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Bridgestone, Bandag deal formally done
Added: 4 Jun 2007
Nashville Tennessee - Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. (BAH) has completed its $1050 million cash …
Ineos declares force majeure on butadiene from Grangemouth, UK
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Grangemouth, UK - Ineos, the UK-based raw materials supplier has declared force majeure on contract…
Goodyear EP plant in Canada fined $60k for health and safety violation
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Whitby, Ontario, Canada -Â Goodyear Canada Inc., a Toronto-based manufacturer and processor of conv…
European Chemicals Agency opens for business
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Helsinki - The European Chemicals Agency is open for business. As of today, staff are taking enquir…
News from elsewhere on the web 01/June/07
Added: 1 Jun 2007
(9 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Michelin ships first 5000 tyres to US military
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Greenville, South Carolina - Michelin North America Inc. on 30 May marked the first 5000-tyre shipm…
Bridgestone to finalise Bandag deal in ceremony today
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Muscatine, Iowa - Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. (BAH) will finalise its $1050 million (€780 m…
Goodyear wins six-year Boeing supply contract
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has won an exclusive six-year contract with Boeing Commercial Airplanes to s…
Trelleborg buys US precision seals company
Added: 1 Jun 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -Â Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has acquired the operations of precision bearing…
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres signs £40 million private equity deal
Added: 31 May 2007
Birmingham, UK - Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has changed ownership in a deal rumoured to be worth around …
News from elsewhere on the web 31/May/07
Added: 31 May 2007
(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Pirelli posts revenue gains companywide, in tyre division
Added: 31 May 2007
Milan - Pirelli & C. SpA posted a 10.8-percent increase in sales in the first quarter to $1.74 bill…
REACH comes into force tomorrow (Friday)
Added: 31 May 2007
Brussels -Â As of Friday 1 June, the clock will start ticking on REACH compliance. From Friday ther…
US Supreme Court rules in Goodyear's favor in pay discrimination case
Added: 30 May 2007
Washington, DC - The statute of limitations in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prevents a former …
EU clears Bridgestone's acquisition of Bandag
Added: 30 May 2007
Brussels - The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of the US company Bandag by…
News from elsewhere on the web 30/May/07
Added: 30 May 2007
(8 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Lanxess plans rubber research centre in China
Added: 30 May 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG said it is planning to build a centre for rubber research in Qingd…
Amtel -Vredestein loses another board member
Added: 30 May 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV has accepted the resignation of group COO Sergei Bokhanov, eff…
First tyre comes off line at Voronezh-II
Added: 30 May 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV has begun test production at the new factory at its Amtel-Cher…
Safic upgrades China service with acquisition
Added: 29 May 2007
Paris - Safic-Alcan has bought the pharmaceutical ditribution company, Bim Sifram Group (BSG). BSG'…
