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NR prices recover slowly in Tokyo, Singapore

Added: 19 Jun 2006

Tokyo - Natural rubber prices bounced back on Monday, gaining much of the ground lost on Friday, bu…

News from elsewhere on the web 19/June/06

Added: 19 Jun 2006

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

NR prices continue downtrend, but bounce back by end of trading

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Tokyo - Natural rubber prices continued their sharp decline on Friday, falling a further 5 percent …

Goodyear wins award for Computational systems

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Akron, Ohio - CIO magazine has awarded The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company a 2006 CIO 100 award for…

Goodyear to hold naming ceremony for new blimp

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear is planning a naming ceremony for its latest airship next Wednesday, 21 June…

Report examines global tyre markets

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Dublin, Ireland - Information brokers Research and Markets is selling a report titled Tires - Globa…

Amtel-Vredestein wins prize for investment in Netherlands

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Amsterdam, The Netherlands -  Amtel-Vredestein NV has won the "Rus Prix Award 2006" in the categor…

US Labor Dept. sues Goodyear for alleged gender bias in recruitment

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Richmond, Virginia - The Richmond office of the US Department of Labor has filed suit against Goody…

Bandag freezing pension plans, looking to cut work force

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag Inc. has said it is offering early retirement and voluntary separations to…

News from elsewhere on the web 16/June/06

Added: 16 Jun 2006

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

Pirelli Tyre shares on offer from 21 June

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Milan, Italy - Pirelli is to begin selling shares in its new subsidiary Pirelli Tyre SpA from 21 J…

L&T wins contract for Indian expressway

Added: 16 Jun 2006

Mumbai, India - The National Highways Authority of India has placed a Rs 7500 million (€129 milli…

MTI supplies silicone seating cushions to Beijing Metro

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Mississaugua, Ontario - MTI Specialty Silicones division in Richmond, Virginia will supply passenge…

Lanxess raises price of Vulkanox BKF

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is raising prices on its toluene-based chemicals, including antiox…

NR drops another five percent overnight

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Tokyo - Natural rubber prices continued their sharp decline on Thursday, falling below Â¥290/kg. P…

Inventor suggest LCD pressure readout on tyres

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Huddersfield UK - A UK-based inventor has come up with an idea to display the pressure within a tyr…

JSR to add EPDM and S-SBR capacity in Japan, Korea, Europe

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Tokyo - JSR Corp is expanding capacity for synthetic rubber production. The company is adding 28 00…

News from elsewhere on the web 15/June/06

Added: 15 Jun 2006

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

Colombian NR producer joins IRSG

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Wembley, UK - Mavalle S A, a plantation company based in Colombia, has joined the Panel of Associat…

EU car registrations rise in May

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Brussels - Car registrations in the 26 countries of the EU and EFTA rose by nearly 10 percent in Ma…