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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 - The preliminary conference programme for the TTE event in Cologne next February is n…

News from elsewhere on the web (30/Oct/07)

Added: 30 Oct 2007

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

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…

News from elsewhere on the web (29/Oct/07)

Added: 29 Oct 2007

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

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 - Trelleborg AB reported strong growth in the third quarter and in the nine mon…

Solideal opens three service centres in France

Added: 29 Oct 2007

Luxenbourg City, Luxembourg - Solideal International SA's French unit has opened three service cent…

Yokohama revises earnings forecast upward

Added: 29 Oct 2007

Tokyo- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) has revised upward by nearly 30 percent its earnings projecti…

Conti to build Eur150 million tyre factory in China

Added: 28 Oct 2007

Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG is setting up a new passenger and light truck tyre plant in the…

Dwory to make Nd-BR for Michelin at new plant

Added: 26 Oct 2007

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Düsseldorf, Germany - Synthos Dwory, the Polish SBR maker has announced a …

Rep to sell technology that can halve cure time

Added: 26 Oct 2007

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Düsseldorf, Germany - Injection moulding machine maker Rep has said its la…

Apollo net profits nearly triple in H1

Added: 26 Oct 2007

Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd, has reported a huge rise in net profit and operating profit for …

GLS wins licence to modify Dow's Infuse range of OBCs

Added: 26 Oct 2007

Düsseldorf, Germany - GLS corp., a TPE compounder based near Chicago, Illinois, says it has obtain…