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US tyre website links online shopping with local service
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Alliance, Ohio -- Terry's Tire Town, an Ohio-based tyre distributor, has lau…

Home Rubber improves finances, production
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Mike McNulty, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Trenton, New Jersey - Speciali…

CRIA visits ITMA-Europe on UK tour
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - A recent visit to the UK by a delegation from the China Rubber Indust…

Lanxess says 'green tyres' give best financial return
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - In another effort to promote the benefits of low-rolling…

Pirelli sees weak tyre markets In September
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different …

Hankook invests in Europe R&D, mfg.
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hannover,Germany -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has moved its Europe Technical Cent…

OECD to Investigate allegations of human rights against Michelin in India
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - The OECD is to investigate a complaint against Michelin in India, acco…

Reifen China, RubberTech open next month in Shanghai
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China - Reifen China and RubberTech China will open in Shanghai next…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 Oct 2012)
Added: 22 Oct 2012
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Hankook puts Indonesian tyre plant on stream - report
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cikarang, Indonesia - Hankook has brought on stream its tyre factory in Indone…

US retread sector studied
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US has published a new report titled, Ti…

NR prices ease over the weekend
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased slightly over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…

Sid Richardson claims carbon black offers hysteresis breakthrough
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Worth, Texas -- Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co. said its latest genera…

Consumer Reports names tyre test director
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Yonkers, New York -US consumer group, Consumer Reports has promoted Jennifer…

South Korea's Kolon accused of stealing trade secrets
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (PN)
Washington DC -- South Korean chemicals firm Kolon Industries Inc. and five o…

Tireco to handle Westlake consumer lines in US
Added: 22 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hangzhou, China -- Tyre importer/distributor Tireco Inc. has secured an exclus…

Freudenberg adds yet another medical acquisition
Added: 19 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim. Germany -- The Freudenberg Group is acquiring MedVenture Technology …

News from elsewhere on the web (19 Oct 2012)
Added: 19 Oct 2012
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Tokai Rubber publishes CSR Report
Added: 19 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokai Rubber Industries has published a Japanese-language version of i…

China publishes tyre prices in October
Added: 19 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pri…