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Michelin wins consolidation of Pax lawsuits in Maryland court
Added: 21 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Baltimore - The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has granted…
Rhodia's new subsidiary to oversee Chinese silica facility
Added: 21 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Lyon, France -- Rhodia has formed a new company -- RSQC (Rhodia Silica Qingdao…
SSL buys 18 percent stake in condom distributor for eastern Europe
Added: 21 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
London -- Condom manufacturer SSL International plc will buy an 18 percent sta…
And the Tire Expo winners were...
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Cologne, Germany -- The first annual awards for the tyre industry saw Michelin, Bridgestone, Herber…
French researchers develop 'self-healing' rubber
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Paris - A group of French researchers has published a paper on self healing rubber in the
prestigi…
Rhodia's new Zeosil range extends grip-wear-fuel triangle yet more
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Cologne, Germany -- Rhodia has introduced a new range of high-surface area silica materials that it…
US DOT issues 71 new tyre plant codes
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Washington DC - The US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 71 new t…
Amtel resumes production at its Kirov plant
Added: 20 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV has announced that production at its Amte…
Rubber group to hold seminar on ageing elastomers in London
Added: 20 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
London -- The Rubber in Engineering Group of the Institute of Materials and Mi…
US president of RMA resigns
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Washington DC -- Donald Shea, US Rubber Manufacturers Association president and CEO since 1997, has…
Michelin sales up 4.5% in North America
Added: 20 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. reported sales …
Invista to build nylon R&D facility in Ontario
Added: 20 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Kennesaw, Georgia -- Invista Performance Fibres will build a multi-million-dol…
TTE event opens in Cologne
Added: 19 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- The Tire technology event opened in Cologne today. Exhibit…
Turkish sealants manufacturer appoints new ceo
Added: 19 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Istanbul, Turkey -- Standard Profile, a manufacturer of automotive sealants, h…
Linatex releases update on new developments
Added: 19 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Malaysia -- Linatex has released a newsletter detailing its latest news and de…
Automotive News China to be held in Beijing 17-20 April
Added: 19 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Automotive News China is holding a conference and factory tour in B…
Tire Group International opens China office
Added: 19 Feb 2008
Miami, Florida -- Tire Group International (TGI) Inc. has opened an office in Qingdao, China, to he…
Bridgestone's sales rise 13 percent in fiscal 2007, but could drop in 2008 due to high raw material prices
Added: 19 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has reported consolidated sales of ¥339 0200 millio…
News from elsewhere on the web 19/Feb/2008
Added: 19 Feb 2008
(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news onthe web. Readers migh…
Bekaert to acquire full ownership of Turkish JV
Added: 19 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Kortrijk, Belgium -- NV Bekaert SA has signed a letter of intent to acquire fu…
