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UK Environment Agency clears tyres for cement fuel
Added: 7 Feb 2007
London - The UK government-sponsored Environment Agency has allowed cement-manufacturer Cemex to us…
Avon Automotive to close mouldings factory in Manton, Ohio - reports
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Manton, Ohio -Â Avon Automotive is closing its rubber mouldings factory in Manton, Ohio, with the l…
News from elsewhere on the web 07/Feb/07
Added: 7 Feb 2007
(8 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
3M acquires Chemence industrial adhesives product line
Added: 7 Feb 2007
St Paul, Minnesota - 3M has acquired the Rite-Lok global industrial adhesives line from Chemence In…
BlueStar creates $700 million silicones unit through Rhodia purchase
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Lyon, France - China National BlueStar Corp. has completed its acquisition of Rhodia's global silic…
Nokian launches winter tyre for central Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Nokia, Finland -Â Nokian Tyres has developed several new products for Europe's rapidly growing win…
Mazda concept car will feature Dunlop tyres
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Hiroshima, Japan - A concept car at the Geneva motor show is due to have custom-designed tyres -Â f…
Datamonitor studies replacement tyre market in Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Information broker Research & Markets is selling a report on the market for repla…
Study says China made 283 million tyres in 2005
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A Chinese-language study based on data from the China Rubber Industry Associatio…
News from elsewhere on the web 06/Feb/07
Added: 6 Feb 2007
(9 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Amtel-Vredestein director resigns
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV said it has accepted the resignation of Executive Board member, Anne …
Lion to buy EPDM and rubber chemicals businesses from Chemtura
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. and Lion Copolymer, LLC have signed an asset purchase agre…
Ansell to buy Polish condom maker
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Red Bank, New Jersey - Ansell Ltd. finally has succeeded in its bid to buy Polish condom manufactur…
Trelleborg intends to close UK automotive factory
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -Â Trelleborg's automotive unit has opened negotiations with union representativ…
Bridgestone creates a special: snow tyres for F1
Added: 5 Feb 2007
Brussels - Bridgestone Motorsport has produced a special Limited Edition F1 Potenza Snow Tyre at th…
Silicone sheet is ultra-soft, thermally conductive
Added: 5 Feb 2007
Tokyo - Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. said it has begun to market a low hardness thermally conductiv…
Michelin to increase winter tyre prices in Japanese market
Added: 5 Feb 2007
Paris - Nihon Michelin Tire Co., Ltd. is to raise the delivery price of winter tyres for sale in t…
Tepro to shift US production of weatherstripping to Asia - report
Added: 5 Feb 2007
London - Press reports from Asia are saying that Tepro Inc, the US subsidiary of Japan-based Kinuga…
Goodyear to supply NASCAR for five more years
Added: 5 Feb 2007
Orlando, Florida - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and NASCAR have signed an extended agreement …
Two more profiles of tyre makers from Just-Auto
Added: 5 Feb 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Researchers at Just-Auto have released two more studies of tyre makers. Each is p…
