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Semperit Holding continues growth into Q3
Added: 25 Nov 2005
Vienna -- The Semperit industrial group said it continued to grow in the first three quarters of 20…

Report on China auto components market published
Added: 25 Nov 2005
Dublin, Ireland -- Information broker, Research and Markets has announced the addition of Aroq's "T…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/11
Added: 25 Nov 2005
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Tyre recycler wins Australian TV inventor award
Added: 24 Nov 2005
Sydney, Australia -- John Dobozy has won the new Inventors prize from the Australian Broadcasting C…

News from elsewhere on the web 24/11
Added: 24 Nov 2005
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Titan Tire claims tentative agreement with USW in Freeport
Added: 24 Nov 2005
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International, Inc. said it has r…

Bandag raises tread rubber prices
Added: 24 Nov 2005
Muscatine, Iowa -- Bandag Inc. raised its prices by 7 percent on most of its retreading materials a…

Michelin US launches winter tyres in PAX fitments
Added: 24 Nov 2005
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. has added three new X-Ice Pax system wint…

South African tyre recycling plant will have capacity for 1kt/month
Added: 24 Nov 2005
Cape Town, South Africa -- A new tyre recycling firm, SA Tyre Recyclers, plans to open a 25 000-squ…

US-based GPG offers 2005 industry benchmarking survey for sale
Added: 23 Nov 2005
Washington, DC -- The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association's General Products Group has releas…

Goodyear claims first production-scale implementation of RFID in tyres
Added: 23 Nov 2005
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has laid claim to the first implemention of Radio…

Survey of global tyre markets published
Added: 23 Nov 2005
Dublin -- Research and Markets, the information broker, has started selling the report by Aroq titl…

Nokian announces temporary layoff of 700 in car tyres
Added: 23 Nov 2005
Nokian, Finland -- Nokian has agreed with labour representatives to temporarily lay off up to 700 p…

News from elsewhere on the web 23/11
Added: 23 Nov 2005
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Voronezh SR plant on fire: one dead -- report
Added: 23 Nov 2005
Voronezh, Russia -- ITAR-Tass, the Russian news agency is reporting that a fire which broke out Wed…

Lanxess increasing technical elastomer prices by up to €0,50/kg
Added: 23 Nov 2005
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess' Germany unit has announced a price increase for its entire range of …

Vansco to make some SmarTire sub-systems
Added: 22 Nov 2005
Richmond, British Columbia -- SmarTire Systems Inc. has announced a manufacturing agreement with Va…

News from elsewhere on the web 22/11
Added: 22 Nov 2005
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Bekaert plans to increase wire business in China
Added: 22 Nov 2005
Kortrijk, Belgium -- NV Bekaert SA has said it wants to further expand its activities in advanced …

Conti aims to double sales of Auto Systems in China
Added: 22 Nov 2005
Frankfurt, Germany -- By the year 2010, the Continental Division Automotive Systems intends to gen…