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Federal-Mogul wins GM ´Supplier of the Year´ award
Added: 11 May 2006
Southfield, Michigan - Federal-Mogul Corp. was named a General Motors Corp. Global Supplier of the …
ContiTech expands Romanian belt plant
Added: 11 May 2006
Cleveland, Ohio - ContiTech's Power Transmission Group has expanded capacity for automotive drive-b…
North Carolina announces new Bridgestone aircraft tyre facility
Added: 10 May 2006
Rockingham County, North Carolina - Bridgestone Aircraft Tire is to build a new factory in North Ca…
Cooper to close tread rubber, race tyre plant in Georgia
Added: 10 May 2006
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will close its recently renovated race tyre and tread rubb…
NR prices touch $2.50 in Japan, hit records elsewhere
Added: 10 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices have surged in the last few days, adding 5 percent in value since…
Nokian Q1 profits fall on higher raw materials prices
Added: 10 May 2006
Nokian, Finland -Â Despite higher selling prices, profits at Finnish tyre maker Nokian fell slight…
Nexen to break ground on Chinese tyre plant -- report
Added: 10 May 2006
Pusan, Korea - Nexen Tire is reported as saying that it plans a ground-breaking ceremony for its ne…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/May/06
Added: 10 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Female Health confirms order for 500k female condoms from India
Added: 10 May 2006
Chicago, Illinois - Further to yesterday's story, the Female Health Co of Chicago has confirmed tha…
GE expands silicone rubber research unit in Brazil
Added: 10 May 2006
Itatiba, Brazil - GE Advanced Materials, Silicones has announced the expansion of existing faciliti…
UK research group develops new rubber process for Pirelli
Added: 10 May 2006
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -Â Researchers based at the UK-based Centre for Surface and Materials Analysis s…
Goodyear builds hose plant in Moravia
Added: 10 May 2006
Prague - Goodyear Engineered Products is building a new hose plant in Moravia, Czech Republic. Good…
Goodyear publishes list for blimp names
Added: 9 May 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has announced its selection of ten finalists in the "Name The Blimp" contest…
Goodyear recognises employees who won patents
Added: 9 May 2006
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has recognised nearly 350 of its technical associa…
Detroit organisation honours Freudenberg-NOK executives
Added: 9 May 2006
Plymouth, Michigan - To honor their exemplary success, dedication and collaboration, a team of Freu…
Pirelli, Schrader to pressure, temperature sensor for tyres
Added: 9 May 2006
Milan, Italy - Pirelli and Schrader Electronics have signed an agreement for the development and ma…
News from elsewhere on the web 09/May/06
Added: 9 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Conti to end tyre production at Charlotte plant in July
Added: 9 May 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. will indefinitely suspend tyre prod…
News from elsewhere on the web 08/May/06
Added: 8 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Hankook, Metzeler, Nishikawa Standard earn Ford awards
Added: 8 May 2006
Dearborn, Michigan - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd., Nishikawa Standard Co. and Metzeler Automotive Profile …
