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Henniges Automotive replaces GDX, Metzeler as the name for merged company
Added: 3 Jan 2008
Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems-North America said last month that it has completed its acquis…

Indian researchers say tyre industry to grow 10% annually for five years
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- A new report suggests the Indian tyre industry will register…

Former Phoenix exec charged in marine hose investigation
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Washington DC -- Uwe Bangert a former executive with Phoenix AG, a division o…

News from elsewhere on the web (03/Jan/08)
Added: 3 Jan 2008
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Huber increases prices for speciality grade silica and silicates
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Atlanta, Georgia -- Huber Engineered Materials, part of JM Huber Corp., will …

Michelin to increase tyre prices in Japanese market
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Tokyo -- Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. will raise the delivery price of passen…

VTC launches TPE medical grades
Added: 3 Jan 2008
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Manchester, UK -- The VTC TPE Group has developed a range of TPE grades which can be us…

Freudenberg-NOK acquires moulder APEC
Added: 3 Jan 2008
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK G P has acquired the assets of Anura Plastics Engineering Cor…

Toyo changes the trading names of US subsidiaries
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire and Rubber Co. Ltd. has announced that it is changi…

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
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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…