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Continental Carbon fights challenges in N.A.
Added: 4 Sep 2008
By Brad Dawson
Houston, Texas-Carbon black producer Continental Carbon Co., like its competitors and…
Lion Copolymer plant returning to action
Added: 4 Sep 2008
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Damage from Hurricane Gustav to Lion Copolymer LLC's SBR plant in Baton R…
Schaeffler controls 48.3% of Conti shares
Added: 4 Sep 2008
Herzogenaurach, Germany -- Schaeffler Group is calling for cooperation talks with Continental AG t…
Cooper expects near $450M sales from China projects
Added: 4 Sep 2008
By Namrita Chow
CHENGSHAN, China-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has two distinct business strategies in pl…
Thailand's Vee Rubber to target US with car, LT tyres
Added: 4 Sep 2008
By Kathy McCarron,
Lithis Springs, Georgia -- Thailand's Vee Rubber International Co. Ltd. is hoping…
Dunlop Nigeria scales back tyre production
Added: 4 Sep 2008
LAGOS, Nigeria (Sept. 2, 2008) - Dunlop Nigeria PLC, faced with rising costs and an inequitable imp…
ExxonMobil sets up compounding arrangement in China
Added: 4 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas-- ExxonMobil Chemical has reached a compounding agreement with …
Michelin regains top slot among tyre makers
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Michelin has regained its top position in European Rubber Journal's …
Lanxess raises rubber prices for third successive month
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is to increase its prices for synthetic rubb…
Tyre industry investing nearly $10 000 million worldwide
Added: 3 Sep 2008
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron, Ohio -- Despite the uncertain market prospects for the ne…
BST to build NBR latex plant, buys Dow-Reichhold's know-how
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok, August 29, 2008 - Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd. (BST) has bought the …
Michelin releases sales figures for July
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…
News from elsewhere on the web (03 Sept 2008)
Added: 3 Sep 2008
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Bridgestone sets up OTR sales unit in Peru
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has opened a sales company in Lima, Peru. Named, â…
Dunlopillo goes into receivership
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Harrogate, UK -- Dunlop Latex Foam Limited, the parent of Harrogate-based Dunl…
Hurricane damages Lion Copolymer. ExxonMobil unit on shutdown
Added: 3 Sep 2008
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Lion Copolymer LLC's SBR plant in Baton Rouge sustained damage. It and Li…
Michelin to raise its tyre prices in Europe
Added: 3 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Michelin will raise prices for its passenger car a…
Conti, Schaeffler to form task force on powertrain
Added: 2 Sep 2008
Bettina Mayer Automotive News Europe
Munich, Germany -- Continental and the Schaeffler Group's firs…
Ford briefs suppliers on Romanian plan
Added: 2 Sep 2008
By John Revill, Automotive News Europe
Craiova Romania -- Ford of Europe has invited 40 automotive s…
News from elsewhere on the web (02 Sept 2008)
Added: 2 Sep 2008
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