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News from elsewhere on the web (02/Jan/08)
Added: 2 Jan 2008
(14 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Welsh uni professor derives oil from tyres
Added: 2 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Bangor, Wales -- A professor from Bangor University's school of chemistry and…

Lanxess increases prices for all chemicals by 5 percent
Added: 2 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Leverkusen, Germany -- The Basic Chemicals business unit of Lanxess AG will i…

Flexsys continues with patent battle against Sinorgchem
Added: 31 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Missouri -- Flexsys parent, Solutia Inc. has said it is seeking a re…

News from elsewhere on the web (31/Dec/07)
Added: 31 Dec 2007
(30 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess raises EPDM prices globally
Added: 31 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, germany -- Effective January 1, 2008, Lanxess Technical Rubber Pro…

Quebec issues mandate for snow tyres
Added: 31 Dec 2007
Quebec city, Quebec, Canada -- The province of Quebec has issued a law requiring all passenger vehi…

Goodyear to take $30 million charge following sale of tyre-wheel unit assets
Added: 31 Dec 2007
Louisville, Kentucky -- Goodyear has sold its minority shareholding interest in T&WA Inc., a minori…

Cooper names Mexico JV team
Added: 31 Dec 2007
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named the core managers at its joint venture in Mexic…

Federal-Mogul exits bankruptcy
Added: 31 Dec 2007
Southfield, Michigan -- Federal-Mogul Corp. exited Chapter 11 protection Dec. 28, ending one of the…

ATC says investment in new OTR plant will reach $500 million
Added: 31 Dec 2007
Chino, California - American Tire Corp. (ATC) will spend $500 million to build an off-the-road radi…

Michelin releases tyre data for November
Added: 31 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with market data for the month of Nov…

Freudenberg sells brake hose business
Added: 20 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (SS) Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg has sold its Flexitech brake hose units in E…

Report analyses 160 tyre companies worldwide
Added: 20 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (SS) Dublin, Ireland -- Research and Markets has added Tyres - Global Strategic Bu…

News from elsewhere on the web (20/Dec/07)
Added: 20 Dec 2007
(8 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Trelleborg completes UK divestment
Added: 20 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (SS) Helsingborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg has announced that the divestment of its o…

Cooper's Armes named chairman
Added: 20 Dec 2007
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. president and CEO Roy Armes also will serve as the compa…

Goodyear names new chief technical officer
Added: 20 Dec 2007
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has named Jean-Claude Kihn as senior vice president and chief technical off…

Trelleborg Rubore to consolidate NA testing operations in Michigan
Added: 20 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (SS) Northville, Michigan -- Trelleborg Rubore, part of Trelleborg Automotive, wil…

Marine hose execs face more charges from the OFT
Added: 19 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (SS) London -- The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has charged three UK business…