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Bridgestone to invest Euro 8.2 m in OTR expansion in the US
Added: 10 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Bloomington, Illinois - Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire LLC will inv…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/Jan/08
Added: 9 Jan 2008
(14 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

TPG Axon ups stake in Goodyear
Added: 9 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Washington DC - Through its Hedge fund TPG-Axon Capital Management has upped i…

MPM agrees Euro 113 m sale and leaseback
Added: 9 Jan 2008
By Katie Coyne
München, Germany -- Mannesmann Plastics Machinery (MPM) has agreed a Euro 113m sale …

Marangoni appoints Kalagin as marketing manager
Added: 9 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Verona, Italy - Marangoni Tread SpA has appointed Martin Kalagin as marketing …

Yokohama names new VP of administration
Added: 9 Jan 2008
Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp. has chosen veteran automotive administrator Rex Simpso…

Granulated rubber recycling conference set for 8-9 May in San Diego
Added: 9 Jan 2008
San Diego, California -- The Rubber Manufacturers Association, the California Integrated Waste Mana…

Bekaert to re-finance Euro 100 million in debt
Added: 9 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Brussels, Belgium -- Bekaert will issue Euro 100 million worth of notes in the…

IISRP annual meeting set for Moscow 12 - 15 May
Added: 9 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Houston, Texas USA -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Produce…

Marangoni ends relationship with Pelmar
Added: 8 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni Meccanica has said it has discountinued its relat…

Exousia acquires intellectual property
Added: 8 Jan 2008
Sugar Land, Texas -- Exousia Advanced Materials Inc. acquired the rights, title, interest and assoc…

Avon secures contract with US government
Added: 8 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Cadillac, Michigan -- Avon Rubber plc's protection business has been awarded a…

Kraton releases new polymer for TPE-S compounds
Added: 8 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Houston, Texas - Kraton Polymers LLC has released its new G1633 polymer which…

News from elsewhere on the web 08/Jan/08
Added: 8 Jan 2008
(18 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Conti technology helps cars to "drive themselves"
Added: 8 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Las Vegas - Continental will be displaying its new technology which allows car…

WRAP sets up protocol for recycling used tyres
Added: 8 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Rotherham, UK -- UK-based Environment agency WRAP (Waste and Resources Action…

Beijing Ju-Ling-Yan to build new compounding site in China
Added: 8 Jan 2008
By Steve Toloken
China -- Beijing Ju-Ling-Yan Plastic plans to build a new factory in South China ne…

Goodyear's 'TireLogic' magazine going digital
Added: 8 Jan 2008
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear is taking its “TireLogic†magazine for the trucking industry digital.
 

Chinese government protests against US OTR determination
Added: 8 Jan 2008
Beijing -- A US Commerce Department preliminary determination that the Chinese government subsidise…

Goodyear to raise tyre prices in NA
Added: 7 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Detroit, Michigan - The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has confirmed that it wi…