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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…

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 -Â 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…