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Chen to be V-P rubber at Excel Polymers China

Added: 13 Sep 2007

Solon, Ohio-Excel Polymers LLC has named Kevin Chen as vice president of Excel Rubber Products in …

New look for Kwik-Fit website

Added: 13 Sep 2007

St Albans, UK -  Kwik-Fit, a UK fleet and retail fast-fit specialist, has launched new-look fleet …

Michelin launches energy saver tyre

Added: 13 Sep 2007

Frankfurt, Germany -  Michelin has raised the stakes once more in the fuel economy battle. The com…

Pirelli reports 6 percent growth in tyre business for H1

Added: 12 Sep 2007

Milan -- Pirelli Tyres' results for the first six months ending 30 June 2007 show that the company'…

News from elsewhere on the web 12/Sept/07

Added: 12 Sep 2007

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Rapra administration - Pensioners ask MPs what went on

Added: 12 Sep 2007

London - Representatives of the Rapra Pensioners' Action Group have sought clarification from loca…

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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Marangoni opens office in Shanghai

Added: 11 Sep 2007

Shanghai, China - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 -  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

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