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EU car registrations fell in April due to late Easter
Added: 16 May 2006
Brussels - Total new passenger cars registrations in Europe (EU-23 + EFTA) in April 2006 amounted t…
APA appoints regional manager for Asia-Pacific
Added: 15 May 2006
Wilmington, Delaware-Advanced Polymer Alloys has appointed John Radonich of East Brighton, Victoria…
Flexsys ups the ante in patent row with KKPC
Added: 15 May 2006
Brussels - Flexsys America LP has entered a new round in the war of words - and lawsuits - with Kor…
NR prices continue remorseless rise
Added: 15 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices opened the week yet higher, pushing prices to new heights in glob…
Michelin says materials costs are affecting truck unit
Added: 15 May 2006
Clermont Ferrand, France - Speaking at the annual shareholders' meeting, Michelin gerant, Edouard M…
Delphi will sell some European units
Added: 15 May 2006
Tony Lewin, Automotive News Europe
Delphi facilities in at least four European countries will be aff…
Freudenberg. Klüber offer advice on matching seal with lubricant
Added: 15 May 2006
Weinheim, Germany -Klüber Lubrication and Freudenberg Simrit have combined forces to offer designe…
News from elsewhere on the web 15/May/06
Added: 15 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
GM selects Hankook for more OE fitments in US
Added: 15 May 2006
Wayne, New Jersey - General Motors Corp. has selected the Hankook Optimo H725A all-season touring t…
Hefner chooses Berstorff roll-covering technology
Added: 12 May 2006
Stuttgart, Germany - Rubber roll manufacturer Hefner, based in Gärtringen near Stuttgart has selec…
Lanxess gives details of new Indian capacity
Added: 12 May 2006
Mumbai, India - Lanxess India has given the Indian press details of its proposed expansions in Indi…
Pirelli Tyre's sales and profits up substantially in Q1
Added: 12 May 2006
Milan, Italy - Pirelli's tyre sales exceeded €1000 million in the first quarter of 2006, for the …
UN says Liberia's rubber plantations are lawless
Added: 12 May 2006
source: IRIN
Monrovia, Liberia - Large areas of the Liberian countryside where former fighters contr…
Cooper Tire names director of modular manufacturing
Added: 12 May 2006
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire and Rubber has named Jeff Schumaker as director of modular manufacturin…
Yokohama announces wide-ranging management re-shuffle
Added: 12 May 2006
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has made some changes in directorships. These become effecti…
Yokohama posts record profits in year to March
Added: 12 May 2006
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has posted a 4.7 percent increase in operating income, to 21 9…
Yokohama sets out 12-year management plan
Added: 12 May 2006
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has drafted a management plan for the 12 fiscal years to March…
News from elsewhere on the web 12/May/06
Added: 12 May 2006
13 items London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
ETRMA replaces BLIC as European tyre and rubber organisation
Added: 11 May 2006
Brussels - European tyre and rubber manufacturers have created a new association - European Tyre & …
Fenner's profits jump in first half, plans investments in capacity
Added: 11 May 2006
Hessle, UK - Fenner plc has reported first-half profits almost double last year's equivalent figure…
