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Texas plaintiffs seek $30 million against Goodyear, Dunlop
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Beaumont, Texas -- Relatives of a man killed in a 2003 auto accident have file…

Sumitomo invests $56M in tech centre
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) is building a $56 millio…

Goodyear, Steelworkers reach tentative contract agreement
Added: 1 Sep 2009
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Cincinnati, Ohio -- Goodyear and the United Steelworkers (USW) have reached te…

Conti now 100% owner of Matador Rubber
Added: 28 Aug 2009
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Hanover, Germany-- Continental AG has acquired full ownership of Continental M…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 August 2009)
Added: 28 Aug 2009
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

US tyre dealers studied
Added: 28 Aug 2009
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Dublin, Ireland -- Barnes Reports has published a new report titled, 2009 U.S.…

GM will let suppliers keep more cost savings
Added: 28 Aug 2009
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Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- The new purchasing chief…

Emboldened GM looks for ways to maintain control of Opel/Vauxhall
Added: 28 Aug 2009
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Detroit, Michigan (Reuters) -- Last November, General Motors was burning cash …

Former INRO manager Hofmeister dies at 85
Added: 28 Aug 2009
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Middletown, New Jersey -- Aldo H. Hofmeister, 85, former buffer stock manager …

Toyo to exit China JVs with Maxxis, build own plant
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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OsakaA, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is dissolving its joint ventures …

Skellerup reports profits down by 9 percent, seeks more capital
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Limited saw a net profit after…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 August 2009)
Added: 27 Aug 2009
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

IISRP publishes worldwide rubber statistics handbook
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (I…

SR and plastics manufacturing industry studied
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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Dublin, Ireland -- Barnes Reports has published a new report titled, 2009 Worl…

ATS Euromaster to offer discounts on Pirelli tyres in UK
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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Birmingham, UK -- ATS Euromaster -- the tyre retail chain owned by Michelin -…

Gates launches website promoting industrial belt systems
Added: 27 Aug 2009
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Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. has launched PT Design Source, a website offer…

Sinopec's rubber output fall 11 percent in first half
Added: 26 Aug 2009
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Beijing -- Sinopec, China's largest chemical producer, said its output of synt…

UK firm claims simple technology can reduce forklift tyre wear
Added: 26 Aug 2009
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Leicester, UK -- A small UK-based company -- Transmon Engineering -- says it c…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 August 2009)
Added: 26 Aug 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China rubber group urges no duties on Chinese consumer tyres
Added: 26 Aug 2009
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Beijing -- As President Barack Obama approaches the Sept. 17 deadline to decid…
