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NR summit / IRSG assembly scheduled for KL in April
Added: 2 Feb 2006
London -The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has said its 42nd Assembly of Nations will be h…
News from elsewhere on the web 2/Feb/06
Added: 2 Feb 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
NR prices resume upward trend
Added: 2 Feb 2006
London -- After a brief correction on Wednesday, natural rubber prices continued upward on Thursday…
Michelin says XZE2 tyres deliver twice the mileage of competing brand
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Michelin UK has issued a press release saying that its XZE2 tyres fitted to a …
Davis-Standard reducing feedscrew inventory with sale
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Pawcatuck, Connecticut - To reduce its feedscrew inventory, Davis-Standard LLC is offering more tha…
Goodyear, Cooper stock prices fall on increased raw material costs
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Akron, Ohio -Goodyear's stock price tumbled 16.6 percent on Jan. 31 after the tyre maker reported t…
DuPont disputes allegation that PFOA is a “likely†carcinogen
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Washington DC - DuPont Co. is disputing the finding of an independent scientific review panel that …
KPMG survey of auto executives shows uncertainty to be dominant mood
Added: 1 Feb 2006
München, Germany - Uncertainty is the dominant mood among global auto industry executives, accordi…
Bridgestone offers US tyre buyers 30-day money-back trial period
Added: 1 Feb 2006
Nashville, tennessee - Bridgestone's North American unit is offering purchasers the opportunity to …
News from elsewhere on the web 1/Feb/06
Added: 1 Feb 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Mixed trends in NR prices
Added: 1 Feb 2006
London -- While natural rubber prices in India rose sharply on Tuesday, prices in Tokyo fell back o…
Bekaert buys US beadwire maker
Added: 1 Feb 2006
Kortrijk, Belgium -- NV Bekaert SA has bought a US manufacturer of bead wires for tyres for Approxi…
China may not be world's second car maker after all
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Automotive News
In early January, China's Xinhua news agency proudly reported that China had become …
Goodyear hires McCann Erickson for US advertising activities
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has selected new York-based McCann Erickson as its Uni…
Kumho joins RubberNetwork
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Atlanta, Georgia - Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has joined RubberNetwork LLC as its tenth member-owner, acco…
Goodyear sales expected to rise
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear expects to report record sales of almost $20 000 million for the full year a…
NR prices jump a further 2 percent overnight
Added: 31 Jan 2006
London -- Prices of natural rubber jumped a further two percent overnight. In Tokyo the benchmark 6…
News from elsewhere on the web 31/Jan/06
Added: 31 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
RIEC holds elastomer modelling seminar in London
Added: 31 Jan 2006
London - The Rubber in Engineering Committee of the IOM3 is holding a technical discussion meeting …
Amtel says cash-flow situation better than expected
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has said it expects to reach positive operating …
