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EU car registrations continued slowdown in May
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - In May, demand for new passenger cars in the EU was down (-8.7 perc…

ERJ news service to be disrupted
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - ERJ will be travelling next week. We will attempt to update the websi…

Krahn to show expanded portfolio at DKT
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hamburg, Germany - Krahn Chemie is to show new materials at the DKT show next …

News from elsewhere on the web (15 June 2012)
Added: 15 Jun 2012
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Shandong Celestica adds EPDM capacity in Shandong
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A Chinese chemical company is building a 90kt/year project for EPDM …

Daikin building fluoro-rubber projects in Changshu
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Changshu, China - Daikin Industries is building new fluoro-rubber capacity in …

Goodyear's Sava unit reports record results
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kranj, Slovenia - Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires said it recorded record sales in …

NR prices in strong upward move
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices recovered significantly on Friday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exc…

CRIA releases tyre prices in April
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pri…

Asian SBR industry studied
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong - Global Data has published a new report titled, Asia Pacific Styren…

Nokian claims leadership in forestry tyre segment
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Heavy Tyres said it is the world's market leader in fo…

Cooper recalling SUV tyres under four brand names
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is recalling 10,236 radial SUV/light…

Pirelli buys leading Swedish tyre retailer (updated)
Added: 15 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, Italy (June 13, 2012) - Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. has acquired Däckia Holdin…

Tyre sales mixed in May - Michelin
Added: 14 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin reports that tyre sales around the world were mixed, with ca…

Pirelli buys Swedish tyre retailer
Added: 14 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. has acquired Däckia Holding A.B., a Swedi…

Worker files racial discrimination suit against Goodyear
Added: 14 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
eaumont, Texas -- A production worker at Goodyear's Beaumont plant has filed…

ContiTech buys UK conveyor belt maker
Added: 14 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Thetford, UK - ContiTech conveyor belt unit has bought British conveyor belt m…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 June 2012)
Added: 14 Jun 2012
(10 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US roofing company opens EPDM line
Added: 14 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Ohio - US-based Roofing supplier Johns Manville will on 22 June open a …

ContiTech to buy Freudenberg's brake component business
Added: 14 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany - Contitech has signed an agreement covering the purchase of…