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Michelin opens motorcycle website

Added: 6 May 2008

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Paris -- Michelin has developed a website specifically for its high performanc…

News from elsewhere on the web (6 May 2008)

Added: 6 May 2008

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

Analysts study global tyre market

Added: 6 May 2008

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Paris -- A new report by Global Industry Analysts claims to offer an insight i…

Michelin asks employees to raise Euro 288 million in share issue

Added: 6 May 2008

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Clermont-Ferrand -- The Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin is ca…

Benecke-Kaliko adds silicone embossing unit at Hanover plant

Added: 2 May 2008

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Hanover, Germany - The Benecke-Kaliko group, a company of ContiTech AG, has in…

Goodyear makes limited progress in Amiens talks

Added: 2 May 2008

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Amiens, France -- Goodyear has announced a provisional plan to cut 402 jobs at…

Swellfix expands into Americas markets

Added: 2 May 2008

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Aberdeen, Scotland - Swellfix BV, which makes swellable elastomer seals, has a…

China's thirst for cars makes natural rubber production a priority

Added: 2 May 2008

By Namrita Chow, Automotive News Europe

Beijing, China -- China's thirst for automobiles is unquench…

West sales up in first quarter

Added: 2 May 2008

Lionville, Pennsylvania -- Medical components manufacturer West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. report…

News from elsewhere on the web (2 May 2008)

Added: 2 May 2008

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

Aditya Birla Nuvo profits fall in year to March

Added: 1 May 2008

Mumbai, India -- Indian rayon and carbon black producer Aditya Birla Nuvo has reported consolidated…

Jan-Paul de Vries takes over at DSM Elastomers

Added: 1 May 2008

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Geleen, Netherlands -- Jan-Paul de Vries has taken over as president of the D…

ECHA takes over from ECB on 1 June

Added: 1 May 2008

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Brussels -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has just a month until it for…

Cabot switches to profitability at expense of volume

Added: 1 May 2008

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Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has reported net income of $11 million fo…

News from elsewhere on the web (1 May 2008)

Added: 1 May 2008

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

Michelin North America announces price increases

Added: 1 May 2008

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Greenville, South Carolina -- As a result of continuing increases in raw mater…

Kramer outlines plan for Goodyear in N.A.

Added: 1 May 2008

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear's Rich Kramer has a boatload of projects he'd like to tackle.

The short list…

Amtel-Vredestein reports sales, debts both jumped in 2007

Added: 30 Apr 2008

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Enschede, The Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V. said its sales rose by 22 pe…

Trelleborg buys Italian seal maker, Officine Meccaniche GNL

Added: 30 Apr 2008

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Modena, Italy -- Through its Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, Trell…

Tenneco to supply electronic shock absorbers to Passat CC

Added: 30 Apr 2008

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Brussels, Belgium -- Tenneco Inc. said it has been awarded new ride control bu…