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Apollo reports 26 percent sales growth in Q3
Added: 25 Jan 2007
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Apollo Tyre recorded net sales growth of 26% for the three months ended…

Researchers profile Freudenberg
Added: 24 Jan 2007
London -Â A new report profiles Freudenberg company, with special emphasis on its automotive and se…

News from elsewhere on the web 24/Jan/07
Added: 24 Jan 2007
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Leopoldo Pirelli
Added: 24 Jan 2007
Portofino, Italy - Leopoldo Pirelli died yesterday at his home in Portofino, Italy aged 81. Leopold…

Report values Indian tyre replacement market at €1124 million
Added: 23 Jan 2007
Mumbai, India - An analysis of the Indian Tire Aftermarket reveals that the market earned revenues …

Titan plans to add OTR capacity to 2 plants
Added: 23 Jan 2007
Quincy, Illinois - Titan International Inc. plans to add capacity for off-the-road tyres at its Fre…

Wennemer wins ADAC's 'Yellow Angel'
Added: 23 Jan 2007
Stuttgart, Germany - ADAC, the influential German motoring club, has awarded Continental's CEO, Ma…

Eliokem on the lookout for acquisitions
Added: 23 Jan 2007
Paris - Eliokem, a specialty chemical company, is seeking acquisition targets in Europe, Asia and t…

DPE postpones closure of CR plant at Louisville yet again
Added: 23 Jan 2007
Louisville, Kentucky - DuPont Performance Elastomers LLC has given its Louisville Neoprene plant ye…

News from elsewhere on the web 23/Jan/07
Added: 23 Jan 2007
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Michelin leads the way in shareholder value
Added: 22 Jan 2007
Michelin was the top-performer among suppliers in the fourth quarter of 2006.
The French tyre maker …

Ford purchasing chief: Supply chain will have a bumpy ride in 2007
Added: 22 Jan 2007
Detroit, Michigan - Even after 36 major US supplier bankruptcies since 1999, Ford Motor Co. purchas…

Ford is booming in Russia
Added: 22 Jan 2007
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Ford Motor Co. will boost production at its St. Petersburg, Russia, facto…

News from elsewhere on the web 22/Jan/07
Added: 22 Jan 2007
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Nizhnekamsk on path to halobutyl expansion
Added: 19 Jan 2007
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Nizhnekamskneftekhim has brought oin stream a drying unit for halobutyl …

Hankook Tire aims for No 5 slot by 2012 - report
Added: 19 Jan 2007
Seoul, Korea -- Korean tyre maker Hankook Tire wants to be the fifth largest tyre maker in the worl…

News from elsewhere on the web (19/Jan/2007)
Added: 19 Jan 2007
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Shareholders sue Bandag over sale to Bridgestone
Added: 19 Jan 2007
Muscatine, Iowa -- Some shareholders of Bandag Inc. have filed a lawsuit against the Muscatine-base…

Michelin aims to sell Nigerian tyre plant
Added: 19 Jan 2007
Paris -- Michelin has decided to terminate tyre production at its car and truck tyre plant in Port …

Kumho tyres to use scent to attract women buyers
Added: 18 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio -- Kumho is to launch an 'Aroma Tyre' in the US. The company's ECSTA DX is claimed to b…