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Cooper-Standard reaches agreement to retain trade name

Added: 24 Apr 2006

Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive In…

Yokohama hiking prices up to 7 percent

Added: 23 Apr 2006

FULLERTON, Calif. --Yokohama Tire Corp. will increase prices on its passenger, light truck, medium …

Bandag phasing out Quebec tread rubber plant

Added: 23 Apr 2006

MUSCATINE, Iowa  -- Bandag Inc. said it plans to phase out production at its Shawinigan, Quebec, tr…

News from Elswhere on the web 23/04/06

Added: 23 Apr 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Parker Hannifin posts record sales, income in third quarter

Added: 19 Apr 2006

CLEVELAND  -- Parker Hannifin Corp. posted third-quarter records in sales and income from continuin…

News from elsewhere on the web 19/Apr/06

Added: 19 Apr 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Dow to Build New P-Series Glycol Ethers Plant in Zhangjiagang, China

Added: 19 Apr 2006

MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow"), the leading producer of glycol ethers, today an…

GPX completes buyout of Maine Industrial Tire

Added: 18 Apr 2006

BOSTON -- GPX International Tire Corp. has completed its purchase of Maine Industrial Tire Ltd. of …

Yokohama to build radial truck tire plant in China

Added: 18 Apr 2006

SHANGHAI  -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will build a plant in China for radial truck and bus tires, w…

A Good Prospect on Chinese Market, World Tyre Magnates Scrambled for the Market

Added: 18 Apr 2006

With the rapid development of the Chinese automobile industry, China is seeking a big increase in t…

Belle Tire Invites Customers To Get 'Nitro-Nized' With Nitrogen Tire Inflation

Added: 18 Apr 2006

ALLEN PARK, Michigan -- Starting today at Belle


Tire stores in Michigan and Ohio, drivers can get be…

Michelin uses silica in bicycle tyres

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Ladoux, France - Michelin has launched a new range of bicycle tyres to the public as well as to pro…

Trelleborg revises 2005 figures following Goodall sale

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg AB has issued re-stated figures for the 12 months to December 2005 …

BTMA schedules Annual Dinner for 29 Sept

Added: 13 Apr 2006

London - the UK's British Tyre Manufacturers' Association (BTMA) is now selling tickets for its ann…

Dassault Systems releases V6.6 of Abaqus software

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Paris - Dassault Systemeshas released version 6.6 of its Abaqus FEA software. David Dryden, manager…

Shojiro Ishibashi inducted into Auto Hall of Fame

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Dearborn, Michigan - The US-based Automotive Hall of Fame has inducted Shojiro Ishibashi, founder …

Profile of Bridgestone Corp. places it 2nd after Michelin

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Dublin, Ireland - Information retailer Research & Markets is selling the profile of Bridgestone Cor…

Book celebrates heads of German rubber industry

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Hamburg, Germany - A bi-lingual book has been published, profiling some of the leading players in G…

News from elsewhere on the web 13/Apr/06

Added: 13 Apr 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

PolymerLatex says chloroprene latex supplies are short

Added: 13 Apr 2006

Washington, DC - A German supplier told its customers it can't assure it will be able to supply chl…