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Solutia, banks agree on funding to exit Chapter 11
Added: 26 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Missouri -- Solutia Inc. said it has reached an agreement with a con…
Liberia, BFS sign amended rubber concession agreement
Added: 26 Feb 2008
ire Business staff report
Monrovia, Liberia -- Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) and the government of Lib…
GPX to close Ontario plant, move production
Added: 26 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Mississauga, Ontario -- GPX International Tire Corp. plans to close its s…
Asahi Kasei to expand capacity for S-SBR in Japan
Added: 22 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Tokyo -- Asahi Kasei Chemicals plans to increase capacity for solution-polymer…
News from elsewhere on the web 22/Feb/2008
Added: 22 Feb 2008
(9 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
R&M releases report on the Polish tyre replacement market
Added: 22 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Research and Markets has added “Snapshots Poland Replacem…
Cooper appoints director of N American supply chain
Added: 22 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Findlay, Ohio -- The Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has appointed Kurt Thomas as…
Dunlop to begin work on tyre retreading facility in Asia
Added: 22 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Birmingham, UK --Â Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has begun preliminary ground work and…
BFNT extends premium truck, retread tyre warranties in the US
Added: 22 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire (BFNT) L…
Toyo downgrades forecast despite positive results
Added: 22 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Tokyo - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported double-digit sales and earni…
Conti picks South Carolina site for new US HQ
Added: 22 Feb 2008
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Continental Tire North America Inc. will relocate its headquarters' co…
TÃœV SÃœD to hold driving seminar in Germany this April
Added: 22 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Garching, Germany -- TÃœV SÃœD Automtovie GmbH will hold a practical driving s…
Conti posts record earnings; expects synergies of Euro 300 m in 2010 from VDO acquisition
Added: 21 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG announced that its consolidated sales for t…
News from elsewhere on the web 21/Feb/2008
Added: 21 Feb 2008
(7 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Magnum appoints rubber specialist
Added: 21 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida --Magnum D'Or Resources Inc. has appointed Michel Bou…
GreenMan continues winning streak
Added: 21 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Savange, Minnesota - Tyre recycler GreenMan Technologies Inc. has reporte…
Michelin wins consolidation of Pax lawsuits in Maryland court
Added: 21 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Baltimore - The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has granted…
Rhodia's new subsidiary to oversee Chinese silica facility
Added: 21 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Lyon, France -- Rhodia has formed a new company -- RSQC (Rhodia Silica Qingdao…
SSL buys 18 percent stake in condom distributor for eastern Europe
Added: 21 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
London -- Condom manufacturer SSL International plc will buy an 18 percent sta…
And the Tire Expo winners were...
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Cologne, Germany -- The first annual awards for the tyre industry saw Michelin, Bridgestone, Herber…
