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China Tyre industry analysed
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris, France -- A new report titled, Analysis of China Tyre Industry Market 2…

Simrit Oil & Gas buys Petroleum Elastomers in US
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Simrit Oil & Gas, LLC (Simrit), a wholly-owned subsidiar…

Cooper signs joint pact to develop airless military tyre
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB - KmcC)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has signed a joint develo…

World first at SEMA: Kumho's 15-series tyre
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Kumho is launching the world's first ultra low profile 1…

Wacker Chemie predicts earnings record for 2008
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany -- Wacker Chemie AG increased both its Q3 sales and operating …

Texas Petrochem adds capacity for polyisobutylene
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Texas Petrochemicals Inc. has completed commissioning of its…

Bridgestone also sees profit fall in Q3
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- In common with other tyre makers, Bridgestone Corp. saw its third qua…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Nov 2008)
Added: 4 Nov 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ITC declines review of judge's rejection of Flexsys complaint
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The US -based International Trade Commission has decided not …

Yokohama gets AMG, Evo OE fitments in US
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Mercedes-Benz AG and Mitsubishi Motor Corp. have approved…

Imerys raises prices for calcium products
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Imerys European Performance Minerals will increase Calcium Carbona…

VMI launches 2-drum car tyre TBM
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Epe, Netherlands -- VMI has designed and built a new tyre building machine cal…

Midlands IoM sets date for annual tripe supper
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Solihull, UK -Â The Midlands Plastics and Rubber Group of the UK's IOM3Â is ho…

Rhodia, Dow Corning work together in silica/silane technology for tyres
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris, France -- Rhodia and Dow Corning Corp. are to co-develop new silica/sil…

DHL promotes Tyrebox for shipping tyres worldwide
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels, -- DHL, the express delivery and logistics specialist, has introduce…

Goodyear profit drops in Q3
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Net income at Goodyear for the three months to September 2008 f…

Nokian to cut production at HQ plant
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres PLC is planning to cut production at its headqu…

Hankook swings to loss in Q3
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire swung to a loss in the three months ended Septemb…

Cooper, Union agree to extend labour contract by 3 weeks
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company said it has agreed with the rele…

IRSG publishes secretariat conference papers
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has released four Sec…