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Sumitomo sets up sales company in Thailand

Added: 18 Oct 2006

Bangkok - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has established Dunlop Tire (Thailand) Co. Ltd., a Bangko…

News from elsewhere on the web 18/Oct/06

Added: 18 Oct 2006

(13 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Indonesian replacement tyre market studied

Added: 17 Oct 2006

Singapore -  Growth in the Indonesian replacement tyre market expects to be fueled by multi purpos…

New Dunlop winter tyre uses 3-D sipe technology in US

Added: 17 Oct 2006

Akron, Ohio - Dunlop's new SP WinterSport 3D winter performance tyre features "3D sipes," knife-edg…

Teklas builds auto rubber goods unit in Bulgaria

Added: 17 Oct 2006

Kardzhali, Bulgaria - Turkish rubber components maker, Teklas Kaucuk has invested €10 million i…

Kline recruits researcher for latex reports

Added: 17 Oct 2006

LIittle Falls, New Jersey - Kline & Company, Inc., a market research firm, has added three new man…

News from elsewhere on the web 17/Oct/06

Added: 17 Oct 2006

(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Smith steps down from Conti UK

Added: 17 Oct 2006

London - Brian Smith, managing director of Conti's UK subsidiary, Continental Tyre Group Ltd, is to…

Loadman to speak at “Bouncing Balls” conference

Added: 16 Oct 2006

London - John Loadman is to talk about the history and social significance of rubber at an event ti…

Tire and wheel insurance grows in popularity (in US)

Added: 16 Oct 2006

Dan Westell | | Automotive News

Detroit, Michigan -Tyre and wheel insurance occupies an obscure …

Goodyear strike disappoints GM

Added: 16 Oct 2006

Robert Sherefkin | | Automotive News

Detroit, Michigan - The strike that began on 5 Oct. at Good…

Michelin remains strong after earlier death of CEO

Added: 16 Oct 2006

By Sylviane de Saint-Seine | | Automotive News Europe

Michelin generated a 22.98 percent gain in…

News from elsewhere on the web 16/Oct/06

Added: 16 Oct 2006

(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US equity group to buy Alliance Tire - report

Added: 16 Oct 2006

Hadera, Israel - A US-based private equity fund is in the final stages of negotiation to buy a 80 …

Cooper Standard merges body seals, NVH into single unit

Added: 16 Oct 2006

Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. is combining the former Global Sealing Division an…

Cooper recalls 80 000 tyres in US

Added: 16 Oct 2006

Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has voluntarily recalled almost 80 000 tyres in various si…

Goodyear draws nearly $1 billion in credit during strike

Added: 16 Oct 2006

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear borrowed nearly $1000 million under an existing credit facility to improve i…

Chemists “re-write polymerisation process”

Added: 13 Oct 2006

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Chemists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a new process,…

Fishman to sell Alliance to private investors - report

Added: 13 Oct 2006

Tel Aviv - Eliezer Fishman has reportedly signed an Memorandum of Understanding to sell his direct …

Malaysia's NR production up 10 percent in 12 months

Added: 13 Oct 2006

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia produced 127 917 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) in August 2006, an increase…