1. Trelleborg Completes Acquisition of American Reeves Brothers Inc.
Stockholm, Sweden — Trelleborg´s acquisition of Reeves Brothers Inc.has now been completed and Trelleborg thus becomes global leader in polymer-coated high-precision material. Reeves, with about 1000...
31 October 2006
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2. AIAG to host RFID summit on Thursday 2 Nov
Novi, Michigan — The US-based AIAG (Automotive Industry Action group) is hosting its third annual RFID summit on Thursday (2 Nov).
This event focuses on end user applications of RFID technology. The ...
31 October 2006
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3. Titan increases sales by more than 50 percent in third quarter
Qquincy, Illinois — Tyre and wheel manufacturer Titan International Inc. boosted sales by 52 percent in the third quarter, as net sales rose to $156.1 million, compared to $102.7 million in 2005.
Th...
31 October 2006
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4. Pirelli unveils 405/25R24 Scorpion Zero concept at SEMA
Las Vegas, Nevada — Pirelli has shown a 'super-single' concept tyre for North America's light truck tuning sector. The company introduced the ultra-wide concept tyre at the SEMA show for the after ma...
31 October 2006
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5. News from elsewhere on the web 31/Oct/06
(17 items)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 ...
31 October 2006
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6. Goodyear strike: No effects yet on GM, Chrysler
By Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan — A nearly four-week-old strike against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is having little or no effect on the tyre maker's ability to supply General...
31 October 2006
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7. Goodyear plans to close Tyler, Texas, tyre plant
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear has said it plans to close its tyre manufacturing plant in Tyler, Texas, as part of its previously announced strategy to stop supplying certain segments of the private label ty...
31 October 2006
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8. USW blasts Goodyear´s plant closing plans
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The United Steelworkers union reacted strongly to Goodyear’s announcement today that it plans to close its Tyler, Texas, tyre factory.
"How do you talk about saving Americ...
31 October 2006
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9. Chemtura [finally] sells Davis-Standard unit
Middlebury, Connecticut — Chemtura, the specialist chemicals company, has finally sold its extruder machinery business unit, Davis Standard. The new owner is Hamilton Robinson LLC, a private equity c...
31 October 2006
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10. Michelin to put TPMS in all truck tyres? - rumour
London — Unusual movements in the share price of UK-based sensor company Transense Technologies plc, have triggered speculation that Michelin may soon announce that it is to use the company's techno...
30 October 2006
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