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Shell, Dow, Unipetrol appeal against rubber fines--update
Added: 20 Feb 2007
Brussels -- Makers of synthetic rubber are appealing against the fines imposed by the EU last year.…
Lanxess has eye on expanding in India
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Lanxess AG said it plans to increase its expansions in India in its drive for profitable growth.
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Johnson-Sirleaf: Liberia renegotiating its concession agreement with BFS
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Washington-- Liberia began renegotiating its concession agreement with Bridgestone/Firestone, one o…
Michelin net profits fall 36% for 2006
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Paris -- Michelin's net income declined 36 percent in 2006 from a year earlier because of high raw …
Rollier proposes Michelin add 2 managing partners
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Michel Rollier, Michelin managing general partner, will ask shareholder…
Michelin expects to cut $2000 million in costs by 2010
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Michelin anticipates cutting $2000 million to $22200 million in costs t…
Trelleborg Wheel reports higher sales, earnings
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems, the tyre and wheel business of Trelleborg AB, repor…
Nokian to expand capacity at Russian plant
Added: 19 Feb 2007
NOKIA, Finland (Feb. 16) -- Nokian Tyres PLC said it will more than double the annual capacity of i…
Kraton opens distribution centre in China
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC has opened a distribution centre in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade…
Trelleborg to buy Swedish construction products firm
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has agreed to buy Gummiteknik GTM A.B., a Swedish maker of rubb…
Goodyear posts volume, earnings declines in fourth quarter 2006
Added: 19 Feb 2007
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear´s made five percent fewer tyres in 2006, compared with 2005. Tyre unit vol…
Davis-Standard moves Extrusions HQ to UK from Germany
Added: 15 Feb 2007
Oldbury, UK -- Davis-Standard LLC recently relocated the extrusion systems portion of its European …
News from elsewhere on the web (15/Feb/07)
Added: 15 Feb 2007
(11 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Nokian introduces three new tyres in Finnish ride-and-drive
Added: 15 Feb 2007
Saariselka, Finland -- Nokian Tyres PLC is introducing three new tyres in a series of ride-and driv…
Yokohama´s sales up, earnings down through three quarters
Added: 15 Feb 2007
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. suffered double-digit declines in operating and net income for th…
Yokohama cuts SR use with citrus-modified NR
Added: 15 Feb 2007
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has developed a process that combines citrus oil with natural rub…
News from elsewhere on the web 13/Feb/07
Added: 13 Feb 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Pirelli releases new web-based movie short
Added: 13 Feb 2007
Dubai -- To coincide with the launch of its latest high performance tyre, Pirelli has released the …
Pirelli launches top-of-range tyre
Added: 13 Feb 2007
Dubai -- Pirelli is this week launching its flagship tyre in Dubai. The tyre is part of the P Zero …
Tyre industry CEOs review environmental research
Added: 12 Feb 2007
Los Angeles - Chief Executives from 11 leading tyre companies met on 9 Feb in Los Angeles, to revie…
