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Goodyear issues wet-weather driving advice
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has issued advice for motorists driving in constantly…

EU tyre label comes into force today
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
By Louise McHenry, ERJ Senior Reporter
London - As of today, 1 Nov 2012, all …

Cabot full-year earnings up 16% despite lower volumes
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Boston, Massachusetts - Carbon black and speciality chemical company Cabot C…

Rubberised asphalt returns in US
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Editorial
Rubberised asphalt, the onetime pariah of …

News from elsewhere on the web (31st October)
Added: 31 Oct 2012
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Sinopec to acquire an interest in Sibur's Krasnoyarsk plant
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Beijing - Russian petrochemicals company Sibur and Sinopec International (H…

Eaton sales drop 4% in Q3
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Cleveland, Ohio - Automotive supplier Eaton Corp. has reported a 4-pe…

Schrader adds new TPMS fitment option with EZ-tyre sensors
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Denver, Colorado -- Schrader, a manufacturer of tyre pressure monitoring sys…

Cooper Tire declares 163rd consecutive quarterly dividend
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has announced a quarterly d…

Firestone presents innovations for more efficient farming
Added: 31 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels - Bridgestone's Firestone business will present its latest innovati…

Daetwyler to sell cable unit; focus on seals, medical packaging
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf, Switzerland -- Datwyler Group is streamlining its Group structure and…

Japanese auto production, export down in Sept
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- JAMA, the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association, says auto …

Nokian planning to cut output at Finnish plant
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres will start statutory negotiations on 5 November…

Nokian saw sales increase in Q3
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres group's net sales increased by 19.7 percent to …

NR prices ease further overnight
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased further overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

India's NR, SR output grew in July
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - India's production of natural rubber (NR) rose 5.8 percent y…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 Oct 2012)
Added: 30 Oct 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Continental offers Scandinavia winter tyres for heavy vehicles
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG claims an increasing number of transport c…

China's small, medium-sized tyre makers struggle
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A report on the difficulties facing China's tyre makers highlights t…

Guilin Rubber Machinery wins big order for curing presses
Added: 30 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guilin, Tianjin, China -- Guilin Rubber Machinery Factory said it has won a la…