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US Consumer body says siping, nitrogen are 'not worth it'
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Washington DC -Â US-based consumer body Consumer Reports has recently looked into the use of nitrog…

Lanxess' EBITDA margin into double figures for Q3
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has reported an improvement in performance for the eleventh consec…

Goodyear loses $4.4 million discrimination case
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Seattle, Washington State -- A former Goodyear store manager has won nearly $4.4 million (€3 millio…

Court approves Federal-Mogul reorganisation plan
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Southield, Michigan -Â The US Bankruptcy Court has confirmed Federal-Mogul Corp.'s reorganisation …

Toyo's net income drops as a result of faulty PU building materials
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd's net income between 1 April and 30 Sept 2007, has dropp…

DPE prepares for EU fine over polychloroprene price fixing
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Wilmington, Delaware -Â E I DuPont de Nemours is expecting to be hit by a fine from the EU antitrus…

Simrit offers CAD system to make large diameter seals
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Plymouth, Michigan --Simrit has launched its Xpress technology that allows the company to produce c…

Pirelli Tyre earnings, sales up through 9 months
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Milan, Italy - Pirelli Tyre SpA reported a 5.5-percent increase in operating income for the first …

Pirelli considers repurchase of Pirelli Tyre shares
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera will evaluate the possible repurchase of…

ElringKlinger reports double-digit growth in first nine months
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Dettingen/Erms (Germany) - The ElringKlinger Group increased both revenues and earnings in the firs…

Hankook confirms multiple deaths among Korean employees
Added: 13 Nov 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire has confirmed that a number of its Korean emplo…

Fenner acquires the assets of B-LOC
Added: 13 Nov 2007
London -- Fenner PLC has purchased nearly all of the operating assets and liabilities of B-LOC, thr…

Michelin to invest, make cuts at Stoke plant
Added: 12 Nov 2007
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -Â Michelin UK is to cease calendering operations at its Stoke plant with the lo…

News from elsewhere on the web (12/Nov/07)
Added: 12 Nov 2007
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

No new PAX from Michelin - official
Added: 12 Nov 2007
Paris - Michelin has stopped further research on the PAX runflat system. Philippe Denimal, researc…

Daetwyler adds to sales force in Germany
Added: 12 Nov 2007
Schattdorf, Switzerland -- Daetwyler Rubber has added to its sales team in Europe in order to bette…

Dow increases prices for performance plastics and speciality latex products
Added: 12 Nov 2007
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe GmbH will raise prices for products in its performance plastics p…

Eaton acquires Arrow Hose & Tubing Inc.
Added: 9 Nov 2007
Cleveland, Ohio -- Eaton Corp. has bought Arrow Hose & Tubing Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
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News from elsewhere on the web 09/November/07
Added: 9 Nov 2007
(15 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Toyo reports safety problems with its PU building materials
Added: 9 Nov 2007
Osaka, Japan -- Investigations into Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd's urethane-based heat-resistant buil…