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Vibracoustic opens third JV plant in India

Added: 15 May 2007

New Delhi, India - Sigma Vibracoustic India Pvt Ltd has opend a third factory in India to make ant…

IRSG meeting opens in Bangkok

Added: 14 May 2007

Bangkok - The World Rubber Summit and 43rd Assembly of Nations has opened in Bangkok. The five-da…

Indian company commissions second conveyor belt press

Added: 14 May 2007

Kolkata, West Bengal, India - Phoenix Yule Ltd, has installed a 15-metre long steel cord conveyor …

Cabot puts $10 million aside to settle antitrust claims

Added: 14 May 2007

Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp has set aside $10 million as a reserve to settle some lawsuits …

News from elsewhere on the web 14/May/07

Added: 14 May 2007

(6 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Hankook earnings down despite higher sales

Added: 14 May 2007

Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. reported lower first quarter operating and recurring earnings …

Michelin shareholders confirm co-managing partners

Added: 14 May 2007

Clermont-Ferrand - Michelin shareholders confirmed Didier Miraton (pictured), director of research …

Rosehill Polymers boosts TPV sales into US sports surface market

Added: 11 May 2007

Sowerby Bridge, UK - Rosehill Polymers says sales of its proprietary TPV into the US sports surfac…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/May/07

Added: 11 May 2007

(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Goodyear to make public offering

Added: 11 May 2007

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear said it will make a public offering of more than 22.5 million shares, from …

Yokohama profits down despite record sales

Added: 11 May 2007

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. reported record sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, but oper…

Yokohama to expand capacity at Japanese, Thai plants

Added: 11 May 2007

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. plans to expand production capacity at plants in Japan and Thailan…

Botswana government says tyres are sub-standard

Added: 10 May 2007

Gaborone, Botswana - An official document from the Government of Botswana says the tyres procured …

Airboss, Rhodia, Showa Denko report Q1 results

Added: 10 May 2007

London - The quarterly results season continues with figures for the first three months of 2007 fr…

Research reports profile Hankook, Goodyear

Added: 10 May 2007

Dublin, Ireland - Two new reports from the people at Just-Auto offer profiles of two leading tyre …

Goodyear subpeonad in Marine Hose investigation

Added: 10 May 2007

New York - Goodyear received a grand jury document subpoena on 2 May, 2007 relating to a US Dept o…

Senate committee passes CAFE bill with tyre fuel efficiency provision

Added: 10 May 2007

Washington DC - The Senate Commerce Committee has passed by voice vote a bill that would require au…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/May/07

Added: 10 May 2007

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Dow is “not liable” for European CR penalties

Added: 10 May 2007

Zurich, Switzerland - Dow Chemical has said it is not responsible for any further liabilities relat…

Correction - Lanxess seeking to expand CR unit to 100 kt

Added: 10 May 2007

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is seeking to expand capacity at its Dormagen polychloroprene rubb…