Latest News

Freudenberg adds plant for cylinder head gaskets
Added: 13 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik (FDS) is to…

Pirelli pays Euro835.5 million to re-acquire Tyre stake
Added: 12 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C. SpA said it will re-acquire all the shares in Pir…

US chemicals suppliers ignorant of EU REACH legislation
Added: 12 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- A US-based consultancy claims that US business leaders appear lax …

Goodyear tops Fortune's list of most-admired auto suppliers
Added: 12 Mar 2008
Akron, Ohio -- US-based Fortune magazine has recognised Goodyear as the most admired motor vehicle …

Veyance explores sale of lightweight belting business
Added: 12 Mar 2008
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Veyance Technologies Inc. is exploring the possible sale of its Belt Concepts of …

Bluestar silicones raises prices, opens website
Added: 12 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lyon, France -- Bluestar Silicones has announced additional price increses on…

Davis-Standard says DSREV extruder is selling well
Added: 12 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pawcatuck, Connecticut -- Davis-Standard' said its DSREV GEN 2 multipurpose ru…

US Commerce to cease anti-dumping tariffs on some Japanese CR grades
Added: 12 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- Following a communication from Du Pont Performance Elastomer…

News from elsewhere on the web 12/March/08
Added: 12 Mar 2008
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess boosts earnings, despite fall in sales for 2007
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Düsseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess AG has reported a 4.8 percent decline in sales…

IRC show set for Nürnberg 29 June - 2 July 2009
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- The DKG has announced the dates of the DKT / IKT show in…

Apollo Board approves Euro 58 million expansion projects
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- In approving the company's Q3results, the board of Apollo Ty…

Bank to replace Trelleborg as part of Stoxx Nordic index
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zurich, Switzerland -- Stoxx Ltd is to remove Trelleborg AB from its Nordic Se…

Michelin releases tyre market information for January
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS) Paris - Michelin has updated its website with market data for the month of Jan…

Pirelli joins Michelin at top of JD Power study in S Africa
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Johannesburg, South Africa -- Owners of new vehicles equipped with Michelin an…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/March/08
Added: 11 Mar 2008
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ElringKlinger buys out minority shareholders in Spain
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- The ElringKlinger Group has bought the outstanding 49.0 …

Performance Fibers completes acquisition of Invista assets
Added: 11 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Virginia -- Performance Fibers said it has completed its acquisition…

Flexsys to be included in Solutia's technical specialties segment
Added: 10 Mar 2008
St. Louis, Missouri -- Solutia Inc. announced it will realign its financial reporting to five segme…

Conti reshuffles executive board responsibilities
Added: 10 Mar 2008
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has re-shuffled the responsibilities of its Executive Board. The co…