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Bridgestone Corp saves Australian unit's board from dismissal by minority shareholders
Added: 30 May 2006
Adelaide, Australia -Â Amid declining revenues for Bridgestone's Australian subsidiary, minority sh…
Apollo to raise €33 million through share issue
Added: 30 May 2006
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd intends to issue new share capital with the aim of raisi…
Hutchinson '05 sales up 5 percent on higher North American activity
Added: 30 May 2006
Paris - French rubber products maker Hutchinson SA reported 5-percent higher sales in fiscal 2005,…
NR prices peak at $2.85 in Tokyo, then fall back
Added: 30 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices continued their upward thrust over the weekend, peaking at a mas…
News from elsewhere on the web 30/May/06
Added: 30 May 2006
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Tomkins' Trico will export wipers, belts from China
Added: 30 May 2006
Alysha Webb, Automotive News Europe
Suzhou, China - British engineering group Tomkins opened two new…
Toyota: New structure in US will aid suppliers
Added: 30 May 2006
Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -Suppliers will get better access to Toyota Moto…
Euro suppliers go shopping in US
Added: 30 May 2006
Tony Lewin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Big European suppliers are shopping for acquisitions…
Execs fear China will use policy to grab designs, tooling
Added: 30 May 2006
Alysha Webb, Automotive News
Beijing - A policy being considered here could force foreign automakers…
Freudenberg consolidates as sales grow 10 percent in 2005
Added: 26 May 2006
Weinheim, Germany - Following a phase of exceptionally high acquisition and investment activity, th…
EU heavy vehicle registrations up sharply
Added: 26 May 2006
Brussels - Registrations of commercial vehicles in the EU during April 2006 were up sharply over th…
Rubber prices smash through ¥300/kg mark
Added: 26 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices continued their upward thrust on Thursday, pushing prices yet hi…
Liberian Government presents report on rubber plantations
Added: 26 May 2006
Monrovia, Liberia - The Joint Government of Liberia-United Nations Rubber Plantations Task Force ha…
News from elsewhere on the web 26/May/06
Added: 26 May 2006
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News from elsewhere on the web 25/May/06
Added: 25 May 2006
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Firestone's John Nevin dies, aged 79
Added: 25 May 2006
Skokie, Illinois - John Nevin, who as chief executive at Firestone closed plants, cut jobs and led …
Cardinal Health buys Denver Biomedical
Added: 25 May 2006
McGaw Park, Illinois - Cardinal Health Inc. has purchased Denver Biomedical Inc., a designer and ma…
NR prices continue to rise well above the $2.50 mark
Added: 24 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices resumed their upward trend in markets around the world following …
ETRMA publishes report on end of life tyres
Added: 24 May 2006
Brussels - The ETRMA has published a report on the state of scrap tyres and scrap tyre recovery in …
WdK elects new board members
Added: 24 May 2006
Frankfurt, Germany -Â The WdK (Wirtschaftsverband der deutschen Kautschukindustrie) has named new …
