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Amtel-Vredestein delivers debt restructuring proposal to banks
Added: 28 Mar 2008
Enschede, The Netherlands -- Amtel-Vredestein NVsaid its Russian subsidiary has now delivered a res…

ElringKlinger improved sales, earnings in 2007
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany) -- The ElringKlinger Group reported double-digit grow…

Americans love their cars, but hate changing a flat
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- A new survey of American car owners reveals that Americans l…

Fieldturf Tarkett appoints Joe Fields as CEO
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Montreal, Canada -- FieldTurf Tarkett has appointed Joe Fields as Chief Execut…

Pirelli tyre breaks through Euro 4000 million in sales
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli said its tyre unit reported sales of Euro 4162 million…

News from elsewhere on the web 27/March/08
Added: 27 Mar 2008
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Trelleborg to close UK profiles division
Added: 27 Mar 2008
By Tim Tunbridge
Minworth, UK - Trelleborg Industrial Profiles is to stop production at its West Mid…

Cheng Shin seeks OE contracts in Vietnam
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dong Nai Province, Vietnam -- Cheng Shin Rubber Vietnam Ind. Co. Ltd currently…

Dow raises prices on synthetic rubber
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Effective 1 April, 2008 or as contract terms allow, Dow…

Zeon will not appeal against NBR fine issued by EU
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo, Japan -- Zeon Corp. said it has decided it will not appeal to the Court…

Market report into antioxidants published
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Konstanz, Germany -- Ceresana research has published a new study into the glob…

Long-E works on TPMS standards in China
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shenzen, China -- Long-E International, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive el…

News from elsewhere on the web 26/March/08
Added: 26 Mar 2008
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HT Italy buys MIR out of insolvency
Added: 26 Mar 2008
Brescia, Italy -- MIR one of Italy's best-known brands of injection moulding machinery has been sav…

Lear to make tyre monitors in China
Added: 26 Mar 2008
Beijing, China -- Automotive interior components supplier Lear Corp. will begin producing tyre pres…

Michelin's US truck operations outline Smartway products
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Louisville, Kentucky -- Michelin's North American truck operations has release…

Green rubber to begin trials of retreads using recycled content
Added: 25 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Green Rubber, the Malaysian-owned rubber recycling business, said it…

Michelin releases tyre data for February
Added: 25 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

As yuan rises, so do prices of Chinese parts
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Shanghai, China - Rising costs, including labour, have eroded China's status as a low-cost source o…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/March/08
Added: 25 Mar 2008
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