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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…