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Dow increases prices of cable compounds and Nordel-brand EPDM

Added: 17 Sep 2007

Horgen, Switzerland - Dow Europe GmbH has announced price increases across Europe, India, Middle Ea…

EC draft directive removes doubt over inch sizes for tyres

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Brussels - The European Commission has proposed a Directive amending 80/181/EEC to indefinitely per…

Pirelli considering buying back Pirelli Tyre stake

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C. SpA is considering buying back the 39-percent share of its Pirelli Tyre…

Degussa name to die as parent changes name to Evonik

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Frankfurt, Germany - The parent of Degussa AG:  RAG Beteiligungs-AG, has changed its name to Evoni…

Report looks at Italian replacement tyre business

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Dublin, Ireland - Information broker Research & Markets is selling a report titled, "Snapshots Ita…

Turkish armed forces to take Avon respirators

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with MKEK, a l…

EC draft directive removes doubt over inch sizes for tyres

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Brussels - The European Commission has proposed a Directive amending 80/181/EEC to indefinitely pe…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/Sept/07

Added: 14 Sep 2007

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

SmarTire sues Siemens over tyre monitoring system

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Richmond, British Columbia - SmarTire Systems Inc. has filed a federal lawsuit against Siemens VDO …

Pirelli considering buying back Pirelli Tyre stake

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C. SpA is considering buying back the 39-percent share of its Pirelli Tyr…

Two Manuli men charged in marine hose case

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Washington DC -  A federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has charged two individuals wit…

Two Manuli men charged in marine hose case

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Washington DC -  A federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has charged two individuals with…

NHTSA, China sign agreement on motor vehicle safety, enforcement

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Washington, DC - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has signed a memorandum…

Chen to be V-P rubber at Excel Polymers China

Added: 14 Sep 2007

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

Michelin launches energy saver tyre

Added: 14 Sep 2007

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

Apollo Tyres showcases concepts at Tyrexpo Asia 2007

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Singapore - Apollo Tyres has revealed its new Aspire TT tyre at the Tyrexpo Asia 2007 show, running…

Tire Society conference opens on 25 Sept in Akron

Added: 14 Sep 2007

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

Goodyear names chief procurement officer

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has named Mark Purtilar chief procurement officer, replacing Gary Miller, wh…

Marangoni opens office in Shanghai

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Shanghai, China - The Marangoni Group has opened a branch office in Shanghai.

The Italian group said…

ExxonMobil expansion in Singapore includes 300kt/year speciality elastomer unit

Added: 14 Sep 2007

Singapore - ExxonMobil Chemical Companyis to build a second world-scale steam cracker complex in Si…