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Bridgestone to end tyre manufacture in Australia, New Zealand

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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Christchurch, New Zealand -- Bridgestone Australia Ltd. (BSAL) is to close its…

Fall in NR supply accelerates - ANRPC

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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Kuala Lumpur -- The decline in global production of natural

rubber is accelerat…

GM purchasing chief says supplier crisis not over

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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By Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News

Detroit, Michigan -- As production ramps u…

Desma says sales increasing, but slowly

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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Fridingen, Germany -- Desma has said it is seeing some orders come in for mach…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 Oct 2009)

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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

Carlisle income down in 3rd quarter, up for half

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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Charlotte, North Carolina -- Specialty tyre and wheel maker Carlisle Cos. Inc…

Lanxess holds SR party at US Warhol museum

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-Lanxess AG marked the 100th anniversary of the pate…

Conti's industrial tyre unit makes staff changes

Added: 23 Oct 2009

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Fort Mill, South Carolina -- Continental Tire North America Inc. has made seve…

Conti says new tyre labelling rules will increase transparency

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG has said the new EU tyre labelling rules sh…

Tripartite agreement members lift export controls on NR - reports

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Jakarta -- Members of the the International Tripartite Corporation (ITRC) have…

Goodyear to close US retread plant this year

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Goodyear has told employees that it intends to …

Magnum / SRI begin on-road tests of recyclate materials

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Kuala Lumpur -- SRI ad Magnumm D'or have begun on-road testing of tyres using …

News from elsewhere on the web (22 October 2009)

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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

SWOT Analysis released for Aditya Birla

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Paris -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Aditya Birla Nuvo Limi…

US auto sales will rise more than 15% next year, forecaster says

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Detroit, Michigan -- US auto sales are projected to rise nearly one-fifth to 1…

Company car drivers fail to check tyres - Tyresafe

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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London -- A survey of UK-based drivers of company-owned cars showed that many …

Lanxess launches high viscosity Nd-BR for green tyres

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has added a high-viscosity grade --Buna CB 21…

Kresge wins Charles Goodyear Medal; Noordemeer, Busfield also recognised

Added: 22 Oct 2009

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Akron, Ohio-Edward Kresge, known for his work in the development of EPDM rub…

DuPont to keep Hypalon plant open into 2010

Added: 21 Oct 2009

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Beaumont Texas -- DuPont Performance Elastomers has said it expects to continu…

Hankook income soars, sales jump 26%

Added: 21 Oct 2009

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Seoul, South Korea - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. reported a sixfold increase in oper…