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Delticom UK pushes Winter tyres
Added: 29 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - While most UK motorists think it is important to stay
mobile in bad we…

Cooper Tire locks out union at Findlay plant
Added: 29 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co has communicated an
immediate lockout o…

Unionised Cooper workers vote down tentative labour pact
Added: 29 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Union workers at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s
Findlay manufactur…

Hangzhou Zhongce shares sold to British Virgin Islands firm
Added: 29 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hong Kong -- China Enterprises Ltd. has completed the sale of its
26-percent sh…

China's market for luxury goods dominated by under-30s
Added: 29 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's market for luxury goods is dominated by wealthy
individuals b…

ETRMA publishes statistical report
Added: 28 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association has publishe…

China to introduce standards PAH oil content
Added: 28 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jinan, Shandong - Responding to claims by the ETRMA that Chinese tyres contain…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 Nov 2011)
Added: 28 Nov 2011
(27 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Russian Tyre, Rubber exhibition set for April
Added: 28 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- the Tires & Rubber'2012 event takes place in Moscow's Expocentre Fai…

NR prices rise over the weekend
Added: 28 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose strongly over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…

Ansell buys stake in Yulex
Added: 28 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, Australia -- Ansell Limited said it has bought a minority share of …

Spanish R&D group joins EU tyre 'upcycling' project
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Spanish R&D and innovation company Tecnalia is looking into the upcy…

Pirelli data shows slowing growth in tyre markets
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different r…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 Nov 2011)
Added: 25 Nov 2011
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Commercial vehicle registrations up 7.7 percent in October
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- In October, new commercial vehicle registrations were up 7.7 perc…

Nokian Heavy Tyres to adjust production to reflect weaker demand
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Tyres said it is to adjust the production output of N…

NR Prices ease overnight
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices fell slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Henniges creates 64 jobs in US with help of state investment
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Raleigh, North Carolina - Henniges Automotive is to add 64 new jobs at its pl…

Hankook presents new tyres & sporting stars at Essen Motor Show
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Essen, Germany -- Hankook Tire said it is presenting “trend-setting†tyre…

Ford plans 4000 temporary layoffs in Europe as industry sales weaken
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Ford Motor Co. will temporarily lay off 4000 workers nex…