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NHTSA calls for comments on tyre registration, labeling
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2012) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio…

U.S. issues 51 new DOT tyre plant codes
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2012) - The U.S. Dep…

US 'Market Data Book' - local dealers continue to lose share
Added: 14 Feb 2012
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
National chains gained market share last year at the expens…

Michelin targets $1.4 billion in cost savings by 2016
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Paris -- Group Michelin hopes to trim as much as $1.4 billion out of its oper…

Maryland bill would require tyre age labeling, disclosure
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Annapolis, Maryland -- Feb. 21 is the date for the Maryland House Committee …

EChA releases full online submissions listing
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- ECHA has launched the Public Classification and Labelling…

Malaysian NR production down on December 2010
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's production of natural rubber (NR) declined slightly …

ETRMA releases 2011 scrap tyre report
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - ETRMA - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association - has …

News from elsewhere on the web (13 Feb 2012)
Added: 13 Feb 2012
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices show mixed trend
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved downwards during Monday's trading. On Tokyo's To…

RIEG organising visit to Trelleborg AVS
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leicester, UK - Members of the UK's Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) are inv…

Tire Tech Expo opens tomorrow
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany - Tire Technology Expo opens tomorrow in Cologne. This three-…

Pirelli links with Audi in Canadian Winter driving programme
Added: 13 Feb 2012
Montreal, Canada - Pirelli is supplying tyres to the 2012 edition of the Audi Driving Experience in…

Michelin sales up 39% on 7% more volume; Rollier to retire
Added: 10 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin sold 6.7 percent more tyres in 2011, but saw full-year revenu…

Freudenberg extends made-to-order seals service to UK, Brazil
Added: 10 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim - Freudenberg's Merkel unit has extended to the UK and Brazil, its Me…

NR prices dropped on Tocom overnight
Added: 10 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved downwards during Friday's trading. On Tokyo's To…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Feb 2012)
Added: 10 Feb 2012
(24 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Indian Rubber Board to hold REACH training
Added: 10 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - The Rubber Training Institute, Rubber Board and the Indian R…

Now, rubber soles for blade runners
Added: 10 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Reykjavik, Iceland - Icelandic company Össur, which makes prosthetic blades f…

Chinese rubber imports fall by a third in January - reports
Added: 10 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Chinese imports of synthetic rubber (including latex) in January 201…