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Firestone to close Indiana air springs factory
Added: 17 Sep 2008
Noblesville, Indiana -- Firestone Industrial Products Co. definitely will close its air springs pla…
ISP, Firestone, Lanxess declare force majeure in Gulf Coast
Added: 17 Sep 2008
Houston, Texas -- Three rubber-related firms with facilities in the Texas Gulf Coast have declared …
Conti changes '08 earnings outlook downward
Added: 17 Sep 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Sept. 16, 2008) -- Continental AG has revised its earnings expectations for fisca…
Yokohama Rubber holds tree planting ceremony at Philippines tyre plant
Added: 17 Sep 2008
TOKYO (Sept. 16, 2008) - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. staged a tree planting ceremony Aug. 23 at its Yo…
New additive could eliminate all zinc oxide from rubber industry
Added: 16 Sep 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Port Elizabeth, South Africa -- A new additive holds the prospect of elimin…
News from elsewhere on the web (16 Sept 2008)
Added: 16 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Conti cutting back truck tyre output in Europe
Added: 16 Sep 2008
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG is cutting truck tire production by 6.5 percent at three Europea…
Lanxess introduces Nanoprene for tyre makers
Added: 16 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brno, Czech Republic -- Lanxess' Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit…
GreenMan to sell tire recycling operations
Added: 16 Sep 2008
Savage, Minnesota -- Faced with the need to pay down its debts and satisfy its primary lender, Gree…
Bell to retire from Gates at year-end
Added: 16 Sep 2008
Denver, Colorado -- Richard Bell, chairman of Gates Corp. and chief operating officer of industrial…
Michelin ties up with electric car specialist Venturi
Added: 15 Sep 2008
Paris -- Electric vehicle specialist Venturi Automobiles and Group Michelin are joining forces to d…
Goodyear's strengths and weaknesses analysed
Added: 15 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris, France -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Goodyear Tire …
Interview with 'TPMS expert' for sale
Added: 15 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- MEMS Investor Journal, has published an interview titled, M…
News from elsewhere on the web (15 Sept 2008)
Added: 15 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Yokohama contributes to WWF
Added: 15 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has donated a total of 1,334,850 yen (Eu…
Michelin tops OE tyre customer satisfaction study
Added: 12 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Westlake Village, California - Marketing information firm J.D. Power and Assoc…
Bridgestone's Poznan and Béthune plants win Ford Q1 Award
Added: 12 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Poznan, Poland - Bridgestone's manufacturing plant in Poznan, Poland has recei…
DSM Elastomers Keltan ACE technology still on track
Added: 12 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Heerlen, Netherlands - DSM Elastomers current development of its Keltan ACE (A…
News from elsewhere on the web (12/Sept/2008)
Added: 12 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Rubber producers close plants as hurricane approaches
Added: 12 Sep 2008
Port Neches, Texas -- Synthetic rubber producers in Texas are closing their plants in anticipation …
