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WdK elects new board members
Added: 24 May 2006
Frankfurt, Germany -Â The WdK (Wirtschaftsverband der deutschen Kautschukindustrie) has named new …
Survey of legislation related to food contact rubbers
Added: 24 May 2006
Dublin, Ireland - Research and Markets, the information retailer, is selling Rapra technology's rep…
Michelin winter tyres come top in J D Power survey of Japan
Added: 24 May 2006
Tpkyo - For a third consecutive year, Michelin ranks highest in satisfying customers in Japan with …
Cirad develops quality test for NR based on gel content
Added: 24 May 2006
Montpelier, France - A team of researchers at CIRAD, the French agricultural research centre, has j…
News from elsewhere on the web 24/May/06
Added: 24 May 2006
(13 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Tire age doesn't determine service life, RMA study says
Added: 24 May 2006
Washington, DC - A tyre's chronological age alone cannot determine whether it should be removed fro…
Ceat's radial plant in Sri Lanka to be onstream in August
Added: 23 May 2006
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka - Local newspapers are reporting that Ceat's modest radial tyre project in Sri…
Malaysia's NR output up by 84 percent year on year
Added: 23 May 2006
Kuala Lumpur - Thanks to record prices, output of NR in Malaysia for the 12 months to March was up …
NR prices hit Rs100 in India, steady elsewhere
Added: 23 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices continued their upward trend in India, but remained steady in oth…
News from elsewhere on the web 23/May/06
Added: 23 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Dätwyler units win Dun & Bradstreet awards
Added: 23 May 2006
Altdorf, Switzerland - Two divisions of the Dätwyler Group - Cables+Systems and Rubber+Plastics …
IISRP appoints new committee following Barcelona meeting
Added: 23 May 2006
Barcelona, Spain -Â Following its 47th annual meeting this year, the International Institute of Syn…
Dow raises prices on rubber product lines
Added: 23 May 2006
Horgen, Switzerland - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase effective from 1 June, 2006, o…
Bridgestone to build carbon black plant in Mexico
Added: 23 May 2006
Brussels, Belgium -Â Bridgestone Corp. is planning to build a 35 kt/year carbon black plant in Mexi…
FIA opens bidding for 2008 Formula 1 tyre supply
Added: 23 May 2006
Paris - The FIA has opened the tender process for a single tyre supplier to the FIA Formula One Wor…
Intelligent tyre conference set for 20 - 22 Sept in Frankfurt
Added: 22 May 2006
Frankfurt, Germany -- The second Intelligent Tire Technology is scheduled for 20-22 Sept., 2006 at …
GM might close 3 of 9 European plants
Added: 22 May 2006
Harald Hamprecht, Automotive News
RUESSELSHEIM, Germany -- General Motors Europe could close as many…
News from elsewhere on the web 22/May/06
Added: 22 May 2006
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Avon rubber sells automotive unit to MBO team
Added: 22 May 2006
Cadillac, Michigan -- The senior management of Avon Rubber plc's automotive group has entered into …
Continental Matador expanding truck tyre capacity
Added: 22 May 2006
Puchov, Slovak Republic -- Continental Matador SRO is expanding capacity at its Puchov truck tyre p…
