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News from elsewhere on the web (08 Oct 2008)

Added: 8 Oct 2008

(12 items)

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

ETRMA re-elects Gori as president

Added: 8 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- Francesco Gori, CEO at Pirelli Tyre has been re-elected for a seco…

Goodyear signs 7-year contract with New York City Transit

Added: 8 Oct 2008

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has signed a seven-year contract to continue supplying tyres and business s…

New winter tyre law leads to possible shortage in Quebec

Added: 8 Oct 2008

By Miles Moore, Crain staff

Washington, DC-A new law in Quebec mandating a full set of winter tyres …

Yokohama confirms plan to delay Chinese tyre plant

Added: 8 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co has confirmed that it is likely to delay the fourt…

Lanxess places bid for DSM Elastomers - report

Added: 7 Oct 2008

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Leverkusen -- FT Deutschland is reporting that Lanxess AG has made a bid fo…

EU ministers discuss right to disable RFID tags

Added: 7 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nice, France -- At a meeting titled, 'Internet of Things', EU information mini…

UK runs tyre safety month

Added: 7 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The UK's tyre lobbying body, TyreSafe is running a tyre safety month…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 Oct 2008)

Added: 7 Oct 2008

(12 items)

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

Bridgestone bids for MotoGP tyre supply, as Michelin withdraws

Added: 7 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin has decided not to submit a bid to the governing body of the…

Malaysian NR production fell further in July

Added: 6 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kuala Lumpur -- Production of natural rubber (NR) in July 2008 was 99,862 tonn…

Malaysian NR production continued to fall in June

Added: 6 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kuala Lumpur -- Production of natural rubber (NR) in June 2008 was 88,449 tonn…

Yokohama's US OTR unit managers set out strategy

Added: 6 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

las Vegas, Nevada -- Yokohama Tire Corp. has issued a lengthy press release in…

Goodyear's Gulf Coast rubber plants back on stream

Added: 6 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said it has no concern…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 Oct 2008)

Added: 6 Oct 2008

(14 items)

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

ETRMA launches online safe-driving quiz

Added: 6 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- From today, drivers across Europe can participate in an on-line sa…

Hexpol appoints new CFO

Added: 6 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Malmö, Sweden -- Urban Ottosson has today been appointed as the new chief fin…

ISP re-starts limited SBR production at Texas facility

Added: 3 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Wayne, New Jersey -- International Specialty Products (ISP) said it has starte…

Bridgestone marks 10th anniversary in Poznan

Added: 3 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Poznan Poland -- On 26th September, the staff of Bridgestone Poznan celebrated…

ShengdaTech wins calcium carbonate order in China

Added: 3 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tai'an, China -- ShengdaTech, Inc. a manufacturer of nano precipitated calcium…