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Consultancy offers global rubber products market study
Added: 14 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose California -- US-based consultancy Global Industry Analysts has issue…

Titan wants to buy out European subsidiary
Added: 14 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy Illinois -- Titan International has said it aims to issue 9 million new…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 April 2007)
Added: 14 Apr 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

South Africa publishes waste tyres discussion document
Added: 14 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Johannesburg, South Africa -- The South African government has issued a discus…

Survey outlines auto industry challenges
Added: 14 Apr 2008
Detroit, Michigan -- Fuel economy and meeting Clean Air Act emissions regulations top the list of c…

JK Tyre buys Mexico's Tornel for Euro 43 million
Added: 11 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- JK Tyre has bought Mexico's Tornel (Compania Hulera Tornel SA…

S African Competition Commission raids Dunlop, Bridgestone
Added: 11 Apr 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff)
Johannesburg, South Africa -- On Friday 4 April, the South African Competi…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/April/08
Added: 11 Apr 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Tianjin Saixiang announces unistage OTR tyre building machine
Added: 11 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tianjin, China -- Tianjin Saixiang Technology (TST) said it has built a 33.00R…

Hägglunds Drives extends Swedish hydraulic laboratory
Added: 11 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mellansel, Sweden -- Hägglunds Drives has extended its hydraulic drives labor…

Chrysler recalls 180 000 cars for TPMS wiring faults
Added: 11 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- Chrysler is recalling 180,963 model year 2007-2008 Sebring a…

Trelleborg completes purchase of Indian sealing unit
Added: 11 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trelleborg, Sweden. Trelleborg AB has completed the purchase of the remaining …

World's fastest production car runs on Michelins
Added: 10 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington State -- Back in November of 2007, the Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo sup…

Nokian expands mixing at Russian factory
Added: 10 Apr 2008
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Vsevolozhsk, Russia -- Nokian Tyres plc has appointed construction company Lem…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/April/08
Added: 10 Apr 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Kuraray increases SBC prices globally
Added: 10 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Kuraray is increasing the prices of its Septon, Hybrar and TU-Polymer…

US pharmaceutical company finds drugs are contaminated with MBT
Added: 10 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lexington, Massachusetts -- US pharmaceutical company, Cubist Pharmaceuticals,…

Synthos buys IFS enterprise software
Added: 10 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dwory, Poland -- Synthos SA, the Polish rubber company previously known as Dwo…

Liberian legislature ratifies pact with BFS
Added: 10 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Monrovia, Liberia -- Both houses of the Liberian legislature have ratified the…

Xingda's 2007 sales hit Euro 253 million
Added: 9 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong, China -- Chinese steelcord maker, Xingda International Holdings Lt…