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Michelin opens motorcycle website
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has developed a website specifically for its high performanc…

News from elsewhere on the web (6 May 2008)
Added: 6 May 2008
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Analysts study global tyre market
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- A new report by Global Industry Analysts claims to offer an insight i…

Michelin asks employees to raise Euro 288 million in share issue
Added: 6 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont-Ferrand -- The Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin is ca…

Benecke-Kaliko adds silicone embossing unit at Hanover plant
Added: 2 May 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - The Benecke-Kaliko group, a company of ContiTech AG, has in…

Goodyear makes limited progress in Amiens talks
Added: 2 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Amiens, France -- Goodyear has announced a provisional plan to cut 402 jobs at…

Swellfix expands into Americas markets
Added: 2 May 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Aberdeen, Scotland - Swellfix BV, which makes swellable elastomer seals, has a…
China's thirst for cars makes natural rubber production a priority
Added: 2 May 2008
By Namrita Chow, Automotive News Europe
Beijing, China -- China's thirst for automobiles is unquench…

West sales up in first quarter
Added: 2 May 2008
Lionville, Pennsylvania -- Medical components manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. report…

News from elsewhere on the web (2 May 2008)
Added: 2 May 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Aditya Birla Nuvo profits fall in year to March
Added: 1 May 2008
Mumbai, India -- Indian rayon and carbon black producer Aditya Birla Nuvo has reported consolidated…

Jan-Paul de Vries takes over at DSM Elastomers
Added: 1 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geleen, Netherlands -- Jan-Paul de Vries has taken over as president of the D…

ECHA takes over from ECB on 1 June
Added: 1 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has just a month until it for…

Cabot switches to profitability at expense of volume
Added: 1 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has reported net income of $11 million fo…

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

Michelin North America announces price increases
Added: 1 May 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Greenville, South Carolina -- As a result of continuing increases in raw mater…

Kramer outlines plan for Goodyear in N.A.
Added: 1 May 2008
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear's Rich Kramer has a boatload of projects he'd like to tackle.
The short list…

Amtel-Vredestein reports sales, debts both jumped in 2007
Added: 30 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Enschede, The Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V. said its sales rose by 22 pe…

Trelleborg buys Italian seal maker, Officine Meccaniche GNL
Added: 30 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Modena, Italy -- Through its Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, Trell…

Tenneco to supply electronic shock absorbers to Passat CC
Added: 30 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels, Belgium -- Tenneco Inc. said it has been awarded new ride control bu…