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Lanxess adds new accelerator process at Antwerp

Added: 13 Dec 2007

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Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess Rubber Chemicals (RUC) business unit is investi…

Conti warns against rolling resistance labelling

Added: 13 Dec 2007

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Hanover, Germany -- Dr. Burkhard Wies, Continental's head of replacement passe…

Freedonia reports on TPE market

Added: 13 Dec 2007

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Cleveland, Ohio -- The Freedonia group has published a new report titled, "Wor…

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Added: 13 Dec 2007

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US scientists develop shape-memory rubber

Added: 13 Dec 2007

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Rochester, New York -- Scientists at the University of Rochester in New York h…

US Commerce Department says Chinese OTR tyre imports are subsidised

Added: 13 Dec 2007

Washington DC -- The US Commerce Department has made a preliminary determination that Chinese off-t…

USW members approve contract extension at BFS plant

Added: 13 Dec 2007

Bloomington Illinois -- Union members at the Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) off-the-road (OTR) tyre pl…

Three marine hose execs to serve jail sentences in UK

Added: 13 Dec 2007

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Washington, DC -- Three UK executives who admitted to fixing prices in the glo…

Hungary denies claims it has withheld Hankook subsidies

Added: 12 Dec 2007

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Budapest -- A spokeswoman for The Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency ha…

UK execs face fines, jail in Marine Hose case - report

Added: 12 Dec 2007

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Houston, Texas -- Three UK executives have entered their plea-bargaining agree…

Firestone Liberia nears concession agreement with Liberian government

Added: 12 Dec 2007

Monrovia, Liberia -- Firestone Liberia, a subsidiary of Firestone Natural Rubber Co. LLC, is in the…

Bridgestone raises all tyre prices throughout Europe

Added: 12 Dec 2007

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Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe NV/SA is increasing prices on all its tyre bran…

Dow raises prices for Affinity, Versify materials

Added: 11 Dec 2007

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Horgen, Switzerland -- Effective 1 Jan, 2008, or as contract terms allow, Dow …

UK body says rubber crumb can be used in retreads

Added: 11 Dec 2007

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London -- The UK recycling body, WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) say…

Faurecia wins award for auto seal without corner mouldings

Added: 11 Dec 2007

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Livonia, Michigan -- Faurecia, a French automotive systems supplier has won an…

News from elsewhere on the web (11/Dec/07)

Added: 11 Dec 2007

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Private equity firm delays Myers acquisition until April

Added: 11 Dec 2007

Akron, Ohio -- Despite assurances only a week ago that its acquisition would close by year-end cont…

Goodyear merges, East, West European business units

Added: 10 Dec 2007

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Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has created a new business unit which encompasses all …

Conti aims to shrink following huge VDO acquisition

Added: 10 Dec 2007

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Automotive News
December 10, 2007 - 12:01 am EST

Strong sales in new and old EU could make Europe the world's No. 1 car market

Added: 10 Dec 2007

By Luca Ciferri 
Automotive News Europe 
December 10, 2007 -- 06:01 CET