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Iran's Dezli Sanat to double car tyre capacity

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Cologne, Germany -- Dezli Sanat Co. has modified its plans to make tyres in Ir…

UK to promote motorcycle tyre safety

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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London -- Tyresafe, the UK's tyre safety body, is making available materials t…

Michelin expects sales of sport cars to increase

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Paris -- Michelin has launched the latest version of the Pilot Sport tyre -- t…

India to hold rubber expo in January 2011

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Chennai, India -- India's All India Rubber Industries Association is planning …

Sumitomo extends air spring agreement with Stone India

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Kolkata, India -- Sumitomo Electric Industries, has extended a technical agree…

Spyker shareholders approve Saab deal

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Amasterdam (Reuters) -- Shareholders in Spyker Cars NV have approved the $74 m…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Feb 2010)

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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

Bridgestone's Emkes to retire Feb. 28

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Nashville, Tennessee - Mark Emkes, chairman, president and CEO of Bridgestone …

Spyker, Saab take key steps toward reviving Swedish automaker

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Amsterdam, Neterlands -- Two months ago it looked like Saab was finished.

At th…

IMCD to distribute for Columbian Chemicals

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Rotterdam -- Non-rubber blacks by Columbian Chemicals will in future be distri…

Linatex expands in Australia, Africa

Added: 15 Feb 2010

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Kulal Lumpur -- Linatex has opened a new greenfield operation on the northern …

Tyre market recovery strengthens

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Paris - The truck tyre sector may be recovering, according to new data from Mi…

Michelin's sales down by under 10 percent

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Paris -- Despite huge turmoil in the tyre industry, Michelin finished the year…

Malaysian NR production fell below 900kt in 2009

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's production of natural rubber (NR) decreased by almo…

Trelleborg appoints UK law firm

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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London -- International law firm Pinsent Masons has been appointed to the netw…

Bekaert, DuPont offer steel-aramid hybrid yarn

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Cologne, Germany -- Bekaert and DuPont have jointly developed a hybrid yarn in…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 Feb 2010)

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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

Showa Denko reports fall in chloroprene sales

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Tokyo -- While reporting its annual results, Showa Denko KK said sales volumes…

Use of Rocktron filler in innerliner can save money

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Cologne, Germany -- Rocktron presented results at the Tire Technology Conferen…

Universal Tyres suffers £100k tyre theft

Added: 12 Feb 2010

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Dunstable UK -- At the end of January a warehouse in Dunstable was broken into…