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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
(14 items)
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
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vsevolozhsk, Russia -- Nokian Tyres plc has appointed construction company Lem…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/April/08
Added: 10 Apr 2008
(13 items)
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…

Conti may sell fuel supply business
Added: 9 Apr 2008
Hanover, Germany (Reuters) -- German auto parts giant Continental AG is considering a disposal of i…

Report on US tyre manufacturing published
Added: 9 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland - Information Broker Research & Markets is selling a 115-page …

Magnum to buy Spreelast cryo crumbing unit
Added: 9 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- US rubber recycling company Magnum D'Or Resources,…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/April/08
Added: 9 Apr 2008
(10 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Trelleborg opens seal plant in Wuxi, China
Added: 9 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wuxi, China -- Trelleborg Industrial Products has opened a newly constructed m…