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Jyco receives $6 million investment
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Sherbrooke, Quebec - Jyco Sealing Technologies has qualified for a $6 million…

Fenner's belting unit performs well despite rising debt
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London - Despite rising debt, British-based conveyor belt manufacturer Fenner…

Kumho Tire temporarily idles all South Korean plants
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Seoul, South Korea - Kumho Tire has idled production at its three plants in G…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 March 2009)
Added: 12 Mar 2009
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Songwon establish new warehouse in Antwerp
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Ulsan, Korea - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd, a industrial chemical specialist, …

Frost & Sullivan: US Motorists deferring vehicle maintenance
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Mountain View, California - While the number of vehicles on the road is…

Continental Carbon temporarily cuts production, work force at Alabama plant
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber News staff report
Phenix City, Alabama-Carbon black manufacturer Continental Carbon Co. ha…

Ohio judge allows Goodyear antitrust case to proceed
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber News staff report
Cleveland, Ohio - A Cleveland federal district judge has rejected the mo…

Megat Zaharuddin heads MRB
Added: 11 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kuala Lumpur - Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor has been appointed as …

Continental to close Clairoix and Hannover plants
Added: 11 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG plans to close two of its tyre manufacturin…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 March 2009)
Added: 11 Mar 2009
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Schaeffler delays merger with Conti unit
Added: 11 Mar 2009
Automotive News report (AN)
Frankfurt - Indebted German car parts group Schaeffler has put plans to…

European lawmakers to meet GM executives on Friday
Added: 11 Mar 2009
By John Revill, Automotive News
General Motors executives from Detroit and Europe will meet Europ…

Trelleborg to handle Galaxy brand in Europe
Added: 10 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Malden, Massachusetts - Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. will become the…

Pirelli Tyre net profits fall 87 percent
Added: 10 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre recorded a positive net profit in for the 12 mont…

European Parliament adopts new tyre legislation
Added: 10 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
The European Parliament in Strasbourg has adopted new legislation on tyre regu…

Dow opens 60 ktpa S-SBR unit in Schkopau
Added: 10 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe has opened a new 60 kt/year facility for mak…

Genencor starts shipping isoprene monomer to Goodyear
Added: 10 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Palo Alto, California -- Genencor has announced the first transfer of BioIsopr…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 March 2009)
Added: 10 Mar 2009
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Nokian to cut jobs in heavy tyre unit
Added: 10 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyures has concluded its talks with employees at the …
