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Trelleborg Sealing to close New Hampshire factory
Added: 10 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Somersworth, New Hampshire - Trelleborg Group's Trelleborg Sealing Solutions…

Sprinturf installs artificial turf in New York
Added: 10 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wayne, Pennsylvania -- Sprinturf, a US-based provider of synthetic turf system…

Conti's Ecuadorian affiliate adds radial capacity
Added: 10 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Cuenca, Ecuador (June 8, 2009) - Compania Ecuatoriana del Caucho S.A. (ERCO), …

News from elsewhere on the web (10 June 2009)
Added: 10 Jun 2009
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

TPE 2009 details announced
Added: 10 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Frankfurt, Germany - Details of the sessions and papers presented at the TPE (…

Tyresure launch TPMS bus and light truck system
Added: 10 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Leicestershire, UK - Following its passenger car tyre pressure monitoring syst…

Hankook tyres to drive across three continents
Added: 10 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Gerhard Plattner, an Austrian distance driver, is aim…

Xiameter adds silicone elastomers to range
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Xiameter -- the web-only trading arm of Dow Corning -- has added sil…

BTMA clarifies EU tyre noise regulations
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The British Tyre Manufacturers' Association (BTMA) has issued a list…

Conti-Schaeffler board examines options
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- The boards of Continental and Schaeffler have
discussed va…

Freudenberg-NOK Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK is celebtrating its 20th anniversary. To…

Fujikura to remain in profit despite sharp sales decline
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo
-- Fujikura Rubber Ltd reported sales down by 12 percent for the 12 month…

Sibur Russian Tyres announces level sales
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Sibur-Russian Tyres said sales for 2008 were 27.4 billion rubles (e…

Call for papers: Tire Technology Expo 2010
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dorking, UK -- The organisers of Tire
Technology Conference 2010 have issued a …

Lanxess to buys Gwalior, Jiangsu Polyols
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen Germany -- Lanxess AG has
bought two chemical companies in Asia. Nei…

OSHA fines Titan $24,500 over safety violations
Added: 9 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Toledo, Ohio -- Titan Tire Corp. faces $24,500 (euro 17 500) in tentative fine…

Conti, Unions agree euro 50k redundancy packages at Clairoix
Added: 8 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover/Paris -- Negotiations between French unions, Continental and the Frenc…

Amtel Vredestein filed for bankruptcy
Added: 8 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - OJSC Amtel-Vredestein ("Company") has said it has officially filed fo…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 June 2009)
Added: 8 Jun 2009
(20 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Uptick in demand could cause return of feedstock shortages
Added: 8 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York--The slump in global tyre sales has led to a surplus of feedstocks us…
