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News from elsewhere on the web 12/June/06
Added: 12 Jun 2006
(19 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti to select Chinese site later this year - report
Added: 12 Jun 2006
Frankfurt - Continental AG will select a site for its Chinese tyre factory later this year, accordi…

Rollier has no plans for a second managing partner at Michelin
Added: 12 Jun 2006
Paris - Speaking at the a press conference marking the eighth Challenge Bibendum event on Saturday,…

Fujikura Rubber buys US rubber moulding company
Added: 12 Jun 2006
Macedonia, Ohio - Tokyo-based industrial rubber goods maker Fujikura Rubber Ltd. has acquired a con…

Watts names new MD at Industrial tyres unit
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Lydney, Glos., UK -Â Watts of Lydney Group has named Jean-Paul Mindermann, as successor to Doug Pea…

Watts compounding plant wins ISO 14001
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Lydney, Glos. UK - Watts group's Gloucestershire site has won the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Man…

Conti's CO2 hose needs no stainless tubing
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Hanover, Germany - Phoenix -now part of ContiTech - has developed a new type of CO2 refrigerant hos…

Volvo launches 5-fuel car for Challenge Bibendum
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Paris - Volvo cars is showing a five-fuel version of its V70 large estate car at Michelin's Challen…

Just-Auto looks at TPMS market, technology
Added: 9 Jun 2006
London - Just-Auto, the UK-based automotive research specialists have put up an article about tyre …

US Environment Agency issues scrap tyre cleanup guidance
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Chicago, Illinois -Â The US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Illinois h…

SICOM launches new website as NR prices remain high
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Singapore - Sicom, the Singapore Commodities exchange has launched a new website with a cleaner loo…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/June/06
Added: 9 Jun 2006
(14 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone begins construction of Hungary factory
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Tatabanya, Hungary - Bridgestone Europe laid the foundation stone for its state-of-the-art tyre pla…

BFS recalls 10 Firestone Destination passenger tyres in US
Added: 9 Jun 2006
Washington DC - Bridgestone/Firestone is recalling 10 Firestone Destination A/T passenger tyres, si…

DSM Elastomers joins IRSG Panel of Associates
Added: 8 Jun 2006
Wembley, UK - The international Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that DSM Elastomers has joi…

NR prices continue inexorably upwards
Added: 8 Jun 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices resumed their upward momentum in markets around the world.
In Tok…

Excel increases custom compounding capacity in China, Calif.
Added: 8 Jun 2006
Solon, Ohio -Â Excel Polymers LLC, the US-based custom compounder, has announced capacity expansion…

News from elsewhere on the web 08/June/06
Added: 8 Jun 2006
(7 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin introduces new crane tyre
Added: 8 Jun 2006
Greenville, South Carolina - Michelin Earthmover Tires has introduced the X-Crane AT tyre for insta…

Hankook expands tyre activities in China
Added: 8 Jun 2006
Jiaxing, China - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. is boosting its presence in China, opening a research and de…