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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 …