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Tire industry ponders federal rolling resistance information programme
Added: 4 May 2006
Washington, DC - The US-based tyre industry, through the Rubber Manufacturers Association, is float…
GM honours four rubber companies as top suppliers
Added: 4 May 2006
Warren, Michigan - General Motors Corp. has recognised tyre makers Bridgestone Corp. and GITI Tire …
Cooper reports higher sales, net loss in quarter
Added: 4 May 2006
Findlay, Ohio (May 3) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s first quarter sales rose 16.1 percent to a recor…
Michelin to build tyre factory in India - sometime
Added: 4 May 2006
New Delhi, India - Michelin's senior executive in India has confirmed that the company intends to m…
Cabot goes into profit in Q2 as margins improve
Added: 4 May 2006
Boston, Massachussetts - Cabot Corp. has announced net income of $12 million for the three months e…
Conti wins GM 'Supplier of the Year' award
Added: 3 May 2006
Hanover, germany - Continental was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its overall b…
All-rubber highway/railway bed on show in UK
Added: 3 May 2006
Corby, UK - Holdfast Rubber Highways is holding an preview day for visitors to see the benefits of …
US recycler changes name to Polymer Global Holdings,
Added: 3 May 2006
Los Angeles, California - Imperial Rubber Holdings, a specialist in recycled rubber products, has a…
Suppliers plan to pass on rising raw material costs to automakers
Added: 3 May 2006
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As prices for oil, aluminum and other commodities in…
News from elsewhere on the web 03/May/06
Added: 3 May 2006
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Preferred Rubber acquires Associated Rubber
Added: 3 May 2006
Barberton, Ohio - Preferred Rubber Compounding Corp. has purchased Associated Rubber Co., giving cu…
Bridgestone cuts earnings forecast on plant closing costs
Added: 3 May 2006
Tonkyo - Bridgestone Corp. has downgraded its first-half 2006 earnings forecast about 9 percent bec…
DuPont Elastomers begins Neoprene expansion in Louisiana
Added: 3 May 2006
LaPlace, Louisiana - DuPont Performance Elastomers L.L.C. has broken ground on a $50 million expans…
Bridgestone earnings, sales up in 1st quarter
Added: 3 May 2006
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. reported improved operating and net income in the first quarter on 16.7-p…
Continental plans wage cuts at Charlotte
Added: 3 May 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. plans to reduce workers' wages by 1…
UK company saves money by re-grooving
Added: 3 May 2006
Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Newcastle-based David Price Food Services Ltd is enjoying an average 27.8 per …
Rapra sells 'practical guide to rubber mixing'
Added: 2 May 2006
Dublin - Information retailer Research and Markets, is selling Rapra Technology's guide to rubber m…
Ford minimises allergenic components in new cars
Added: 2 May 2006
Cologne, Germany -- Ford of Europe pays attention to an allergic generation.
Ford of Europe has anno…
Trelleborg completes sale of Goodall Rubber in US
Added: 2 May 2006
Stockholm, Sweden -- The sale of operations in the US subsidiary, Goodall Rubber Company, has now b…
News from elsewhere on the web 02/May/06
Added: 2 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
