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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 - 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 - 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 …