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Goodyear denies claims of Union victory at Amiens- updated
Added: 8 Jun 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Amiens, France - The CGT union has claimed victory at Goodyear's agricultur…

Ford revising 5-year business outlook as Europe woes mount
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. is revamping its internal five-y…

Bridgestone doubles investment in farm tyre expansion
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Des Moines, Iowa - Bridgestone Americas Inc. is nearly doubling the size of an…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 June 2012)
Added: 8 Jun 2012
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Tokyo NR prices plunge below $3
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices resumed their decline on Friday, and Tokyo prices fell …

Reliance aims to be in top 15 elastomer producers
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - The Chairman of India's Reliance Industries has set out his am…

LanzaTech to make bio-based 2.3 butanediol from carbon monoxide
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Auckland, New Zealand - US- based bio-tech company LanzaTech has said it will …

ACEA calls for action on CARS-21 group
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - The Federation of EU car makers (ACEA) has called for the main reco…

Bridgestone extends winter tyres to small vans
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone has launched the Blizzak LM-32C winter tyres for car-de…

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
(17 items)
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…