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Yokohama fined by Virginia for plant's pollution (Update)

Added: 18 Apr 2012

By Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter

Salem, Virginia -- Yokohama Tire Corp. has agreed to pay …

GITI launches US truck tyre website

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Rancho Cucamonga, California -- GITI Tire USA has launched a website to promot…

Aeolus Tyre receives senior politicians

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - A delegation of senior Communist Party politicians visited the headq…

Triangle prepares for tyre labelling with more technology

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - In another report from last week's Tyre and Automotive Industry Summ…

More Hevea planting in Philippines Aklan Province

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines -- The provincial government of Aklan will be plant…

Freudenberg-NOK names Norton as president

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) has appointed Bra…

Teijin to build R&D centre in China for polyester

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nantong, China - Teijin Limited plans to establish Teijin Product Development …

Embraer selects Goodyears for military jet

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio - Brazil-based Embraer Defense and Security has selected Goodyear …

Tyre inflation system developed for mountain bikes

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Livermore, California - A California mountain bike specialist has developed a …

Pirelli nominates candidates for internal audit committee

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan - Pirelli & C. has issued the names of the nominees for membership of it…

Apollo expects decision on East Europe plant soon

Added: 17 Apr 2012

Mumbai, India -- Apollo Tyres said it expects a decision soon on its proposed euro 200 million car …

EU car sales in March still below 2011, but decline may be easing

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels - Demand for new cars in the EU in March was negative for the sixth c…

More European buyers going online for their tyres - Delticom Report

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany - The latest version of the Delticom report claims that more …

News from elsewhere on the web (17 April 2012)

Added: 17 Apr 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices ease further in Tokyo

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - Rubber prices fell further overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pric…

Trelleborg re-states financial data by segment

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Trelleborg, Sweden - Following a re-organisation of its business, Trelleborg A…

Shandong's tyre exports jumped 54 percent in 2011

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shandong Province, China - Exports of tyres from the Shandong region increased…

Lanxess exhibits at Moscow tyre, rubber show

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Moscow - Lanxess is again actively participating this year in the Tires and Ru…

Colombian fleet says GiTi retreads help improve cost per km

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Medellin, Colombia - Icoltrans, a logistics fleet based in Medellin, Colombia…

Pirelli buys controlling stake in Brazilian tyre distribution chain

Added: 17 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Sao Paulo, Brazil - Pirelli has signed an agreement with the Faria da Silva fa…