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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama to outline China strategy at Shanghai Auto show
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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Said it will on 20 April outline its str…

Lion Copolymer cited for safety breaches
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Associated Press reports that the US Occupational Saf…

Conti wants controlling stake in Modi-reports
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Mumbai - The Indian press reports that Continental AG is in advanced talks to …

Goodbye Styron, Hello Trinseo
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Berwyn, Pennsylvania -- Styron, the global materials company established in Ju…

Pirelli to raise tyre prices in Europe
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Milan, Italy - Pirelli has announced price increases in all Emea area markets …

NR prices move downward round the world
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Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges continued to fall overnight.
On Tok…

Bridgestone sponsors Ski world cup
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Brussels - Bridgestone Europe has announced that it has signed a sponsorship a…

Visteon 'aggressively' seeks acquisitions
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Detroit, Michigan -- Visteon Corp., the former Ford Motor Co. parts unit that …

Goodyear focussed on growth, improvement in key areas in 2011
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Akron, Ohio - During his address at Goodyear's annual shareholders meeting Apr…

Tyre, Rubber event set for Ontario in June
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King City, Ontario - The Rubber Association of Canada has issued a provisiona…

Conference set for Jakarta in June
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Jakarta, Indonesia - Delegates are expected to gather at 6th Global Rubber & T…

Trelleborg completes purchase of Veyance' Brazilian unit
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Trelleborg's acquisition of a business in the offshor…

Pirelli previews Shanghai F1 race
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Shanghai, China - Pirelli has issued a preview of the next F1 series event - t…

SPC to move Whitby compounding operations to Westbury
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Westbury, UK -- SPC Europe Ltd and ATR Compounding Ltd will merge from April 2…

Toyo to acquire majority stake in Chinese truck tyre maker
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Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber is to acquire a 75 percent equity interest…

Kumho returns to healthy profit in 2010
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Seoul, Korea -- Kumho Tires has returned to profit for the 12 months to decemb…

Michelin launches regional truck tyre
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Ladoux, France -- Michelin has launched a new truck tyre aimed at regional fle…

Condom dispute documents reveal market data
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San Francisco, California -- In a 34-page ruling in the case of Church & Dwig…

UK authorities promise enforcement of tyre rules
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London -- A spokesman for the UK's Transport Ministry told ERJ, "market survei…