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Workers vote to close US Goodyear plant early
Added: 23 Jul 2008
Akron, Ohio -- Workers at Goodyear's Tyler, Texas, plant have voted to close the facility earlier t…

Malaysian NR production fell in May
Added: 23 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Production of natural rubber (NR) in May 2008 was 82,468 tonne…

Dow raises prices for SBR, BR
Added: 23 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland - July 23, 2008 - Effective August 1st, 2008, or as contra…

Michelin selects Business Intelligence partner
Added: 22 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has selected a business Intelligence partner. Accenture and …

German retreader buys GiTi casings
Added: 22 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Reutlingen, Germany -- The German Reiff Reifen group has begun purchasing casi…

IFC invests in Liberia's Salala Rubber
Added: 22 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Monrovia, Liberia -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide long-…

Technical textiles business studied
Added: 22 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Textiles Intelligence has published a new report, titled, G…

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

Schaeffler goes shopping: Can supplier land Continental?
Added: 21 Jul 2008
Douglas Bolduc, Automotive News Europe
Many industry watchers and executives were surprised earlier …

PSA seeks suppliers in Russia
Added: 21 Jul 2008
Lawrence Speer, Automotive News Europe
Kaluga, Russia -- PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has invited global sup…

Michelin wins three-year sponsorship deal with A1 GP
Added: 21 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Michelin is to become the exclusive tyre partner to A1GP World Cup o…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 July 2008)
Added: 21 Jul 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Evonik raises prices for carbon blacks used in pigments
Added: 21 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Evonik Industries' Inorganic Materials Business Unit has…

Lanxess executive and wife found dead in South Africa
Added: 21 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen - On Saturday, 19 July 2008, Johan Lotter (53), the leader of the S…

Apollo says 2009 to be 'most challenging year'
Added: 18 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochi, India -- reporting first quarter results at Apollo Tyre's AGM, Onkar S …

Michelin awards contract to Logica
Added: 18 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Logica, the European IT and business services company, said it has wo…

News from elsewhere on the web (18/July/2008)
Added: 18 Jul 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Fenner says earnings in line with expectations
Added: 18 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marfleet, Hull -- Fenner PLC has said its strategy is paying off, with strong …

Lanxess opens rubber research unit in Qingdao
Added: 18 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China -- Lanxess AG has opened a Rubber Research Center (RRCQ) in Qin…

Chinese SBR market studied
Added: 18 Jul 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- China Consulting has published a new report,titled, China S…