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Pirelli Tire Chairman Gori to keynote Tire Society meeting
Added: 27 Apr 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Francesco Gori, Pirelli Pneumatici SpA chairman and managing director, will be the k…
Michelin reports sales increase, hints at further price increases
Added: 27 Apr 2006
Paris - Michelin reported 10.2-percent higher sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2006 but warned …
Supplier survey results to be released at Vienna Congress
Added: 26 Apr 2006
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What: Automotive News Europe Congress
When: June 20-22
Where: Hilton Vienna Hotel, Vienna, A…
Wennemer expects more runflat sales
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Automotive News
Hanover, Germany -In February, Continental CEO Manfred Wennemer said acquisitions w…
German car drivers ignore speed limits -- Continental
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Hannover, Germany - A new study by Conti reveals nothing new: motorists claim they do not break spe…
Degussa increases prices for pigment blacks
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Frankfurt, Germany - Effective 1 May, 2006, Degussa AG will raise its prices by 9Â percent worldwid…
Vatican prepares to change condom stance -- reports
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Rome - Reports coming out of Catholic newspapers are suggesting that the Catholic Church may be pre…
NR breaks Rs 90 in India. Global trend static
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Kottayam, India - Spot RSS4 rubber in Kottayam, India touched Rs 90 / kg ($2.00) on Tuesday, yet an…
News from elsewhere on the web 26/Apr/06
Added: 26 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Yokohama plans closer ties with NR processors to secure supplies
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Singapore - Yokohama Rubber Co is reportedly building its presence in the NR processing sector in a…
Hankook claims tyre has 25% improvement in rolling resistance
Added: 26 Apr 2006
Seoul, South Korea- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has developed a car tyre that it claims has 25-percent lo…
NR prices remain at historic highs
Added: 25 Apr 2006
Kochi, India - Spot RSS4 rubber in Kochi, India touched Rs 89.5 / kg ($1.98) on Monday, an all-time…
NHTSA says 20 percent of US drivers do not check tyre pressures
Added: 25 Apr 2006
Washington DC - The US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that about…
Goodyear claims it can substitute 15 percent of NR with synthetics
Added: 25 Apr 2006
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company says it can freely replace more than 15 percent of…
News from elsewhere on the web 25/Apr/06
Added: 25 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Gurin calls on Russia to support quality and competitiveness
Added: 25 Apr 2006
London - Speaking at the Russian Economic Forum staged in London, Amtel-Vredestein CEO, Alexei Guri…
Titan enters negotiations to purchase Conti's Ohio OTR plant
Added: 25 Apr 2006
Quincy, Illinois - Tyre and wheel maker Titan International Inc. is in negotiations with Continenta…
GLS to open TPE compounding facility in China
Added: 25 Apr 2006
Shanghai, China - GLS Corp. will open a TPE compounding plant in Suzhou, China, in June, marking th…
Production restarts at Hunter Rubber, 10 confirmed offers being assessed
Added: 25 Apr 2006
Dumfries, UK - Production restarted at Hunter Rubber Company yesterday (Monday) morning. The compan…
TARRC plans free rubber seminar for UK vehicle show
Added: 24 Apr 2006
Brickendonbury, Hertfordshire - Rubber Consultants, the consultancy arm of the Tun Abdul Razak Rese…
