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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
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Goodyear completes purchase of South Pacific Tyres
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has completed the acquisition of Ansell Ltd.'s interest in the companies' Au…
Conti Sime Tyres to source LT tyres from Vietnam
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam's Southern Rubber Industry Co. will make Sime-brand cross-ply light truc…
Cooper completes Shandong Chengshan deal
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Findlay Oio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has completed its $70 million acquisition of 51 percent of C…
Amtel names Vredestein's Tholens as cfo
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV (A-V) has appointed the financial head of its Vredestein Banden BV uni…
Apollo to bring truck radial capacity on stream in October
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Baroda, Gujarat - Apollo Tyres is adding truck and bus capacity at its radial tyre plant in Baroda …
India simplifies FDI applications in rubber processing
Added: 26 Jan 2006
New Delhi -- India's Commerce Ministry has liberalised ownership restrictions known as FDI (Foreign…
Amtel cfo quits to head Moscow office of N M Rothschild
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Moscow - Victor Nekrassov, previously chief financial officer at Amtel-Vredestein, has joined N M R…
Chinese company seeks vendors for novelty product
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Dongua, China - Guangdong-based Best Rubber Products Ltd has developed a silicone rubber-based prod…
Skellmax buys Gulf Rubber units in Australia and New Zealand
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Auckland, New Zealand-Skellmax Industries Ltd is expanding again. The New Ze…
Continental's Chinese tyre plans not yet finalised
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany-Continental AG opened a new Asian headquarters for all of i…
Natural rubber prices continue to climb
Added: 26 Jan 2006
London -- Prices of natural rubber continue to climb in markets around the world.
In Tokyo the bench…
Insteel reports record results for Q1
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Mount Airy, North Carolina - US-based steel wire manufacturer Insteel has reported record results f…
Scientists develop new theories on crack growth
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Munich, Germany -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Techno…
Wyko opens office in China; engineering to follow
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Halesowen, UK - Tyre production tooling specialist Wyko Tyre has set up a division based in China t…
