1. Amtel says cash-flow situation better than expected
Amsterdam, the Netherlands — Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has said it expects to reach positive operating cash-flow (net earnings plus depreciation) on a consolidated basis during the first quarter of 2006. ...
31 January 2006
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2. RIEC holds elastomer modelling seminar in London
London — The Rubber in Engineering Committee of the IOM3 is holding a technical discussion meeting on 'Modelling systems with rubber components'
Date: Friday 10th March 2005, 2.00pm
Location: In...
31 January 2006
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3. News from elsewhere on the web 31/Jan/06
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories.
ERJ editorial staff strongly advises readers to heed the warn...
31 January 2006
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4. NR prices jump a further 2 percent overnight
London -- Prices of natural rubber jumped a further two percent overnight. In Tokyo the benchmark 6-month futures prices closed at 257.2 yen/kilo, up nearly 5 points from yesterday's close of 252.8 ...
31 January 2006
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5. Goodyear sales expected to rise
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear expects to report record sales of almost $20 000 million for the full year and more than $900 million for the fourth quarter when it releases its 2005 financial results on 15 ...
31 January 2006
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6. Kumho joins RubberNetwork
Atlanta, Georgia — Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has joined RubberNetwork LLC as its tenth member-owner, according to the web-based purchasing consortium.
South Korea-based Kumho joins Continental, Cooper ...
31 January 2006
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7. Goodyear hires McCann Erickson for US advertising activities
Akron, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has selected new York-based McCann Erickson as its United States advertising agency. The two companies will begin working together immediately.
"We wer...
31 January 2006
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8. China may not be world's second car maker after all
Automotive News
In early January, China's Xinhua news agency proudly reported that China had become the world's second largest car market. China's 2005 sales totaled 5.9 million, topping former No....
31 January 2006
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9. 12 homologation runflat tyres stolen from Pirelli
Milan, Italy — Twelve Pirelli-brand runflat V-rated tyres destined for homologation testing with a vehicle manufacturer have been stolen. The tyres — all 225/50R17 94V PZero Nero runflats — were made ...
30 January 2006
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10. Nokian introduces new range of studded tyres
Nokia, Finland — Nokian Tyres has introduced a new design of tread block for its studded winter tyres in the Hakkapeliitta 5 range. The new tyres feature a ”bear claw”, which Nokian claims will enhanc...
30 January 2006
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