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European Auto makers update guidelines on REACH
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Representatives of the world's auto makers have updated their guide…

Goodyear to expand Japan OTR unit (updated)
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has acquired 100-percent ownership of its Nippon Giant…

Belshina brings tyre mould-making in-house
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bobruysk, Belarus - Belshina has brought its mould-making activities in-house …

Goodyear buys out Nippon Giant partners; plans investment
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has acquired 100-percent ownership of its Nippon Giant…

TuV confirms concept tyre's A-A rating says Goodyear
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Goodyear has said TÜV SÜD Automotive has confirmed that the perfo…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 June 2012)
Added: 7 Jun 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear Russia's sales up by 47 percent last year - report
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - A long, informative interview with the head of Goodyear's operations …

Bridgestone updates Moto website
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany - Bridgestone Europe has re-launched its motorcycle tyre websit…

Bridgestone at Essen: reducing fleets' cost of ownership
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany - Bridgestone's truck tyre division says that customers can red…

NR prices mixed overnight
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were mixed overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices…

Rubber chemicals market studied
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Rubber P…

BIR claims Europe leads the way on tyre recycling
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rome, Italy - Europe has established itself as a world tyre recycling leader, …

Malaysians develop rubberwood-based composite
Added: 7 Jun 2012
pERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian researchers have shown that polyester reinforced wit…

Canadians set date for rubber recycling forum
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Canada - The Rubber Association of Canada is hosting the 2012 Rubber …

Toyo updates US website design, features
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Cypress, California -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has updated its website.
A dropdo…

AptarGroup buying Stelmi Group
Added: 7 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Crystal Lake, Illinois - AptarGroup Inc., a maker of polymeric pharmaceutica…

Falken wins first European OE fitment for VW Up!
Added: 6 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Offenbach, Germany - Falken Tyres has announced it will supply OEM factory fi…

Marangoni claims all its consumer tyres have labels
Added: 6 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany - Marangoni Tyres has released a stack of news from its stand a…

Pirelli's Cinturato P7 Blue wins A-A in some sizes
Added: 6 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany - Pirelli has shown an A-A rated passenger car tyre at Essen. A…

Pirelli CyberFleet system to go on sale in 2012
Added: 6 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany - Pirelli has said its CyberFleet wil be on sale before the end…