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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 -Â 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 -Â 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 -Â 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 -Â 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…