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BFS converts fork lifts to fuel-cells
Added: 3 Apr 2008
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Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire's (BFNT) Aik…

Hong Kong firm wins Asphalt rubber deal in China
Added: 3 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong -- King Tech International Ltd said it has has signed a significant …

Qingdao Mesnac is first to fit RFID in commercial truck tyres
Added: 3 Apr 2008
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Qingdao, China -- Qingdao Mesnac Co., Ltd. (“Mesnacâ€) has become the worl…

Buy a tyre, we'll plant a tree - Michelin
Added: 3 Apr 2008
Tire Business staff report
Karlsruhe, Germany -- Buy a tyre, plant a tree. Group Michelin's latest m…

Cooper-Standard losses jump, despite increased sales
Added: 2 Apr 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-…

Nissan to monitor environmental footprint of global suppliers
Added: 2 Apr 2008
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. wants to ensure that its suppliers are green as well as lean and mean.
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Ford aims to cut power steering hoses
Added: 2 Apr 2008
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Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford Motor Company said it has made a commitment to fit …

Brief study of Malaysian rubber industry published
Added: 2 Apr 2008
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Dublin, Ireland -- A report claims to analyse Malaysia's production, export an…

News from elsewhere on the web 02/April/08
Added: 2 Apr 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Fenner buys US distribution company
Added: 2 Apr 2008
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Scottsdale, Georgia -- Fenner, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fenner Dun…

Lanxess completes Petroflex acquisition
Added: 2 Apr 2008
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Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG said it successfully completed on 1 April 2…

Nizhnekamsk butyl rubber unit wins ISO 14001
Added: 2 Apr 2008
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Nizhnekams, Tartarstan -- Nizhnekamskneftekhim Inc. had its Environmental Mana…

Veyance to expand Marysville facility
Added: 2 Apr 2008
Marysville, Ohio -- Veyance Technologies Inc. plans to expand its 400 000-sq.-ft. (37000m2) Marysvi…

Trelleborg to increase prices globally
Added: 2 Apr 2008
Milan, Italy -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. will raise prices 8 to 10 percent on all of its aft…

CARB issues new requirements for zero-emissions vehicles
Added: 2 Apr 2008
Sacramento, California -- Auto makers must triple their planned production of zero-emissions vehicl…

Trelleborg buys minority shareholders out of Indian sealing operation
Added: 31 Mar 2008
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Bangalore. India -- Trelleborg is to buy back the outstanding 20 percent share…

Daetwyler Group posts record revenue and profit, opens Mexican plant
Added: 31 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf, Switzerland -- The Daetwyler Group delivered record revenue and profi…

EU aims for year-end CO2 decision
Added: 31 Mar 2008
By Lawrence Speer, Automotive news Europe
Paris -- European countries want negotiations on a tough n…

Fire & Toxic Emissions Resistance of Elastomers meeting set for June in London
Added: 31 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London RIEG (the Rubber in Engineering Group of The Polymer Society a Division…

IISRP publishes Synthetic Rubber Manual (17th edition)
Added: 31 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (I…