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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…

Yokohama sets up test base in China
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has established a Yokohama China Techni…

Yokohama Rubber Unveils Phase III of Grand Design 100
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., unveiled today an outline of the latest…

Yokohama reports best-ever operating result
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., reported today its business and financi…

Continental and Marangoni reorganize cooperation model in Europe
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany, February 13, 2012. Starting from April 2012 tyre manufactur…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Feb 2012)
Added: 14 Feb 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…