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Washington State permits studded tyres early

Added: 26 Oct 2010

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Seattle, Washington State -- Local transport officials have informed drivers i…

TVS unit enters Sri Lanka's solid tyre industry

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Sun Tyre & Wheel Systems, part of the $6 billion TVS Group of India, has

Bridgestone eyes 8 percent operating margin by 2015

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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TOKYO (Oct. 25, 2010) -- Bridgestone Corp. expects to achieve an 8-percent ope…

Japan Butyl adds capacity to butyl unit

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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kawasaki, Japan -- Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. has completed an expansion to its buty…

Toyo buying Malaysian tyre maker Silverstone

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy Malaysian tyre m…

Goodyear brings forward radial aircraft expansion

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Atlanta, Georgia -- Goodyear Aviation has said its radial aircraft tyre expans…

Pirelli gains Euro 30 million from sale of Broadband unit

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C has agreed to sell the entire capital of its 100 p…

Pirelli to expand Argentine plant 20 percent by 2013

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Merlo, Argentina -- Pirelli Tyre SpA is investing $100 million over the coming…

Pirelli to set up manufacturing base in Mexico - reports FT

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Milan -- Pirelli Tyre is likely to set up a manufacturing base in Mexico, acco…

Bridgestone to expand Japan OTR plant -- again

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has green-lighted a third-phase expansion of its OT…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 Oct 2010)

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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

PBGC takes on Chardon Rubber pensions

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Washington DC -- The US-based Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has …

TRIB cancels Las Vegas membership meeting

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Pacific Grove, California -- In a first communication to TRIB (Tire Retread & …

PBGC takes over Denman Tire plan

Added: 25 Oct 2010

By Doug Halonen ERJ staff (P&I)

The US-based Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has taken over the pensi…

Gotthard tunnel borers use Freudenberg seals

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Weinheim, Germany -- Herrenknecht AG's tunnel boring machines, which are being…

Trelleborg relocates US headquarters

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Hartville, Ohio -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc. is relocating its Ha…

Two more Yokohama plants win 'Zero emission' status

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has said two of its China-based non-tyre…

Nankang to raise tyre prices in November

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwanese tyre maker Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. said it …

Holz marks 75 years of rubber production

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Lodi, California -- This year, Holz Rubber Company is celebrating its 75th ann…

Volvo recalls US trucks for incorrect tyre labels

Added: 25 Oct 2010

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Washington DC -- Volvo Trucks North America is recalling 1,926 trucks for poss…