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Bridgestone opens tyre retread materials plant in Thailand
Added: 29 Oct 2010
Tokyo - Bridgestone Bandag Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corp, off…
ContiTech trebles floor space of Chinese plant
Added: 29 Oct 2010
Changchun, China - ContiTech's Chinese subsidiary, ContiTech Grand Ocean Fluid Co., Ltd, has brough…
Japan sees strong growth in sales of cars and motorcycles
Added: 29 Oct 2010
Tokyo - Japanese manufacture and export of all types of cars and motorcycles rose in September, led…
Turkish tyre fabric maker considers Chinese expansion
Added: 29 Oct 2010
Namrita Chow, reporter for Automotive News, 29 Oct, a Crain publication
Shanghai, China - Tyre-cord-…
UK precision moulder moves to new facility
Added: 29 Oct 2010
Great Harwood, UK - Metflex Precision Mouldings Ltd, precision rubber moulded component manufactur…
Bridgestone scoops top UK tyre industry award
Added: 29 Oct 2010
London - Bridgestone has won the top UK tyre industry award of 'Manufacturer of the Year' in the re…
DuPont offers renewably sourced TPE for airbag covers
Added: 29 Oct 2010
Düsseldorf, Germany - Joint development work between Takata-Petri of Aschaffenburg, Germany, and D…
Michelin reports growth in all tyre markets
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Paris - Michelin's third-quarter results show continued growth across all tyre markets and all regi…
Teknor Apex to buy Sarlink next Monday
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Teknor Apex is to exchange contracts on the previously-announced acquisitio…
Kraiburg TPE introduces aroma to TPEs
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Kraiburg TPE has introduced a range of TPE materials which contain aroma pa…
Lanxess to expand Levapren unit
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess AG is to expand its capcity for Levapren ethylene vinyl acetate cop…
Trelleborg reports record Q3 earnings and margins
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg AB, the Swedish diversified rubber and allied products manufacturer…
Yokohama expands US tyre plant
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Fullerton, California - Increasing demand for its consumer and light truck tyres has prompted Yokoh…
Rival retread tyre group touted in US
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication
Pacific Grove, California - Following dismissal from…
API hiking prices up to 10% on 7 brands
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication
Valencia, California - American Pacific Industries I…
Myers Tire Supply launches tyre inflation programme
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Tire Business staff report, a Crain publication
Akron, Ohio - Myers Industries Inc.'s Myers Tire Sup…
Rapra and Smithers Rapra - an explanation
Added: 28 Oct 2010
Duesseldorf, Germany -- While Smithers Scientific acquired the assets of Rapra Technology Ltd in Ap…
Sibur to exit tyre business - eventually
Added: 28 Oct 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Sibur expects eventually to exit the tyre business …
Ford to spend additional $850 million, add 1200 jobs in Michigan
Added: 27 Oct 2010
Automotive News staff report, a Crain publication
October 25, 2010
DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor …
Honda recalls 528 000 vehicles in brake-seal action
Added: 27 Oct 2010
Automotive News staff report, a Crain publication
25 October 2010
Honda Motor Co. is recalling 528 00…
