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Apollo to make winter tyres, shows concept tyres at Indian show

Added: 15 Jan 2008

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New Delhi, India -- Onkar Kanwar, Chairman and Managing Director, Apollo Tyre…

Apollo subsidiary PTL to invest Euro 7 million in Kerala

Added: 15 Jan 2008

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Gurgaon, Haryana -- PTL Enterprises has given approval for a Rs 40 crore (Euro…

Denka to fight EU chloroprene fine

Added: 15 Jan 2008

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Tokyo -- Denki Kagaku Kogyo has said it intends to file a lawsuit seeking to n…

News from elsewhere on the web 15/Jan/08

Added: 15 Jan 2008

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

TBC to open mixing warehouse in China

Added: 14 Jan 2008

By Dave Zielasko

Palm Desert, California -- To improve delivery, especially predictability of supply…

Faulty extruder causes 24-hour shut down of Goodyear plant

Added: 14 Jan 2008

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Germany -- Goodyear has confirmed that its Fulda plant was affected by a contr…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/Jan/08

Added: 14 Jan 2008

(18 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news onthe web. Readers mi…

BFS extends supply pact with TravelCenters, adds Petro locations

Added: 14 Jan 2008

Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) has extended its truck tyre supply agreement wi…

Marangoni NA adds region, hires new regional managers

Added: 14 Jan 2008

Madison, Tennessee - After experiencing record sales in 2007, Marangoni Tread North America Inc. (…

Kumho posts Euro 1612 million in sales in 2007 globally; plans new US marketing effort

Added: 14 Jan 2008

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico -- With its eye on becoming the fifth largest tyre maker globally by 2015, …

GM to use Coskata's technology to make ethanol from used tyres

Added: 14 Jan 2008

ERJ staff report (SS)

Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors has signed a deal with Coskata Inc. to use…

Vista to help clean up Mexico; turn old tyres into carbon black

Added: 14 Jan 2008

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Denver, Colorado -- Vista International Technologies has signed a letter of i…

Lanxess claims tyre additive reduces wear

Added: 14 Jan 2008

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Leverkusen, Germany - Speciality chemicals group Lanxess has developed Nanopr…

Rubber conference to be held in London in October

Added: 14 Jan 2008

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A one day conference on the “Time Dependent Behaviour of Rubber” organised…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/Jan/08

Added: 11 Jan 2008

(16 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news onthe web. Readers mig…

Bridgestone breaks Michelin monopoly on Citroen OE

Added: 11 Jan 2008

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Brussels -- Bridgestone has confirmed that it is to begin supplying tyres to C…

Toyota fits '08 Highlander with Bridgestone duelers

Added: 11 Jan 2008

Nashville, Tennessee - Toyota Motor Corp. will equip its 2008 Highlander sport-utility vehicle (SU…

Skellerup appoints new chairman as Smith retires

Added: 11 Jan 2008


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Wellington, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Ltd has appointed Sir Selwyn Cus…

Apollo appoints Agarwal chief of manufacturing

Added: 11 Jan 2008


ERJ staff report (SS)

Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres Ltd has appointed Satish Agarwal as chief of m…

Top Glove to invest Euro 20.8 m; files defence against Tillotson

Added: 10 Jan 2008


By Simona Stankovska, ERJ staff

Malaysia -- Top Glove Corp. Bhd which claims to be the world's large…