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JK Tyre buys Mexico's Tornel for Euro 43 million

Added: 11 Apr 2008

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Mumbai, India -- JK Tyre has bought Mexico's Tornel (Compania Hulera Tornel SA…

S African Competition Commission raids Dunlop, Bridgestone

Added: 11 Apr 2008

By David Shaw, ERJ staff)

Johannesburg, South Africa -- On Friday 4 April, the South African Competi…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/April/08

Added: 11 Apr 2008

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

Tianjin Saixiang announces unistage OTR tyre building machine

Added: 11 Apr 2008

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Tianjin, China -- Tianjin Saixiang Technology (TST) said it has built a 33.00R…

Hägglunds Drives extends Swedish hydraulic laboratory

Added: 11 Apr 2008

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Mellansel, Sweden -- Hägglunds Drives has extended its hydraulic drives labor…

Chrysler recalls 180 000 cars for TPMS wiring faults

Added: 11 Apr 2008

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Washington, DC -- Chrysler is recalling 180,963 model year 2007-2008 Sebring a…

Trelleborg completes purchase of Indian sealing unit

Added: 11 Apr 2008

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Trelleborg, Sweden. Trelleborg AB has completed the purchase of the remaining …

World's fastest production car runs on Michelins

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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Washington State -- Back in November of 2007, the Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo sup…

Nokian expands mixing at Russian factory

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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Vsevolozhsk, Russia -- Nokian Tyres plc has appointed construction company Lem…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/April/08

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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

Kuraray increases SBC prices globally

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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Tokyo -- Kuraray is increasing the prices of its Septon, Hybrar and TU-Polymer…

US pharmaceutical company finds drugs are contaminated with MBT

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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Lexington, Massachusetts -- US pharmaceutical company, Cubist Pharmaceuticals,…

Synthos buys IFS enterprise software

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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Dwory, Poland -- Synthos SA, the Polish rubber company previously known as Dwo…

Liberian legislature ratifies pact with BFS

Added: 10 Apr 2008

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Monrovia, Liberia -- Both houses of the Liberian legislature have ratified the…

Xingda's 2007 sales hit Euro 253 million

Added: 9 Apr 2008

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Hong Kong, China -- Chinese steelcord maker, Xingda International Holdings Lt…

Conti may sell fuel supply business

Added: 9 Apr 2008

Hanover, Germany (Reuters) -- German auto parts giant Continental AG is considering a disposal of i…

Report on US tyre manufacturing published

Added: 9 Apr 2008

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Dublin, Ireland - Information Broker Research & Markets is selling a 115-page …

Magnum to buy Spreelast cryo crumbing unit

Added: 9 Apr 2008

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- US rubber recycling company Magnum D'Or Resources,…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/April/08

Added: 9 Apr 2008

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

Trelleborg opens seal plant in Wuxi, China

Added: 9 Apr 2008

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Wuxi, China -- Trelleborg Industrial Products has opened a newly constructed m…