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Russian tyre production fell by half in first six months
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Moscow -- Discovery Research Group has published a new report titled, Market t…

Freudenberg notes more competition among employers for top trainees
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Weinhaim, Germany -- Freudenberg group has taken on anoter 107 young people as…

Transense, Mesnac sign agreement on TPMS
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Oxford, UK -- Transense Technologies plc and Qingdao Mesnac Co. Ltd. have ente…

Ontario launches tyre recycling programme
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Toronto, Ontario -- Ontario has rolled out its scrap tyre programme. The progr…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Sept 2009)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US rubber trade studied
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US has published a new report titled, Ru…

Test your knowledge of Lanxess' rubber products
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Leverkusen, Germany -- As part of its celebrations of the centenary of rubber'…

USTR sends recommendations on Chinese tyre tariffs to President Obama
Added: 3 Sep 2009
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Washington DC -- Today the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) sent t…

Oerlikon publishes 'Fibre year' analysis
Added: 2 Sep 2009
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Pfaffikon, Switzeland -- Oerlikon, a Swiss producer of textiles and textile m…

Chinese tyre manufacturing sector studied
Added: 2 Sep 2009
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Paris -- IBISWorld has published a new report titled, Tire Manufacturing in Ch…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Sept 2009)
Added: 2 Sep 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess completes acquisitions in India, China
Added: 2 Sep 2009
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Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG said it has successfully completed the acqui…

Gates files belt tensioner suit against Dorman
Added: 2 Sep 2009
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Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. has filed a lawsuit against Dorman Products …

Bridgestone takes top slot in world tyre rankings
Added: 1 Sep 2009
London -- Bridgestone Corp. regained the No. 1 spot last year among the world's tyre makers, despit…

Tyre makers slashed capital spending in '08-'09
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron. Ohio -- In line with the slumping g…

New Japanese premier is grandson of Shojiro Ishibashi
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Tokyo -- Japan's new Prime Minister-designate ,Yukio Hatoyama, is the son of Y…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Sept 2009)
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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IRSG meeting to coordinate with CRIA conference in March 2010
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group and the China Rubber Industr…

Global tyre sales show slow-down in rate of decline
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

North Carolina group to build vehicle, tyre test track
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Charlotte, North Carolina -- A new consortium of North Carolina automotive a…
