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IRSG publishes review of the year
Added: 5 Jan 2007
London - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has published a review of the year for 2006. H…
News from elsewhere on the web 05/Jan/07
Added: 5 Jan 2007
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Alliance deal not yet complete, says Warburg Pincus
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Mumbai, India - Further to Indian press reports that Israel's Alliance Tire has been sold to Indian…
Goodyear to end tyre production at Quebec facility by Q2
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear didn't waste any time in naming a plant where it would reduce tyre-building …
Goodyear seeks voluntary redundancies at four non-tyre plants
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear will offer voluntary redundancy payments to 411 union employees at four Engi…
Sartomer names new president
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Exton, Pennsylvania - Global specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Company has named Dr. Luigi …
Rosehill Polymers wins Australian order for recycled rail panels
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Sowerby Bridge, UK - Rosehill Polymers of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, has won a contract to s…
H-F parent buys Techint-Pomini mixer division
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Hamburg, Germany - Possehl Group, parent of Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH is acquiring th…
Farrel aims to go private as investment group offers to buy shares
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Ansonia, Connecticut -Â Farrel Corp. has agreed with an un-named private investor group to buy all …
Six auto seal suppliers in China
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Beijing Wanyuan-GDX Automotive Sealing Products Co.
A joint venture of GDX Automotive Co. of Farmin…
Russian banking group owns 26 percent of Amtel-Vredestein
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Moscow -Â the Alfa-Group, a privately-held Russian banking and investment company, said it has incr…
USW workers back on the job at Goodyear plants
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - Union workers who had been striking for nearly three months at 16 Goodyear production…
S&P removes Goodyear from CreditWatch
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - Standard & Poor's Rating Services affirmed its B+ rating on Goodyear but removed the …
News from elsewhere on the web 04/Jan/07
Added: 4 Jan 2007
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NR price breaks $2/kg once more
Added: 4 Jan 2007
Singapore - Natural rubber prices are starting to rise once more, having risen by around 30 percent…
Peter Allen
Added: 3 Jan 2007
Brickendonbury, UK -Â Peter Allen died suddenly on 24 December.
Peter Allen spent a career in the na…
News from elsewhere on the web 03/Jan/07
Added: 3 Jan 2007
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Kumho pioneers use of rayon replacement fibre, 'Lyocell'
Added: 3 Jan 2007
Seoul, Korea - Kumho Tyres has introduced a range of tyres that use the proprietary Lyocell fibre a…
Hankook recalling Chinese-made Aurora-brand truck tyres
Added: 3 Jan 2007
Wayne, New Jersey - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. is recalling 12 sizes of Aurora-brand medium truck tyres …
Goodyear, Hyosung complete first phase of tyre fabric unit sale
Added: 3 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has completed the sale of its global tyre fabric operations to Hyosung Corp.…
