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Yokohama opens truck/bus plant in Suzhou
Added: 24 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has officially opened a plant for manuf…

Apollo reports strong sales growth in first half
Added: 23 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India, -- Apollo Tyres Ltd, has published unaudited second quarter a…

Avon Rubber's Michigan facility turns in a profit
Added: 23 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Avon Rubber PLC said its Cadillac Michigan facility has gener…

SmarTire plans to sell business to Bendix
Added: 23 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, -- SmarTire Systems Inc. said it has signe…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 Oct 2008)
Added: 23 Oct 2008
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Call for papers - Rapra silicones conference
Added: 23 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shrewsbury, UK -- Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd. is organising its third Sili…

Carlisle's income drops, sales rise in third quarter
Added: 23 Oct 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. reported a decline in both net and operating i…

Gates to add plant in Turkey
Added: 23 Oct 2008
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. plans to build a factory in Turkey to produce oil pumps and tension…

Run-flat tyres to remain a niche product - Michelin
Added: 23 Oct 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Ladoux, France -- Michelin's research director Philippe Denimal, said Miche…

Michelin expects no slowdown in demand for large mining tyres
Added: 23 Oct 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Ladoux, France -- Luc Minguet, president of Michelin's global OTR tyre acti…

Michelin to focus on profitable projects in R&D
Added: 23 Oct 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Ladoux, France -- According to Didier Miraton, one of Michelin's three Gér…

Global synthetic rubber business analysed
Added: 22 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose, California -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc., has published a new re…

Sicom's new trading system up and running
Added: 22 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Sicom -- the Singapore Commodity Exchange -- has successfully int…

Magnum links with Sekhar Research
Added: 22 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- Magnum d'Or and Sekhar Research Innovations Sdn Bh…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 Sept 2008)
Added: 22 Oct 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper's capacity study may recommend plant closure
Added: 22 Oct 2008
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is likely to close one of its four US tyre plants as a re…

Bridgestone revises mid-term management plan for 2008
Added: 21 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has revised its mid-term management plan (MTP2008) …

Report studies China's tyre retreading and recycling sector
Added: 21 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- China Research & Intelligence has published a new report ti…

Trelleborg's O-ring plant moves to 4-day week in Malta
Added: 21 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Malta -- Trelleborg's Sealing Systems unit has announced that all employees at…

Rubber Foundation Lecture set for 30 October in London
Added: 21 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The one day conference on 'Time Dependent Behaviour of Rubber' organ…