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Lanxess opens Euro 2bn acquisitions warchest

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has ready funds of Euro 1000 million to 1500 million available to…

Lanxess to open rubber research centre in Qingdao

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has decided to open a research centre for rubber on the campus of…

Michelin tops OE customer satisfaction rating in luxury and SUV segments

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Westlake Village, California - Michelin has for the third year in a row reached the top spot in cus…

Jasper Rubber licenses Integral's ElectriPlast material

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Bellingham, Washington - Rubber products manufacturer Jasper Rubber Products Inc. has gained the r…

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Added: 14 Sep 2006

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Cooper plans restructure at Arkansas plant

Added: 14 Sep 2006

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to change the work structure at its plant in Arkans…

Rubber and plastic machinery makers report buoyant business in western Europe

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Frankfurt, Germany - The plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing sector experienced better-than…

Pirelli tyre H1 results suffer from IPO costs

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Milan, Italy - Pirelli Tyre reported a good first half with sales and earning up strongly over fig…

Two thirds of British drivers dont know legal tread depth: survey

Added: 13 Sep 2006

London - A British survey found that two out of three motorists did not know the required legal tre…

Bridgestone's tyres get OEM approval for Volvo's trucks

Added: 13 Sep 2006

Nashville, Tennessee - Volvo Group subsidiaries Mack Trucks Inc. and Volvo Truck North American Inc…

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Added: 13 Sep 2006

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IRCo may restrict NR exports as prices fall

Added: 12 Sep 2006

Singapore - Prices of natural rubber have fallen by over one third since their peaks in late June. …

Latest IISRP / IRSG stats now available

Added: 12 Sep 2006

Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has published th…

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Added: 12 Sep 2006

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Designers helped supplier land contract

Added: 12 Sep 2006

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan -When Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. came up with a different way to make …

Study shows strained relations supplier-OEM relations

Added: 12 Sep 2006

Klaus-Dieter Floerecke  |   |  Automobilwoche / September 11, 2006 - 2:23 pm

Munich, Germany - S…

Gori: Tyre labeling standards need to be harmonised

Added: 12 Sep 2006

AKRON (Sept. 11, 2006) -- The world´s tyre makers need to find ways to harmonise a growing portfol…

Pelmar to show Lynx runflat concept at ITEC

Added: 11 Sep 2006

Ramat Hasharon, Israel - Pelmar, an engineering company based in Israel has announced a new concept…

AXA Private Equity buys Eliokem for €130 m

Added: 11 Sep 2006

Greenwich, Connecticut - AXA Private Equity has agreed to buy speciality resins and polymers manufa…

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Added: 11 Sep 2006

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