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Pirelli R&D chief to give ITEC keynote address
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Maurizio Boiocchi, senior vice president and director of research and development fo…
BASF boosting prices for SBR latex
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina -- BASF is raising the price of its styrene-butadiene latex products, bla…
Cooper names European VP
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has named Julian Baldwin vice president of its European…
GPX names Latin America president
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Malden, Massachusetts -- GPX International Tire Corp. has named Gustavo Lima president of its Latin…
Imerys raises kaolin prices in North America
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Atlanta, Georgia - Imerys Performance Minerals North America has announced a product price increase…
Amtel-Vredestein reports loss, but expects 2006 sales to reach $800m
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Enschede, Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV says it expects full year revenues to reach $800 millio…
Beru reports double digit growth in H1
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Ludwigsburg, Germany - Beru AG (a manufacturer of tyre pressure monitoring systems) increased its t…
Toyota offers to replace Dunlop runflats on Sienna in US
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Washington DC -Â Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. is offering owners of 2004-06 four-wheel-drive Toyota …
News from elsewhere on the web 15/August/06
Added: 15 Aug 2006
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Ansell fails in bid for Polish condom maker
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Red Bank, New Jersey -- Ansell Ltd has failed in its bid to purchase Polish condom maker Unimil S.A…
GPX buys China factory
Added: 14 Aug 2006
Boston, Massachusetts - GPX International Tire Corp. has acquired the Hebei Starbright tyre factory…
Automakers shove, suppliers push back
Added: 14 Aug 2006
By Lindsay Chappell and Robert Sherefkin
It would have been unthinkable once for a lowly supplier t…
Continental boosts Mount Vernon tire plant investment
Added: 14 Aug 2006
Mount Vernon, Illinois -- Continental Tire North America Inc. will invest up to $30 million (€23.…
Degussa to cease production of rubber black line
Added: 14 Aug 2006
Parsippany, New Jersey -- Degussa Engineered Carbons LP (DEC) will close one of two rubber black pr…
News from elsewhere on the web 14/Aug/06
Added: 14 Aug 2006
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News from elsewhere on the web 11/Aug/06
Added: 11 Aug 2006
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AirBoss sees 57 percent rise in net income; strong performance in rubber compounding unit
Added: 11 Aug 2006
Newmarket, Ontario --- Rubber products manufacturer AirBoss of America Corp. posted a 57 percent bo…
Titan kickstarts integration of acquisitions; predicts 2007 sales to top $800 m
Added: 11 Aug 2006
Quincy, Illinois - Titan International Inc. expected its acquisitions to yield $340 million (€266…
Johnsen becomes president of Amerityre
Added: 11 Aug 2006
Boulder City, Nevada -- Kenneth Johnsen has been named president of Amerityre Corp., taking one of …
Toyo expands Open Country M/T tyre line; appoints new US sales managers
Added: 11 Aug 2006
Cypress, California - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corp. engineers have developed new non-DOT (US Department …
