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Report estimates US tyre market at $17 000 million
Added: 1 Nov 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â A new report says the US tyre manufacturing industry is worth around $17 000 mil…

Goodyear sets date for Tyler plant closure
Added: 1 Nov 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear will officially shut down tyre production at its Tyler, Texas, plant in earl…

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Bridgestone tyres fitted to first Airbus A380
Added: 1 Nov 2007
Tokyo -Â The radial tyres installed on the first A380 next-generation super-jumbo jetliner were mad…

International rubber conference opens tomorrow in Udaipur
Added: 31 Oct 2007
Udaipur, India -- The India International Rubber Conference and Expo (IIRC) 2007 opens here tomorro…

Michelin releases September tyre industry data
Added: 31 Oct 2007
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with market data for the month of September.
The new data s…

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Added: 31 Oct 2007
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Goodyear in the black; reports third quarter profit
Added: 31 Oct 2007
Akron, Ohio - Sparked by improved pricing and product mix, Goodyear reported record third quarter …

US Commerce Department, ITC probe rubber magnet imports
Added: 31 Oct 2007
Washington, DC -- The US International Trade Commission said it will make a preliminary ruling by N…

Michelin counts the energy cost of tyres
Added: 30 Oct 2007
Paris -- Groupe Michelin has hired large electronic billboards in four cities. The billboards are c…

Q3 results from Michelin, Hankook, Continental, Sinopec, Polyone and Titan
Added: 30 Oct 2007
London - Michelin, Continental, Hankook, Sinopec, Titan International and Polyone Corp. have all an…

TTE announces preliminary conference programme
Added: 30 Oct 2007
Dorking, UK -Â The preliminary conference programme for the TTE event in Cologne next February is n…

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Added: 30 Oct 2007
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FIA calls for global 140 g/km standard on automotive emissions
Added: 30 Oct 2007
Geneva, Switzerland - The FIA has called on the United Nations to adopt the first-ever worldwide ta…

Jyco to collaborate with Sherbrooke University on acoustic testing
Added: 30 Oct 2007
Sherbrooke, Quebec - TPV window extrusion company Jyco has said it intends to do more research in…

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Added: 29 Oct 2007
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Vibracoustic announces first silicone rubber engine mount
Added: 29 Oct 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany - BMW has selected engine mounts using silicone rubber in place of natural rub…

Zhejiang GuXianDao to sell PET in US through Performance Fibers
Added: 29 Oct 2007
Richmond Virginia - Chinese polyester fibre maker, Zhejiang GuXianDao Industrial Fibre Co., Ltd. ha…

Nokian buys tyre dealer in Vermont, expects more US acquisitions
Added: 29 Oct 2007
St. Johnsbury, Vermont - Nokian Tyres PLC has purchased US-based tyre retailer Goss Tire Co. of St.…

Trelleborg reports growth in Q3
Added: 29 Oct 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -Â Trelleborg AB reported strong growth in the third quarter and in the nine mon…