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MRF takes top slot in J D Power's Asia-Pacific survey
Added: 4 May 2007
Singapore - MRF ranks highest in customer satisfaction with original equipment tyres in India, acc…
Ansell buys Brazilian condom company, Blowtex
Added: 4 May 2007
Richmond, Victoria -Â Ansell Ltd has acquired Brazilian condom maker, Fabrica de Artefatos de Latex…
Nokian Tyres to join Dow-Jones Stoxx 600 index
Added: 4 May 2007
New York -Â Dow Jones Indexes said it has added Nokian Renkaat to its Stoxx 600 index. Nokian has a…
Rugged USB flash drive uses EPDM as waterproof seal
Added: 4 May 2007
Freemont, California - A new ruggedised USB flash drive uses EPDM to help seal the unit against dir…
News from elsewhere on the web 04/May/07
Added: 4 May 2007
(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Cooper to sell its Kumho stake next year
Added: 4 May 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to sell its shares of Kumho Tire Co. Inc. stock when…
Conti sales, earnings up in first quarter
Added: 4 May 2007
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG's first quarter pre-tax operating income rose 24 percent and all …
Sibur Russian Tyres seeks foreign partner
Added: 3 May 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Since gaining financial independence from its petrochemical parent in 2006,…
Trelleborg responds to allegations of price fixing in Marine Hose
Added: 3 May 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden - In a statement about allegation sof price-fixing in marine hose market, Trelle…
Cooper in the black in first quarter
Added: 3 May 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. turned a profit in the first three months of 2007, the fir…
Lion Copolymer wins 2 health and safety awards
Added: 3 May 2007
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Lion Copolymer LLC has received national and regional health and safety aw…
Teknor Apex plant starting up in China
Added: 3 May 2007
Suzhou, China - Teknor Apex Co. said it is starting up a facility in Suzhou that will produce therm…
Tesco sells Trent Rubber division to Angolan company
Added: 3 May 2007
Oakland Park, Florida - An unnamed company in Angola has purchased Tesco of America Inc.'s Trent Ru…
News from elsewhere on the web 03/May/07
Added: 3 May 2007
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Flexsys is now 100 percent subsidiary of Solutia
Added: 3 May 2007
St Louis, Missouri -Â Solutia Inc.has completed its purchase of Akzo Nobel NV's 50 percent interest…
Michelin UK aims to convert pension scheme to defined contributions
Added: 3 May 2007
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -Â Michelin is to change the pension arrangements for its UK workers. The compan…
'Marine hose market was rigged' - US Dept of Justice
Added: 3 May 2007
Washington, DC - Eight executives from the United Kingdom France, Italy, and Japan were arrested ye…
Kwik-Fit says cost of tyres has declined
Added: 1 May 2007
Edinburgh, UK - UK-based tyre retailer Kwik-Fit reports that it has dropped the average price of t…
Manfred Wennemer: Continental CEO predicts big things for telematics
Added: 1 May 2007
By Arjen Bongard and Douglas A. Bolduc, Automotive News
Last year, Continental spent $1 billion (abo…
Goodyear names supply chain leader for North America
Added: 1 May 2007
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that Kevin Olifiers has been named v…
