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Global tyre sales remain weak in March - Michelin

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin reports that replacement sales of truck tyres continued to d…

DKT announces full programme for Nuremberg meeting

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Frankfurt, Germany - Organisers of the DKT 2012 event scheduled for Nurnberg i…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 April 2012)

Added: 18 Apr 2012

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

Cabot breaks ground on carbon black unit in Xingtai City

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Xingtai, China - Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Risun Chemicals Company…

Cordiant becomes official name of Sibur-Russian Tyres

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Moscow - Sibur's former tyre-making subsidiary has been renamed, JSC Cordiant.…

Russian tyre industry committee meets

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Moscow - Russian tyre makers discussed the negative effects of opening the Rus…

Goodyear outlines strategies, re-elects directors at shareholders meeting

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Akron, Ohio - During his address at Goodyear's 2012 annual shareholder meeting…

Tokyo NR prices recover slightly

Added: 18 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - Rubber prices recovered some of the recent losses overnight. On Toky…

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…