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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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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…
NR prices resume upward trend
Added: 19 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices resumed their upward trend in markets around the world as the end…
JADE to trade rubber futures
Added: 19 May 2006
Singapore - The Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE), a joint venture between the Chicago Board …
UK company fined for latex leak
Added: 19 May 2006
Dewsbury, UK -A Derbyshire company has been fined £10 000 for polluting four kilometres of the Riv…
Goodyear marks millionth steer tyre, 4 years early
Added: 19 May 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear's Danville, Virginia tyre plant produced its 1 millionth Unisteel G395 LHS m…
Dow Corning says its silicone elastomer is a cosmetic breakthrough
Added: 19 May 2006
Midland, Michigan - Dow Corning Corp has published a technical paper that suggests a new silicone e…
Yokohama plans huge boost to cross-ply capacity in Vietnam
Added: 19 May 2006
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.is planning a new factory to boost capacity for cross-ply tyre…
News from elsewhere on the web 19/May/06
Added: 19 May 2006
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Lanxess reports sales, profits up in Q1
Added: 18 May 2006
leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess got off to a good start in the first quarter, with group sales up 6.2…
News from elsewhere on the web 18/May/06
Added: 18 May 2006
11 itemsLondon--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers migh…
Pelmar Engineering posts record profit and sales for 2005
Added: 18 May 2006
Ramat Hasharon, Israel - Pelmar Engineering says it generated total group sales exceeding US$31 mil…
BFS claims UN Liberia report inaccurate
Added: 18 May 2006
Harbel, Liberia - Bridgestone/Firestone has rebutted a United Nations report that alleges the compa…
Amtel-Vredestein reports loss for 2005 due to write-offs
Added: 18 May 2006
Amsterdam - Amtel-Vredestein NV recorded a net loss for the year of $81 million, due to $86 million…
CEFIC establishes REACH Centrum as information centre
Added: 17 May 2006
Frankfurt, Germany - Cefic is establishing ReachCentrum, an independent service unit to help compan…
Apollo enters retreading business
Added: 17 May 2006
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - In another move designed to take Apollo toward its goal of becoming a ful…
