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Kline says REACH is a regulatory behemoth
Added: 25 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- A new report titled, REACH: A Regulatory Behemoth is avail…

EC truck registrations rise for fourth consecutive year
Added: 25 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels. ACEA, the federation of European vehicle manufacturers, has issued f…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/Jan/08
Added: 25 Jan 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers migh…

Hankook promises US dealers: Supply will get better
Added: 25 Jan 2008
By Sigmund J. Mikolajczyk
Paradise Island, Bahamas -- Dealers attending Hankook Tire America Corp.'s…

NHTSA seeks comments on proposals to endorse electronic registration of tyres
Added: 25 Jan 2008
By Miles Moore, senior Washington reporter
Washington DC -- The US - based National Highway Traffic …

Goodyear to cut 500 jobs in France
Added: 24 Jan 2008
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Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that its Eur…

Avon fails to sell mixing plant -- unit to close with 60 job losses
Added: 24 Jan 2008
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Westbury, UK -- Avon Rubber has failed to sell its mixing operation in Westbur…

Double Coin to open new truck tyre plant in Chongqing
Added: 24 Jan 2008
By Namrita Chow, Automotive News China
Shanghai, China -- Double Coin Holdings Co. will open a new t…

Cabot reports growth in carbon black in Q1, but profits are down
Added: 24 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has announced net income of $36 million (…

Solutia delays date of emergence from bankruptcy
Added: 24 Jan 2008
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St Louis, Missouri -- Solutia Inc said it will not now emerge from Chapter 11 …

News from elsewhere on the web 24/Jan/08
Added: 24 Jan 2008
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OSHA proposes Goodyear pay $52,000
Added: 24 Jan 2008
Social Circle, Georgia -- The US-based Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recommende…

EC fines Bayer, Zeon Euro 34 million for NBR cartel
Added: 23 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Commission has imposed fines totalling € 34.23 millio…

Du Pont elastomers business improves financial performance
Added: 23 Jan 2008
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Wilmington, Delaware -- Speaking at an analysts meeting discussing the group'…

News from elsewhere on the web 23/Jan/08
Added: 23 Jan 2008
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Tyrexpo Africa is now full - opens on 4 March
Added: 23 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Johannesburg, South Africa -- Organisers of Tyrexpo Africa'08 (4-6 March even…

Freedonia releases 'world rubber and tyre market'
Added: 23 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- World rubber consumption is forecast to increase 4.0 percen…

12th Brazilian Rubber Congress - call for papers for May 2008
Added: 23 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
São Paulo, Brazil -- The ABTB - Brazilian Technology Rubber Association has i…

Malaysia says Johns Hopkins decision was 'based on outdated data'
Added: 23 Jan 2008
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Washington, DC -- Malaysia's Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) has said …

DATL recruits two former Trelleborg managers
Added: 23 Jan 2008
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Birmingham, UK -- Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd has recruited a n…