marl, Germany -- PolymerLatex has said it is ending its relationship with Algo…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 December 2008)
Added: 15 Dec 2008
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone to double conveyor belt capacity in Yokohama
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is to double production capacity of steel-reinforce…

Goodyear makes finance appointments
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has announced several leadership changes in its HQ-ba…

Nokian scales back sales, earnings forecast
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report©
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres PLC is cautioning sh…

Sale of SmarTire Systems is now final
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Richmond, British Columbia (Dec. 12, 2008) - Germany's Knorr-Bremse Group has …

Prachaya Jumpasut launches consultancy business
Added: 15 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- A new company led by former chief economist at the IRSG offers consu…