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'Huge cash burn' hits GM bottom line
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Jamie LaReau, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - With all the loose talk on Wall Street about a pos…
Ford suppliers to be hit with a velvet hammer
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - For parts suppliers, the bad news in Ford Moto…
Michelin to invest $90 million in X-One truck tyre capacity in Nova Scotia
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Waterville, Nova Scotia - Michelin North America Inc. plans to double capacity in North America for…
Texas jury awards $29 million tyre aging verdict against Ford, Mazda
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Corpus Christi, Texas - A Texas state district court jury has awarded more than $29 million to a yo…
12 homologation runflat tyres stolen from Pirelli
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Milan, Italy - Twelve Pirelli-brand runflat V-rated tyres destined for homologation testing with a …
Maxxis re-organises UK operations
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Felixstowe, UK - Taiwanese tyre maker Maxxis / Cheng Shin is re-organising its UK operations as par…
Amtel-Vredestein confirms sale of Krasnoyarsk tyre complex
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV has sold its Krasnoyarsk tyre complex to a Russian…
Dow's record 2005 results include higher sales for latex and elastomers
Added: 27 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Midland, Michigan-Dow Chemical Co.'s latex business increased sales volumes …
Polycomp wins ISO 16949 automotive production standard
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Vorden, Netherlands - Polycomp BV claims to be the first small compounding company to win ISO-TS169…
Continental AG aims for more record profit in 2006
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Reuters / Automotive News
Frankfurt, Germany - German automotive parts supplier Continental AG is ai…
Profile of US tyre retail sector at Research and Markets
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Dublin, Ireland - Research and Markets, the information broker, is marketing a report into the tyre…
Conti to sponsor UEFA 2008
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Nyon, Switzerland -UEFA, the European football federation, has announced that Continental AG has si…
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Added: 27 Jan 2006
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EPA asks fluoropolymer makers to eliminate PFOA
Added: 27 Jan 2006
Washington - The US Environmental Protection Agency is launching a global stewardship programme inv…
Continental and unions find “basis for Stöcken compromiseâ€
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany-Continental AG says it has established a route for settling…
Safic sells NR activities to UK trading group
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Paris-Safic-Alcan has announced that it has sold all its natural product act…
NR prices may reach RM10/kg say Malaysian Smallholders
Added: 26 Jan 2006
London -- Prices of natural rubber remain at historical highs in markets around the world and conti…
US company equips for latex moulded drysuits for divers
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Boise, Idaho -- A US company is making dry suits for diving enthusiasts in pure latex. The company …
SMMT advice on 'green' motoring refers to tyres
Added: 26 Jan 2006
London - The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) -the UK's automotive trade organisat…
News from elsewhere on the web 26/Jan/06
Added: 26 Jan 2006
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