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Trelleborg acquires pipe-seal-maker Epros
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg AB, through its buildings systems business area, has signed an agre…
Ansell makes second bid to buy Polish condom maker
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Melbourne, Australia. - Ansell Ltd. has increased its offer to purchase the shares of Polish condom…
Cooper names former Whirlpool exec CEO
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. named Roy Armes - previously a senior vice president of Wh…
Alpha parent, Dynisco, is sold to Roper
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Duluth, Georgia - Roper Industries, Inc. has acquired Dynisco LLC from Audax Group for $243 million…
Chronos extends range of pressure scales
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Nottingham, UK - Chronos Richardson has introduced a range of pressure scales into their portfolio.…
Carlisle to buy Chinese tyre maker Meiyan Tire
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Charlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Companies Inc. has agreed to buy the assets of Meiyan Tire Gro…
Tyre production ends at Bridgestone/Firestone Oklahoma factory
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Bridgestone/Firestone produced the last tyre at its Oklahoma City tyre pl…
Titan increases its stake in Titan Europe in share/debt shufle
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Quincy, Illinois - Through a subsidiary, Titan International Inc. gained back some of its stake in …
Parliament approves Euro V emission standards, sets ground for Euro VI
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Brussels - On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved strict new emission laws (Euro V) for veh…
Chemtura CFO to retire as planned
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. said that Karen Osar, executive vice president and chief f…
Gupta Synthetics to build Nylon tyre cord plant in India
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Silvassa, India -Â Gupta Synthetics Ltd, is to enter the nylon tyre cord market with a new facility…
Malaysia's NR production up slightly in October
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian production of natural rubber for the first ten months amounted to 1.07 mil…
News from elsewhere on the web 15/Dec/06
Added: 15 Dec 2006
(14 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Per Hermansen dies
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Per K Hermansen died on 7 November 2006 at his home near Värnamo, Sweden, after several months of …
Goodyear's Fulda plant gets new production director
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Wolverhampton, UK - Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has said that Eugene Jonker, production director a…
Pirelli's Rome, Georgia plant wins Ford Q1
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Rome, Georgia -Â Pirelli Tire North America's Rome, Georgia factory has been awarded Ford Motor Com…
EU passenger car registrations continue slight climb
Added: 15 Dec 2006
Brussels - European passenger car registrations in the eleven months to November 2006 reached,…
ERJ seeks information from exhibitors at TTE 2007 in Köln
Added: 14 Dec 2006
London -- The tire technology event for 2007 is being held in Cologne, Germany from 13-15, March, 2…
UK tyre industry introduces 'TyreSafe' brand
Added: 14 Dec 2006
London - The UK's tyre industry has introduced a new brand called 'TyreSafe' which is designed to a…
US Chemicals body slams REACH legislation as “Unworkableâ€
Added: 14 Dec 2006
Arlington, Virginia - The American Chemistry Council says the REACH legislation, passed yesterday b…
