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Pirelli names Telecom Italia exec CEO of NAFTA region

Added: 17 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

New York - Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. has appointed Paolo Ferrari, formerly with Te…

Sumitomo breaks ground on Brazil tyre plant

Added: 17 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Fazenda Rio Grande City, Brazil (Feb. 16, 2012) - Sumitomo Rubber Industries L…

TIA urges members to fight Maryland tyre aging bill

Added: 17 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Annapolis, Maryland -- The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is urging its Maryl…

Yokohama previews Geneva offerings

Added: 17 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will exhibit new two products at the 82…

H-F to open new tech centre in Freudenberg today

Added: 16 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Freudenberg, Germany -- Harburg Freudenberger is to open a new, state-of-the-a…

EU demand for cars dropped in January

Added: 16 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels, 16/02/2012 - In January, demand for new cars dropped by 7.1 percent …

Bridgestone to expand mining tyre capacity in Japan

Added: 16 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo (February 16, 2012)-Bridgestone Corporation announced today that it will…

Bridgestone reports steady progress in 2011

Added: 16 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp said sales in the 12 months to December 2011 increas…

Bridgestone tweaks Tokyo executives

Added: 16 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone has tweaked te responsibilities of some of its executives…

Yokohama eyes 30 percent capacity expansion in 2014-17 period

Added: 16 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

TOKYO (Feb. 15, 2012) - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) plans to add as much as…

Michelin named 'Tire manufacturer of the year

Added: 15 Feb 2012

Cologne, Germany -- Michelin was named tyre manufacturer of the year at tonight's awards ceremony a…

Kumho names new president, CEO

Added: 15 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Korea-based Kumho Tire Co., Inc. has appointed Kim Chang-kyu as its new Presid…

Nano-filled rubber material allows conductivity without compromising elastic properties

Added: 15 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Zyvex Technologies announced today, at Nanotech 2012 in Tokyo, the in…

Chinese carbon black business studied

Added: 15 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Report Linker has published a new report titled, The Future of Carbo…

Trelleborg announces year-end results

Added: 15 Feb 2012

Trelleborg announces year-end results

ERJ staff report (DS)

Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg Group's…

Goodyear achieves record sales, operating income in 2011

Added: 15 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear reported record sales and earnings for the quarter and…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Feb 2012)

Added: 15 Feb 2012

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

Sumitomo reports 2011 double-digit sales, earnings gains

Added: 15 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

KOBE, Japan (Feb. 15, 2012) - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) reported d…

Columbian expands Hamilton carbon black plant

Added: 15 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hamilton, Ontario -- Columbian Chemicals is to expand its carbon black capacit…

NR shows little change on Tuesday14 Feb

Added: 14 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices moved marginally downwards during Tuesday's trading. O…