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Steelworkers file complaint against Conti
Added: 10 Aug 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The fight between Continental AG's US subsidiary and the United Steelwo…
Goodyear to expand use of self-sealing technology
Added: 10 Aug 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will expand its self-sealing commercial tyre technology to include more mix…
Riken Technos enters $20 m elastomer joint venture in Kentucky
Added: 10 Aug 2006
Hopkinsville, Kentucky -- Riken Elastomers Corp. is spending almost $20 million (€15.7 million) t…
Rubber prices expected to remain high
Added: 10 Aug 2006
By Erin Robinson
Rubber prices recently skyrocketed to 20-year highs, leaving tyre companies scrambl…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/Aug/06
Added: 10 Aug 2006
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Kraton suffers 79 percent drop in 2nd quarter net income
Added: 10 Aug 2006
Houston, Texas - Kraton Polymers LLC posted a 79 percent plunge in second-quarter net income as pri…
News from elsewhere on the web 9/Aug/06
Added: 9 Aug 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Bridgestone net income plummets by 68 percent as commodity prices bite
Added: 9 Aug 2006
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. has reported a 68 percent plunge in net income for the first half of the …
Gates, Winhere form Chinese joint venture
Added: 9 Aug 2006
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. and Winhere Auto-Part Manufacturing Co. Ltd. have formed a joint ve…
Dow Corning, Wacker to build siloxanes factory in China
Added: 9 Aug 2006
Midland, Michigan -- The Chinese joint venture between Dow Corning Corp. and Wacker Chemie AG has r…
NRI, Kinetics Noise Control form marketing deal
Added: 9 Aug 2006
Toronto, Canada -- NRI Industries has signed a partnership with Kinetics Noise Control to co-market…
Bridgestone's run-flat tyre available with 2007 Lexus hybrid
Added: 9 Aug 2006
Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone's 18-inch Turanza ER33 RFT run-flat tyres will be available as o…
Amtel-Vredestein agrees to buy Russian auto parts distributor
Added: 8 Aug 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein's retail unit, AV-TO, has agreed to buy Russian auto parts distributor LL…
US tyre shipments to fall by 2.8 percent in 2006
Added: 8 Aug 2006
Washington -- This year's tyre shipments in the US will fall by 2.8 percent, or 8.9 million units, …
GE Advanced Materials unveils new NXT silane line
Added: 8 Aug 2006
Wilton, Connecticut -- The silicones unit of GE Advanced Materials has launched NXT Z silane, an ad…
GM, Goodyear deal averts stalemate for now
Added: 8 Aug 2006
Detroit, Michigan -- A deal late last week between Goodyear and General Motors Corp. (GM) temporari…
Apollo Tyres to build radial tyre plant in southern India
Added: 8 Aug 2006
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres Ltd. has picked a site in India´s Tamil Nadu state for a new radial…
Nokian Tyres sales up by 18 percent, boosted by success in Russia and eastern Europe
Added: 8 Aug 2006
Helsinki - Nokian Tyres plc reported an 18.3 percent rise in sales to €349.4 million and an opera…
News from elsewhere on the web 8/Aug/06
Added: 8 Aug 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
West Pharmaceutical posts record quarterly sales, EPS
Added: 7 Aug 2006
Lionville, Pennsylvania -- Medical components manufacturer West
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. report…
