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Workers threaten Continental AG over job cut plans
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Hanover, Germany (Reuters) -- Workers at Continental AG threatened to back out of 10 labour deals, …
News from elsewhere on the web 01/12
Added: 1 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Pirelli moves into films, with viral marketing movie
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli is moving into so-called viral marketing with a movie, titled The Call, and…
Pirelli employees sell 2006 calendar on eBay
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Carlisle, UK -- Recipients of this year's Pirelli calendar are selling the exclusive product on eBa…
BFS suspends operations at Venezuela plant
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Valencia, Venezuela --Bridgestone Firestone Venezolana C.A. has suspended operations at its tyre pl…
Avon Rubber records pre-tax loss on unchanged sales
Added: 1 Dec 2005
London -- Avon Rubber PLC said it had a challenging year as it announced its results for the 12 mon…
Cooper-Avon drops Avon name
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Melksham, UK -- As of 1 Jan. 2006, Cooper-Avon Tyres Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber…
Schoch increases stake in Airboss of America
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Newmarket, Ontario -- Gren Schoch has acquired 470,000 common shares of AirBoss of America Corp. th…
Bob Hartmayer replaces Ben van Kooten at DSM Elastomers
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Heerlen, Netherlands -- DSM has announced that Bob Hartmayer (53) will take the job of business gro…
Akron to get city-wide WiFi network
Added: 1 Dec 2005
Bethesda, Maryland -- The city of Akron is planning to deploy a city wireless network, pending fin…
J K Tyre increases sales in 12 months to Sept
Added: 30 Nov 2005
New Delhi, India -- Indian tyre maker, J K Industries Ltd reported soaring net profits for the thr…
UK Tyre Shredder fined for operating without licence
Added: 30 Nov 2005
Lancaster, UK -- A Lancashire tyre shredding company was fined £2500 (Euro 3700) on Friday at Lanc…
News from elsewhere on the web 30/11
Added: 30 Nov 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Bekaert buys Shell out of combustion JV
Added: 30 Nov 2005
Kortrijk, Belgium -- Bekaert and Belgian Shell have reached an agreement on the purchase of the 25 …
Michelin North America to raise tyre prices in early 2006
Added: 30 Nov 2005
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. will raise prices up to 8 percent on vari…
Bridgestone promotes Yoshimori
Added: 30 Nov 2005
Nashville, Tennessee --Hiro Yoshimori, a 24-year veteran of Bridgestone Corp. and its US-based subs…
UK's TIC adds to runflat advice
Added: 30 Nov 2005
London -- The UK's Tyre Industry Council has issued further advice on the use, fitting and repair o…
Toyo doubles capacity at Australian compounding plant
Added: 30 Nov 2005
Minto, Australia -- Toyo Tyre & Rubber Australia Ltd has opened a new mixing hall at its technical …
European auto plants move East
Added: 29 Nov 2005
By Jesse Snyder, Automotive News Europe
Auto production is booming in central and eastern Europe. Ma…
Price increase for Eliokem elastomeric modifiers
Added: 29 Nov 2005
Villejust, France - Eliokem has announced a price increase of 10 percent on its range of Chemigum a…
