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ElringKlinger announces higher sales, profits for Q1
Added: 8 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- The ElringKlinger Group increased sales by 6.4 perc…

Bridgestone's net income for Q1 fell 18 percent on higher costs
Added: 8 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. reported higher sales, but lower profits for the th…

Bridgestone confirms receipt of Statement of Objections over marine hose
Added: 8 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo, Japan -- Bridgestone Corp. has confirmed that it received a Statement o…

Dynisco acquires Tech Pro
Added: 8 May 2008
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Dynisco has announced an addition to its rubber business segment, consisting…

News from elsewhere on the web (8 May 2008)
Added: 8 May 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper's profit plunges in Q1
Added: 8 May 2008
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s profit for the first quarter has plunged by 91.9 percent…

Flexsys patent fight to continue
Added: 8 May 2008
Washington, DC - Flexys America LP has vowed to keep fighting its patent infringement claim before …

Nokian sales, profits jumped in Q1
Added: 7 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Sales and profits rose strongly for Nokian Tyres PLC in t…

ElringKlinger lifts stake in Japanese partner to 50 percent
Added: 7 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- The ElringKlinger Group has increased its stake in …

Firestone Industrial Products raises prices starting 1 July
Added: 7 May 2008
Indianapolis, Indiana - Firestone Industrial Products Co. L.L.C. will increase prices 3 to 7 percen…

News from elsewhere on the web (7 May 2008)
Added: 7 May 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bandag tread rubber prices to rise by up to 5 percent
Added: 7 May 2008
Muscatine, Iowa - Bridgestone/Firestone's Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) division has inc…

Goodyear to raise US consumer tyre price by up to 8 percent
Added: 7 May 2008
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear will increase prices on all brands of its passenger and light truck tyres by…

Tokyo rubber jumps to Yen 310/kg
Added: 7 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Natural Rubber prices on Tokyo's Tocom exchange jumped through the Ye…

Michelin raises tyre prices in China
Added: 7 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing, China -- Michelin (China) Investment Co., Ltd is increasing the price…

EU issues Statement of Objections to Marine hose cartel members
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Commission has confirmed that a Statement of Objectio…

Conti names executive V-P for US CV tyres
Added: 6 May 2008
Charlottte, North Carolina -- Continental Tire North America Inc. has named Paul Williams executive…

Preparations underway for K-2010
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dusseldorf, Germany -- Preparations for K 2010 are underway. The wheels were p…

TüV tests show Michelin's Energy saver offers wet grip, fuel economy
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Tests conducted by TÜV SÜD Automotive in April and May 2008 show th…

Trelleborg buys US pipe seal company
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milford, New Hampshire -- Trelleborg Engineered Systems is to buy US company N…