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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 …
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
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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 …
