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News from elsewhere on the web (01 Oct 2008)
Added: 1 Oct 2008
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ECHA announces new chairman, publishes IT tools
Added: 1 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- The Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (EC…

Marangoni retread wins new partner in Brazil
Added: 1 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Sao Paolo, Brazil -- Renovadora de Pneus SL, one of the leading truck tyre ret…

Lanxess to sell some EPDM grades in pellet form
Added: 1 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has brought on-stream a pelletising plant at…

Amerityre reduces net loss in fiscal 2008
Added: 1 Oct 2008
Boulder City, Nevada -- Polyurethane tyre developer Amerityre Corp. was $4.22 million in the red in…

Sibur-Amtel deal is off -- for now, at least
Added: 30 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Amtel-Vredestein NV has advised the London Stock Exchage that its pr…

Study shows athletes can ingest lead from artificial turf
Added: 29 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Piscataway, new Jersey -- A new study by researchers at the UMDNJ-School of Pu…

ADAC publishes results of winter tyre tests
Added: 29 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, germany -- ADAC, the influential German motorists' association, has pu…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Sept 2008)
Added: 29 Sep 2008
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Challenges loom for auto supplier bosses
Added: 29 Sep 2008
Douglas Bolduc, Automotive News Europe
Supplier executives face difficult times as auto production s…

Cooper curtails N.A. operations due to materials shortage
Added: 26 Sep 2008
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has been forced to curtail production at all its North Am…

Four more join IRSG's panel of associates
Added: 26 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) said four more organi…

Uth GmbH has moved offices
Added: 26 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fulda, Germany -- Uth GmbH has moved all its operations into a single unit. Th…

Consumer-based website publishes online reviews of tyres
Added: 26 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace -- Since 2000, consumers across Europe have been reviewing their ty…

Chinese market for smoked sheets studied
Added: 26 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- AMID has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets for…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Sept 2008)
Added: 26 Sep 2008
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Goodyear draws from revolving credit
Added: 26 Sep 2008
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear plans to draw $600 million from its US revolving credit facility because it…

Lord wins contract for Korean helicopter parts
Added: 26 Sep 2008
Cary, North Carolina -- Lord Corp. has won a contract to supply main and tail rotor spherical beari…

Yokohama attempts to build truck tyre business in Europe
Added: 25 Sep 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany -- Yokohama Europe GmbH is one year into a ten-year progra…

Goodyear focusses on truck tyres and retreadability at IAA
Added: 25 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Goodyear is highlighting its innovative Max Technology sys…