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Announcement of Trelleborg tech centre in Michigan was 'Premature'

Added: 10 Sep 2007

Trelleborg, Sweden - 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 - 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 - Following claims made by the US-based Steelworkers' union, DuPont Per…

UK tyre safety month starts on Oct 1

Added: 7 Sep 2007

London - 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 - Prices of natural rubber reached a four-week high in Tokyo at the end of the week. Althoug…

Central European tyre conference kicks off in two weeks

Added: 7 Sep 2007

Prague - The 2nd CEE/Russia Rubber & Tire 2007 conference opens in Prague on Tue 18 Sept, 2007 and…

VMI announces radial OTR tyre building machine

Added: 7 Sep 2007

Epe, The Netherlands - VMI Epe has launched its first radial VMI OTR (off-the-road) tyre building s…

News from elsewhere on the web 07/Sept/07

Added: 7 Sep 2007

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

Goodyear's Dalian, China, plant gears up for the next expansion

Added: 7 Sep 2007

By Namrita Chow, Tire Business special report

Dalian, China-As Goodyear Dalian Tire Co. Ltd. works t…

USW activist speaks at US-China Commission hearing

Added: 7 Sep 2007

Fayetteville, North Carolina - Members of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission wer…

Michelin to launch 'Energy Saver' tyres at Frankfurt

Added: 7 Sep 2007

By Dale Jewett, Automotive News Europe

Peugeot will equip several models of its new 308 car line wit…

Goodway to set up tyre retread plant in China

Added: 6 Sep 2007

Kuala Lumpur - Goodway Integrated Industries Berhad (GIIB) has said it intends to set up a joint v…

Bridgestone to focus on road safety at the IAA Motor Show

Added: 6 Sep 2007


Belgium -- Bridgestone will focus on road safety and high technology at the IAA Motor Show, running…

Tyre makers face margin squeeze -according to S & P report

Added: 6 Sep 2007

New York -  Standard & Poor's equity rating service has published a new report titled, "Peer Compa…

Speciality elastomers/TPEs conference scheduled for Shanghai

Added: 6 Sep 2007

Shanghai, China - The fourth Specialty Elastomers/TPEs Conference will be held in Shanghai, 14-15 …

Yulex to use gene technology to double latex yield

Added: 6 Sep 2007

Maricopa, Arizona - Yulex Corp., the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (…

Federal appeals court hears Sinorgchem's appeal of ITC exclusionary order

Added: 6 Sep 2007

Washington DC - The US Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments today in Sinorgc…

News from elsewhere on the web 06/Sept/07

Added: 6 Sep 2007

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

Michelin reports July tyre industry data

Added: 6 Sep 2007

Paris - According to the Michelin website, July was a strong month for tyre sales in both car and t…