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ContiTech to reveal new belts at IAA show
Added: 12 Sep 2007
Frankfurt, Germany - ContiTech has launched its new Oil Runner timing belt, which it claims can be …

Michelin warns consumers about cheque scam
Added: 12 Sep 2007
Greenville South Carolina - Michelin North America Inc. is warning consumers in the US and Canada t…

Tire Society conference opens on 25 Sept in Akron
Added: 11 Sep 2007
Akron, Ohio - The Tire Society is to hold its 26th annual conference on 25 and 26 Sept, 2007 in Akr…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/Sept/07
Added: 11 Sep 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Marangoni opens office in Shanghai
Added: 11 Sep 2007
Shanghai, China -Â The Marangoni Group has opened a branch office in Shanghai.
The Italian group sa…

Goodyear spent $1.5 million to lobby US government in first six months
Added: 11 Sep 2007
Washington DC -Â The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said it spent $1.52 million on lobbying activities i…

CARB seeks to legislate over tyre pressure maintenance, super-singles
Added: 11 Sep 2007
Sacramento, California -Â CARB, the California Air Resources Board, is seeking to bring forward thr…

ExxonMobil expansion in Singapore includes 300kt/year speciality elastomer unit
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Singapore -Â ExxonMobil Chemical Companyis to build a second world-scale steam cracker complex in S…

Short report profiles Goodyear
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Just-Auto has published a brief report profiling Goodyear Tire & Rubber.
The 21-pa…

CMAI joins IISRP as associate member
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Houston, Texas -Â The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP), ha annou…

Automotive rubber conference set for May 2008 in Michigan
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Akron, Ohio -Â Rubber & Plastics News, a Crain Communications Inc. publication, and Excel Polymers …

Call for speakers: REACH event, Sept 2008 in Antwerp
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Shropshire, UK -Â Smithers Rapra Technology is seeking speakers for a major REACH (Registration, e…

Yokohama wins approval for smart fortwo BRABUS
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that its S.drive tyres have been approved by s…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/Sept/07
Added: 10 Sep 2007
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Announcement of Trelleborg tech centre in Michigan was 'Premature'
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -Â Trelleborg Rubore is indeed seeking locations for a techical centre in North …

Degussa to raise silica prices in Europe
Added: 10 Sep 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany - Degussa GmbH is raising its rubber silica prices in Europe. The price increa…

Fenner says US conveyor belt market is recovering
Added: 7 Sep 2007
Hull, UK -Â Fenner PLC, the global engineer specialising in reinforced polymer technology, said it …

DPE says La Place CR plant will reduce emissions
Added: 7 Sep 2007
Louisville, South Carolina -Â Following claims made by the US-based Steelworkers' union, DuPont Per…

UK tyre safety month starts on Oct 1
Added: 7 Sep 2007
London -Â Tyre retailers are being encouraged to become involved in a UK-based tyre safety campaign…

NR prices at four-week high in Tokyo
Added: 7 Sep 2007
Tokyo -Â Prices of natural rubber reached a four-week high in Tokyo at the end of the week. Althoug…