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Hexpol publishes annual report

Added: 19 Apr 2010

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Stockholm, Sweden -- Hexpol's annual report for 2009 has today been published…

Short-dated rubber prices smash $4 barrier in Tokyo

Added: 19 Apr 2010

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Tokyo - Short-dated rubber contracts in Tokyo were trading well above yen 400 …

European fast-fit industry studied

Added: 19 Apr 2010

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Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Fast Fit in …

News from elsewhere on the web (19 April 2010)

Added: 19 Apr 2010

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

Goodyear to raise truck tyre, tread rubber prices

Added: 19 Apr 2010

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AKRON (April 16, 2010)-Goodyear is hiking prices on all commercial truck tyr…

Denka raises polychloroprene prices

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Tokyo, Japan -- Denka announces a price increase of Denka CR at least U$ 350/M…

EU car registrations bounce back in March

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Brussels -- In March, new car registrations in the EU were 10.8% higher than …

Freudenberg reports loss, but says restructuring is almost complete

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Group said sales in 2009 were severely disrup…

Evonik buys control of colloidal silica producer

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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PARSIPPANY, N. J., (April 15, 2010)-Evonik Degussa Corp. has acquired contro…

Delticom says tyre buyers are ready to use the web

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Hanover, Germany -- One in three German drivers can imagine buying tyres onlin…

Skellerup MD retires after 16 years

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Christcurch, New Zealand -- Donald Stewart, the long serving managing directo…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 April 2010)

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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

IISRP elects Kumho's Park as president

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Chan-Koo Park, chairman and CEO of the Kumho …

L&T denies reports that it is to link with MHI in heavy tyres

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Mumbai, India -- Indian papers are reporting un-named sources within Indian en…

Pirelli opens records to public in Milan

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Milan, Italy -- The Pirelli Foundation, set up last year to preserve documents…

Abu Dhabi runs tyre check campaign

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Abu Dhabi -- Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and patrols department, in collaboration…

Bridgestone donates to Chile

Added: 16 Apr 2010

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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Group has donated more than ¥11 million (Euro 88 million)…

80 percent of Europe's cars drive on under-inflated tyres

Added: 15 Apr 2010

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Brussels -- Findings from safety checks conducted on 52,400 cars in 15 E.U. co…

Conti tells dealers US market could return to '08 levels

Added: 15 Apr 2010

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Nassau, Bahamas -- Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) expects the US tyre mar…

Eliokem increases price increase

Added: 15 Apr 2010

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Villejust, France -- Eliokem said it has brought in another price increase for…