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Michelin sets out brand strategy for lifestyle products
Added: 4 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has outlined the strategy for its 'lifestyle' operations, wh…

Ashton Seals buys O-ring distributor
Added: 4 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Barnsley, UK -- UK company Ashton Seals has acquired Bonded Seals, a distribu…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 June 2009)
Added: 4 Jun 2009
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Audi's A3 models now fitted with Hankook tyres
Added: 4 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany -- Some Audi models A3, A3 Sportback and A3 Cabrio will …

Nizhnekamsk upgrades isoprene unit
Added: 4 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Russian SR producer OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim has up…

Sides spar at ITC hearing over Chinese tyre quotas
Added: 4 Jun 2009
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter
Washington DC -- Backed by senators and congressmen, the …

Treatment for curing bladders launched by Chem-Trend
Added: 4 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Howell, Michigan -- Chem-Trend has launched Mono-Lube 1111, a new tyre curing …

Kumho opens first US retail store
Added: 4 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Kumho Tireshas opened a retail store in the US…

Self-healing elastomer can be compounded
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Arkema, which is promoting a range of self-healing elastomer material…

NY State says rubber crumb used in artificial turf is safe
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- New York State has published a report which says the crumb rubber …

News from elsewhere on the web (03 June 2009)
Added: 3 Jun 2009
(25 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Magna says it can't sell Opel cars in U.S., China
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Ottawa, Canada (Reuters) -- Magna International Inc. is prevented by an agreem…

EChA calls for restriction of seven high-concern chemicals
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implemen…

Michelin unveils economic plans prior to Opelika plant closing
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Opelika, Alabama -- Michelin North America Inc. has begun setting the groundwo…

Bridgestone gets $1.9M grant for Akron tech centre
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Bridgestone Americas has received a $1.9 million Rapid Outreach…

Tyre makers among GM's largest creditors
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- Tyre makers Continental AG, Goodyear and Bridgestone Corp. are amo…

Maxxis signs deal with UK football club
Added: 3 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Liverpool, UK -- Maxxis tyre company has extended its marketing agreement with…

GM Europe receives first tranche of German money
Added: 2 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt -- Adam Opel GmbH confirmed today that it has received the first tra…

China tyre report 2008-2009 published
Added: 2 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Invest to China has published a new report titled, Global and China…

Three Michelin employees missing following French plane crash
Added: 2 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Two senior executives from Michelin's South American operations were …
