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Bosch will cut 400 jobs at Belgian windshield wiper plant
Added: 5 Aug 2014
(Reuters report)
Brussels – Robert Bosch is to cut up to 400 jobs, or about a third of the work forc…
Taiwan 'examines LCY pipeline link' to fatal blasts
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Authorities in Taiwan are investigating the possibility th…
Wacker sales stay on upward trend
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG reported in its second quarter results that…
Asahi sales edge upwards
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. reported a slight increase in net sales but a declin…
Omsk Carbon Group begins construction of Belarus plant
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mogilev, Belarus – Russian company Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) has begun construct…
Russian carbon black market sees decreased demand
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
(OCG data)
Omsk, Russia – The decline in the production of vehicles, tires and …
Pirelli green light and good first half buoy Bekaert
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Brussels - The European Commission (EC) has approved Bekaert SA’s acquisition …
Cooper-Standard, INOAC in automotive products JV
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. is forming a 51/49 joint ventur…
Savatech recalls motorcycle tires
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Prague - Tire maker Savatech is voluntarily recalling Sport Force radial motor…
Opinion - Kraton-LCY marriage still on?
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Kraton’s proposed business combination with LCY Chemical Corp.’s styr…
Trelleborg acquires US coated fabrics businesses
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Stockholm - Trelleborg is to acquire US-based Uretek Archer LLC Group comprisi…
UK chemical industry backs 'balanced' fracking plan
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – Chemical makers have welcomed the opening of the bidding process for …
ERJ Weekly Review - Rubber Industry News
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include …
Cooper-Standard goes with the flow
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Novi, Michigan - With sales up nearly 10 percent and higher margins, Cooper-St…
Japanese car output up overseas
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tokyo – Overseas vehicle production by Japanese automakers in the first quarte…
Slow demand sends Titan into the red
Added: 31 Jul 2014
(Tire Business report)
Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. fell $24.9 million (€18.6m) into …
Conti sales rise in first half-year results
Added: 31 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Continental reported a growth of 2.1% in the first half of …
Versalis in the red, goes green
Added: 31 Jul 2014
ERJ Staff report (PR)
Milan, Italy – Versalis has posted a 13.4% year-on-year increase in its adjus…
Dow Corning 'outpaces' sluggish economy, rising costs
Added: 31 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Michigan – Dow Corning Corp. announced sales of $3.02 billion (€2.25bn), an i…
Evonik sees “slight growth†in first half of 2014
Added: 31 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries reported “slight organic sales growth” to €…
