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Michelin wins patent on electric drive train
Added: 6 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- A Michelin employee has his name on a US patent for an Electr…

Advanced ID buys stake in Brazilian distributor for tyre RFID
Added: 6 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Advanced ID Corp, said it has partnered with its l…

RFID expert group releases tyre quality guidelines
Added: 6 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Warrendale, Pennsylvania -- AIM Global, the RFID trade association has releas…

Performance fibers expands Kaiping HMLS plant once again
Added: 6 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Virginia -- Performance Fibers is to increase capacity for HMLS poly…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 August 2008)
Added: 6 Aug 2008
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Cooper liquidates stake in Kumho Tire
Added: 6 Aug 2008
Tire Business staff report
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has liquidated its investment …

UK's TRA rescinds Kingpin licence
Added: 6 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK-based Tyre Recovery Association has rescinded the 'Responsibl…

Pirelli confirms Euro 250 million Russian investment
Added: 5 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Further to press reports yesterday, Pirelli has now confirmed …

Report into China's rubber market available
Added: 5 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Montreal, Canada -- Business Data International Inc. has published the third …

ERIKS group buys UK gasket maker
Added: 5 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Barnsley, UK -- Barnsley-based Seals, Packings & Gaskets Limited has been boug…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 August 2008)
Added: 5 Aug 2008
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Michelin adds more colours to bike tyre sidewalls
Added: 5 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has employed a creative consultancy to develop a range of co…

Cooper posts loss in second quarter
Added: 5 Aug 2008
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted a second quarter net loss of $22.2 million, citing…

Exxon completes halobutyl expansion
Added: 5 Aug 2008
Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has completed a major expansion at its Baytown, Texas, pl…

Herzlich declared, 'friend of the tyre industry'
Added: 4 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Las Vegas, US -- Harold Herzlich, is to receive the "Friend of the Industry Aw…

PolymerLatex raises prices again
Added: 4 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marl, Germany -- PolymerLatex is increasing prices of its latices worldwide. N…

ITEC opens next month in Akron
Added: 4 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The three-day ITEC (International Tire Exhibition & Conference)…

Apollo appoints Gupta as CFO
Added: 4 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India, -- Salil Gupta has been appointed Chief Financial Off…

Rapra promotes Michael Day to managing director
Added: 4 Aug 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shropshire, UK -- Smithers Rapra has promoted sales and technology director Mi…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 August 2008)
Added: 4 Aug 2008
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