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Nokian nine-month results show huge growth
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Nokian Tyres reported sales up by 41 percent and operatin…

Toyo outlines strategy to 2020
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Toyo Tires' website now reflects the company's previously-announced V…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Nov 2011)
Added: 4 Nov 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear India shows lower profits on higher sales
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Following the trend among Indian tyre makers, Goodyear India …

OSHA proposes $51,000 fines for American Phoenix
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin - The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and H…

Healthcare workers put dirty hands in latex gloves - study
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Although the use of latex gloves reduces the spread of infection, wo…

Rhodia names Gilles Auffret as CEO following Solvay merger
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Following the merger of Rhodia with Solvay, the functions of Chairman…

NR prices ease slightly on 4 Nov
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased slightly overnight, remaining well below yen 300…

NHTSA recalls Shandong Yongtai tyres
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- NHTSA, the US vehicle safety organisation, said ITR USA, whic…

Eriks to acquire LewisGoetz
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Eriks N.V., a Netherlands-based industrial servi…

Inventor claims idea could stop air loss through alloy rims
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Las vegas, Nevada (SEMA) -- Maintaining proper tyre inflation could depend as…

QSR parent purchases silicone molder Limtech
Added: 4 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Private equity firm Blue Point Capital Partners, owner of…

Gori stands down at ETRMA; replaced by Michelin's Lepercq
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Europe's Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has el…

Conti continues extraordinary growth in Q3
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG said it remains on target for strong sales…

Notch forecasts 6 percent growth for silica, driven by green tyre demand
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Amherst, Massachusetts -- Notch Consulting says the precipitated silica market…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Nov 2011)
Added: 3 Nov 2011
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

NR Prices unchanged on Thursday
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber pricesremained unchanged overnight, remaining below yen 300 i…

TIA names Onkar Kanwar to Hall of Fame
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Onkar S Kanwar, Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd was inducted i…

Avon launches two new UK-oriented websites
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace -- Avon Tyres, a brand owned by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company,has re…

Asian tyre conference to highlight rolling resistance
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- Tirecon Asia (14-15 December 2012 in Shanghai) will focus o…