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Michelin eyes 'substantial improvement' in '07 earnings
Added: 30 Jul 2007
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Group Michelin management still expects to post a “substantial improv…

Plastics News buys Emap unit, expands into Europe
Added: 27 Jul 2007
From Plastics News
Akron, Ohio - Crain Communications Inc. and Plastics News have acquired two Europ…

NN changes earnings prediction
Added: 26 Jul 2007
Johnson City, Tennessee -- NN Inc. said profitability problems at a new facility in China and weake…

Cooper names tyre development exec in China
Added: 26 Jul 2007
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Glenn Arbaugh director, tyre applications devel…

News from elsewhere on the web 26/July/07
Added: 26 Jul 2007
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Ryder Awards Bridgestone UK and Truck Point three year Contract
Added: 26 Jul 2007
Brussels, Belgium -- Transportation and logistics solutions company Ryder has awarded Bridgestone U…

Sibur opens subsidiary in Germany
Added: 26 Jul 2007
Krzhizhanovskogo, Moscow -- Sibur Tyres Holding has opened a subsidiary in Berlin, Germany, in an a…

ECP sells stake in African rubber company for €35.7 million
Added: 26 Jul 2007
Washington, DC -- Emerging Capital Partners Llc (ECP), an international private equity firm has sol…

JK to expand double capacity for OTR; invest Rs 11000 m
Added: 25 Jul 2007
New Delhi, India -- JK Tyre has announced that it will invest a total of Rs 11 000 million (€198.…

TyreGenics opens £4 m tyre recycling plant in Wales
Added: 25 Jul 2007
Baglan, Wales -- TyreGenics has opened its £4 million tyre recycling facility in Wales - the first…

Continental acquires Siemens VDO for € 11.4 billion
Added: 25 Jul 2007
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG will acquire the automotive products business of Siemens VDO Aut…

Edgetech to set up European base in the Midlands
Added: 25 Jul 2007
Chicago, US -- Rubber seal manufacturer Edgetech IG Inc., will locate its first European manufactur…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/July/07
Added: 25 Jul 2007
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DuPont fined $4 million for price fixing scandal
Added: 20 Jul 2007
By Simona Stankovska, ERJ Reporter
Ottawa, Canada -- The Criminal Bureau of Competition (CBC) anno…

USW and Carlyle reach tentative agreement on contract
Added: 20 Jul 2007
Akron, Ohio -- The United Steelworkers (USW) and Carlyle Group have reached a tentative agreement o…

News from elsewhere on the web 20/July/07
Added: 20 Jul 2007
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Conti issues Ebay warning to motorists
Added: 19 Jul 2007
West Midlands, UK -- Continental Tyres has warned shoppers looking for a bargain on auction site eB…

News from elsewhere on the web 18/July/07
Added: 18 Jul 2007
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Smithers Group appoints Ex Bridgestone PM as VP
Added: 18 Jul 2007
Akron, Ohio -- Smithers Scientific Services Inc. has named David Schwarz to the newly created posit…

Mapa to supply gloves for polar expedition
Added: 18 Jul 2007
Columbia, Tennessee -- Mapa Professional has been chosen to supply gloves to the Total Pole Airship…