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Michelin views rising NR price as an R&D challenge

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Paris - Michelin faces continued pressure on earnings from rising raw material costs, but CEO Miche…

Improved tyre business leads Toyo to record sales in fiscal ´06

Added: 15 Jun 2006

Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported improved operating income and record sales in f…

CEFIC formally launches ReachCentrum for REACH advice

Added: 14 Jun 2006

Geneva / Brussels - Cefic, the European Chemicals lobbying group, formally launched ReachCentrum a…

Dow lifts prices for poyolefin elastomers

Added: 14 Jun 2006

Horgen, Switzerland - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing the following price increases across the Europe…

NR prices drop 10% this week, to just over yen 300/kg

Added: 14 Jun 2006

Tokyo - Natural rubber prices fell back once more on Wednesday declining to just over Â¥300/kg. Pri…

EU achieves higher tyre recovery rates than US

Added: 14 Jun 2006

Beijing - The EU now recovers a greater proportion of its scrap tyres than the US, according to th…

EPA cites Lanxess ABS unit for butadiene pollution

Added: 14 Jun 2006

Chicago, Illinois - The USEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused a Lanxess plastics pla…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/June/06

Added: 14 Jun 2006

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

Michelin may bid on F1 tyre supply contract for 2008-10

Added: 14 Jun 2006

Paris - Michelin has not ruled out bidding on the contract to supply tyres to the international For…

NR prices fall $0.10 on selling spree

Added: 13 Jun 2006

Tokyo - Natural rubber prices fell back on Tuesday after reaching new highs in Tokyo in early tradi…

Bridgestone voted 'best investor' in Poland in 2005

Added: 13 Jun 2006

Warsaw - For the second year running, Bridgestone Poland has won the 'Best investor in Poland' awar…

ASTM committee recommends new latex category for guayule

Added: 13 Jun 2006

Toronto, Ontario - Committee D11.22 of the American Standards institure (ASTM) has recommended that…

Van Hool selects SmartTire for TPMS systems

Added: 13 Jun 2006

Richmond, British Columbia - Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool NV has selected SmarTire to supply i…

News from elsewhere on the web 13/June/06

Added: 13 Jun 2006

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

Dunlop wins US fitments on Mercedes sport cars

Added: 13 Jun 2006

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear says some new Mercedes models will be fitted with Dunlop tyres in the US. …

Pirelli wins exclusive OE deal for Lamborghini Murcielago

Added: 13 Jun 2006

Milan - Pirelli said it has been chosen as the original equipment supplier for the new Lamborghini …

NR prices jump to $2.80 after weekend

Added: 12 Jun 2006

Tokyo - Natural rubber prices jumped to new highs again in Tokyo on Monday. Prices rose in other ma…

Berstorff plans to improve services in Russia

Added: 12 Jun 2006

Hannover, Germany - Berstorff AG has established a new subsidiary in Russia to supply sales and se…

Hexagon to open Mexican compounding plant by 2007

Added: 12 Jun 2006

Mølndal, Sweden - Hexagon Polymers is planning a new compounding unit in Mexico, scheduled to be u…

US Suppliers: Big 3 relationships are getting better

Added: 12 Jun 2006

Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News

Detroit, Michigan - Relations between General Motors and Ford Moto…