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Dow Chemical to build world-scale Infuse plant
Added: 8 Mar 2007
Midland, Michigan - Dow Chemical Co. said it will build its first global-scale plant to produce ole…

Pirelli, Schrader perfect cyber tyre sensor
Added: 6 Mar 2007
Geneva, Switzerland -- Pirelli is in detailed discussions with
at least one major German tyre maker …

Hankook names Suh global CEO
Added: 6 Mar 2007
Seoul, South Korea-Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has named Seung Hwa Suh-now
president and chief operating o…

Brisa dismisses senior staff in secrecy row
Added: 6 Mar 2007
Following a visit to the BRISA factory
in Turkey, by an international group of dealers and journalis…

Hytex re-launches Airboss brand in the UK
Added: 5 Mar 2007
Rotherham, UK -Â Hytex Mouldings Ltd is resurrecting the Airboss name for segmented rubber wheels i…

Nokian Tyres helps set world ice-speed record
Added: 5 Mar 2007
Oulu, Finland -Â A new world record speed for driving on ice was achieved when four-times
world ral…

News from elsewhere on the web 05/Mar/07
Added: 5 Mar 2007
(10 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

VW to adopt Audi's development method
Added: 5 Mar 2007
By Jason Stein, Automotive News Europe
Tunis, Tunisia - Volkswagen - which has pioneered module shar…

Mercedes changes way it develops cars
Added: 5 Mar 2007
By Tony Lewin, Automotive News Europe
Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes-Benz is changing the way it deve…

CEO: Cooper will deliver results
Added: 5 Mar 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Roy Armes, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s president and CEO since January, said he is c…

Mixing room fire stops production at Goodyear factory in Thailand
Added: 5 Mar 2007
Pathum Thani, Thailand - A fire in a mixing room in Goodyear's tyre factory in Thailand has led to …

Vystar named top innovator in Georgia
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Atlanta, Georgia -Â Vystar Corp., makers of Vytex, a natural rubber latex (NRL) with low protein le…

Just-Auto announces auto tyre study
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â Research & Markets is promoting a report titled, Global Market Review of Automot…

Semperit AG earns record profits despite raw materials, rising dollar
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Vienna - Semperit AG Holding said its consolidated net profit rose by 9.0 percent to €40.0 millio…

News from elsewhere on the web 02/Mar/07
Added: 2 Mar 2007
(6 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Yokohama to show runflats at Geneva
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Tokyo -Yokohama Rubber will use the Geneva motor show to present products focusing on its global fl…

Yokohama announces new Advan website
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has redesigned and updated its website for its global flagshi…

Cooper posts sales gains, net losses in full-year
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted double digit sales gains in both the fourth quarter…

Renault's Logan to use Amtel-Vredestein tyres in Russia
Added: 2 Mar 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV said its Russian subsidiary, OJSC Amtel-Vredestein has been no…

Auto suppliers, Sacred, BRC link up in sales, technology
Added: 2 Mar 2007
St Lubin, France - Two mid-sized automotive rubber component makers have formed a global strategic …