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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
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Dow to Build New P-Series Glycol Ethers Plant in Zhangjiagang, China
Added: 19 Apr 2006

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

Belle Tire Invites Customers To Get 'Nitro-Nized' With Nitrogen Tire Inflation
Added: 18 Apr 2006
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 -Â 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…