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EU car registrations up by 110 000 units in 2006
Added: 16 Jan 2007
Brussels - Total passenger car registrations in the EU and EFTA reached 15.365 million units in the…
China passes Japan to become second-largest vehicle market
Added: 16 Jan 2007
Detroit, Michigan - China passed Japan in 2006 as the second-largest vehicle market, the China Asso…
News from elsewhere on the web 16/Jan/07
Added: 16 Jan 2007
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Food-grade O-rings can be detected with metal detector
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Pocklington UK -- E-Components & Chains Ltd has launched a range of metal detectable elastomer comp…
Just-Auto releases profiles of tyre makers
Added: 15 Jan 2007
London -- Just-Auto has released a series of reports, each profiling one of the main tyre makers. T…
News from elsewhere on the web (15/Jan/2007)
Added: 15 Jan 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Trelleborg combines business areas
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg Building Systems business area will be combined with the Trellebor…
Cooper-Standard to close Ohio fluid systems plant
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. will close its fluid systems plant in Archbold, O…
IISRP delegates must book rooms by 2 Feb.
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Houston, Texas -- Early registration for the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers …
Clemson Tire conference clashes with Tire Technology
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Hilton Head, South Carolina -- Twenty-two presentations on tyre testing, tyre rolling resistance, t…
Goodyear to close Moroccan tyre plant this year
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will close its 35-year-old tyre plant in Casablanca, Morocco, during 2007 a…
Degussa offers $4 million settlement in carbon black antitrust case
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Boston, Massachussetts -- Degussa Corp., Degussa AG and Degussa Engineered Carbons LP are offering …
Keegan: New contract a ´powerful milestone´ for Goodyear
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio -- Reduced legacy costs and capacity and increased productivity were the major benefits…
Strike cost Goodyear up to $35 million per week
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio -- The nearly three-month strike at 16 Goodyear production plants in North America cost…
Kumho sets sights on being No. 5 tyre maker by 2015
Added: 15 Jan 2007
Cancun, Mexico -- Kumho Tire Co. Inc. plans to pass five companies to become the fifth largest tyre…
Russian supplier offers NBR to UK, Ireland
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Krasnoyarsk, Russia - The nitrile rubber plant in Krasnoyarsk, Russia has appointed an agent to pro…
Terra Elastomer is rubber recycling expert
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -Â In a bid to inform shareholders about a potential acquisition, Florida…
Report looks into Russian, European tyre & rubber industry
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â Information broker Research and Markets is selling a report that claims to tra…
Trelleborg completes Epros acquisition
Added: 5 Jan 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg's acquisition of Epros GmbH and Epros International Ltd. has been f…
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…
