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Double digit sales and earnings rise for filler maker Degussa

Added: 8 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Duesseldorf, Germany--Degussa AG, which earns some 19 percent of its sales f…

Chemtura lifts zinc stearate prices

Added: 8 Nov 2005

Middlebury, Connecticut -- Chemtura has made a brief announcement indicating a price rise of $0.04 …

Dunlop expands Direzza line to US sports tuners

Added: 8 Nov 2005

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has expanded its range of Dunlop-branded Direzza tyres, aimed at street rac…

News from elsewhere on the web 08/11

Added: 8 Nov 2005

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BFS to invest $42 million to expand Joliette car/LT tyre plant

Added: 8 Nov 2005

Joliette, Quebec -- Bridgestone/Firestone is investing $42.2 million through January 2007 to expand…

Cooper-Standard to close NVH plant in Arkansas

Added: 8 Nov 2005

Novi, Michigan --Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. plans to close its noise, vibration and harshness …

PennDOT uses 750,000 scrap tyres in bridge project

Added: 8 Nov 2005

Armstrong County, Pennsylvania -- Civil engineers working on the new, $3.7 million Tarrtown Road Br…

Carlisle sells businesses, reorganises remaining operations

Added: 8 Nov 2005

Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. has said it intends to sell its Systems & Equi…

Faster in-car network could revive by-wire technologies

Added: 7 Nov 2005

By Ralph Kisiel, Automotive News

Munich, Germany -- Automakers are close to adopting a faster in-car…

News from elsewhere on the web 07/11

Added: 7 Nov 2005

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Hankook publishes Q3 results

Added: 7 Nov 2005

Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire has published its results for the three months to September, 2005. The…

Bridgestone sets up testing, research unit in China

Added: 7 Nov 2005

Tokyo --Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it will construct a new technical centre in China. The…

Continental drops bid for South Korea's Mando

Added: 7 Nov 2005

Reuters / November 04, 2005

SEOUL -- Germany's Continental AG has dropped out of a race to buy South…

Conti tyres help partially blind driver break speed record

Added: 4 Nov 2005

Evington Aerodrome, UK -- Reaching nearly 180 mph (285 kph) , Visually-impaired driver, Mike Newman…

Rhodia sells remaining latex business to Hexion

Added: 4 Nov 2005

Paris -- Rhodia has announced a deal to sell its remaining latex business activities (latex dispers…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/11

Added: 4 Nov 2005

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Hankook gives details of Hungary investment

Added: 4 Nov 2005

Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire has said its first European car and light truck tyre factory will be b…

Nokian Tyres Q3 profit falls to Euro 16.9 million

Added: 4 Nov 2005

Nokia, Finland -- Finland's Nokian Tyres has posted a pre-tax profit of Euro 16.9 million for the t…

Hindustan Latex writes cheque to Indian government

Added: 3 Nov 2005

New Delhi, India -- Managing Director of Hindustan Latex Ltd. .M.Ayyappan has handed over a cheque …

News from elsewhere on the web 03/11

Added: 3 Nov 2005

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