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Pirelli considering bid to become F1 tyre supplier
Added: 7 Jun 2006
Milan, Italy - Pirelli Tyres is considering bidding on becoming the spec tyre supplier to Formula 1…
Bridgestone adds colour to thin, flexible e-paper
Added: 7 Jun 2006
Tokyo - Following its announcement in 2002 of a monochrome paper-type electronic display technology…
Bridgestone to build truck tyre plant in Poland
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Stargard Szczecinski, Poland - Further to rumours surfacing a week ago, Bridgestone has confirmed i…
UK to begin trials of rubberised asphalt this summer
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Corby, UK - A UK Government-funded body plans to begin trials of rubberised road surfaces this summ…
Holdfast rubber road system aims to ease congestion
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Corby, UK - In a well-attended event last week, Holdfast Rubber Highways introduced the nation's me…
Rhodia executive celebrates 40 years on 6/6/6
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Cranbury, New Jersey - Ed Jeram, who holds a patent on silicone rubber injection moulding, celebrat…
Berstorff owner, MPM changes hands
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Minneapolis - Madison Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Mannesmann Plastics Machinery AG (MPM)…
Profiles of top Chinese tyre makers available
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Dublin, Ireland - Information broker, Research and Markets has begun selling a report on the top Ch…
NR prices recover after brief correction, still around $2.70/kg
Added: 6 Jun 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices suffered a correction at the end of last week, but are now increa…
News from elsewhere on the web 06/06/06
Added: 6 Jun 2006
(6 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Amtel-Vredestein annual report gives detailed profile of company
Added: 5 Jun 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein's annual report for 2005 gives a detailed picture of the company's capabi…
Solvay raises TPO, TPE prices in US
Added: 5 Jun 2006
Auburn Hills, Michigan - Solvay Engineered Polymers is raising prices on its thermoplastic
polyolefi…
Kumho recruits former Dunlop man to head European tech centre
Added: 5 Jun 2006
Birmingham, UK - Kumho Tires has appointed Roger Jenkins as managing director of its Kumho Europe T…
Nigerian government joins IRSG
Added: 5 Jun 2006
Wembley, UK - The International Rubber Study Group has announced that the Government of Nigeria is …
Lord completes Henkel purchase
Added: 5 Jun 2006
Cary, North Carolina - Lord Corp., has completed its acquisition of the rubber-to-substrate bonding…
Former Goodyear man, Hugh Pace takes over at Rapra
Added: 5 Jun 2006
Shropshire, UK - Rapra Technology has appointed former Goodyear executive and US national, Hugh Pac…
News from elsewhere on the web 05/June/06
Added: 5 Jun 2006
(16 items_London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Funeral services to be held today (31 May) for Edouard Michelin
Added: 31 May 2006
Clermont-Ferrand, France - The funeral of Michelin CEO Edouard Michelin, who died May 26 at age 42 …
Performance Fibers continues PET buying spree
Added: 31 May 2006
Richmond Virginia - An affiliate of Performance Fibers said it has agreed to buy Invista Resins & F…
Carter International moves to new factory
Added: 31 May 2006
Rochdale, UK - Carter International Ltd has relocated to a new factory, just a few miles from the p…
