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Germany warns on state aid ahead of Opel talks

Added: 17 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (ANE)

Berlin (Reuters) -- The German government is ready to talk with troubled carm…

Toyota chooses Bridgestone Ecopia tyres for iQ vehicle

Added: 17 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is supplying Ecopia EP25 tyres as standard equipmen…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 Nov 2008)

Added: 17 Nov 2008

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Traffic quadruples on REACH-IT site ahead of 1 Dec. deadline

Added: 17 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency, said about 8000 user…

IISRP names 2 award winners

Added: 17 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (TB)

HOUSTON (Nov. 14, 2008) - A.J. “Art” Sullivan of ExxonMobil Chemical and G…

Goodyear Dunlop scaling back New York tyre plant

Added: 17 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (Mike McNulty)

Tonawanda, New York -- Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Inc. pla…

ETRMA welcomes new tyre directive proposal

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- European tyre makers have welcomed the European Commission's new p…

FDA, EU approve Vistamaxx grades for food-contact use

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical's Vistamaxx specialty elastomers targeted…

Michelin aims to get Tweel on the moon

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Clemson, South Carolina - Michelin is adapting its Tweel tyre to possible luna…

Michelin to sell off-road TPMS worldwide

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stoke-on-Trent , UK -- Michelin has announced that its Michelin Earthmover Man…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Nov 2008)

Added: 14 Nov 2008

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper-Standard posts net loss in third quarter

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Novi, Michigan-- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper-Stand…

Jin-Wok Choi takes over as chief operating officer for Hankook Europe

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Neu-Isenburg, Germany, -- Hankook Tire,has named Jin-Wook Choi, Executive Vice…

Kumho opens truck tyre plant in Nanjing, China

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (TB)

Nanjing, China -- South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has inaugurated production…

Goodyear 'disappointed' in S&P's credit rating action

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (TB)

Akron. Ohio -- A Goodyear executive said the company is “disappointed” tha…

Standard & Poor's puts GM rubber suppliers on 'watch' list

Added: 14 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

New York -- Standard & Poor's Ratings direct service said yesterday that Stand…

EC publishes proposal for directive on tyre labelling

Added: 13 Nov 2008

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Brussels -- The European Commission has published a draft directive coverin…

Conveyor belt maker Fenner improves sales, profits for full year

Added: 13 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Marfleet, Hull -- Fenner PLC has reported strong results for the year ended 31…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 Nov 2008)

Added: 13 Nov 2008

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Lanxess raises profit forecast for 2008 following strong Q3 result

Added: 13 Nov 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing its earnings forecast for the …