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Female health signs distribution agreement with Hindustan Latex
Added: 8 May 2006
New Delhi - Hindustan Latex Limited, India has entered into an agreement with the Female Health Com…

Continental wants talks with Goodyear on purchase
Added: 8 May 2006
Reuters / May 5, 2006 - 8:30 am / UPDATED: 5/5/2006 10:30 A.M.
Hanover, Germany - German tyre and ca…

Cooper launches winter tyre range in Europe
Added: 5 May 2006
Melksham, UK - Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. has launched the Weathermaster Snow, a new …

Apollo sales up 18 percent in 2005/06
Added: 5 May 2006
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd. said it recorded sales of fractionally over Rs 30 021 m…

News from elsewhere on the web 05/Mar/06
Added: 5 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Goodyear posts higher sales, profits in quarter
Added: 5 May 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear continued its earnings improvements in the first quarter with net income of …

Conti sales, earnings up, but more price increases pending
Added: 5 May 2006
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG reported double-digit growth in sales and earnings in the first q…

Conti expects Charlotte action to cost $108 million
Added: 5 May 2006
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG estimates it will cost more than $108 million to phase out tyre p…

Hexagon reports strong first quarter, but is hit by raw materials costs
Added: 5 May 2006
Nacka Strand, Sweden - European engineering group Hexagon AB reported strong growth in the first qu…

Contitech completes acquisition of Roulunds Rubber
Added: 4 May 2006
The sale of Roulunds Rubber A/S and its five group companies to the German company ContiTech AG has…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/May/06
Added: 4 May 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

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
Sylviane de Saint-Seine, Automotive News Europe
As prices for oil, aluminum and other commodities in…