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Trelleborg, Vibracoustic to announce JV this year
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- The proposed automotive anti-vibration joint venture betw…

ContiTech upgrades airspring, V-belt capacity at Vahrenwald
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover-Vahrenwald, Germany -- ContiTech is expanding production capacity at …

ITDG to bring Point S retail program to the US
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Independent Tire Dealers Group L.L.C. (ITDG) and Point S …

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Nov 2011)
Added: 2 Nov 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

LMC buys out JD Power partner
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Oxford, UK -- Oxford-based LMC Automotive said it has acquired the automotive …

NR prices recovered slightly on 2 November
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices recovered somewhat overnight, but remained below yen 3…

UK Simrit facility wins AS9120 for quality management
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lutterworth UK -- Simrit - the industrial sealing products division of Freuden…

Cabot buys graphene licence from XG Sciences
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachussetts -- Cabot Corp. Cabot has added graphene technology to i…

Pirelli UK wins government funds
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Carlisle, UK -- Pirelli's Carlisle plant has won an unspecified amount of gove…

Huron launches release agent for FKM de-moulding
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leslie, Michigan -- Huron Technologies, Inc. offers Mould Release Agent 7463 t…

Momentive opens Korean development centre
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has added an applic…

Brisa revenues approach TL 1000 million
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ankara - Turkish tyre maker BRISA recorded full-year sales of TL 980 million (…

Awesome images of BMW with wings - made from tyre treads
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Perm, Russia - A couple of automotive blogs have printed images of a BMW car w…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Nov 2011)
Added: 1 Nov 2011
(10 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin scores in US tyre loyalty survey
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tustin, California - A survey of 15,000 vehicle owners shows tat Michelin bra…

Cooper Tire reports record quarterly sales, but sees profits drop
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Despite reaching quarterly net sales of more than $1 billion …

Winter tyre installation not be delayed, advises Canadian motorist group
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quebec City, Canada - Drivers in Quebec are delaying their seasonal tyre chang…

Cooper-Standard possible sale off
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan - Market conditions aren't ripe, so the holding company that …

Modi Rubber says no sales in last 6 months
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Modi Rubber has published its results for the three months to …

NR prices plunge overnight
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices plunged overnight to close below yen 300 in Tokyo. On …