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Workers reject unionisation at Cooper's Georgia tyre plant

Added: 10 Jun 2005

Albany, Georgia -- Hourly employees at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Albany tyre plant have voted down…

BFS, USW reach tentative labour agreements

Added: 10 Jun 2005

St. Louis--Negotiators for Bridgestone/Firestone and the United Steelworkers union have reached ten…

Peter Nilsson takes over at Trelleborg as Arp moves to Volvo

Added: 10 Jun 2005

Trelleborg, Sweden--The Board of Directors of Trelleborg AB has appointed Peter Nilsson, currently …

EU endorses PAH delay to January 2010

Added: 9 Jun 2005

Brussels--The European Tyre Industry, represented by BLIC, says it welcomes the "PAHs in tyres/exte…

UK begins scheme to support tyre recycling

Added: 9 Jun 2005

London--WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) has begun work on developing and extending th…

Conti accredits 5000 tyre dealers to fit runflat tyres

Added: 9 Jun 2005

Continental AG announced today that over 5000 employees working in specialist tyre outlets across E…

Sarlink prices rise from July 1

Added: 9 Jun 2005

DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers will raise prices for Sarlink and Keltaflex product lines by 100 Euro …

Nokian Tyres starts production at Russian plant

Added: 9 Jun 2005

Vsevolozhsk, Russia --Nokian Tyres P.L.C.'s new plant in Vzevolozhsk has started production only 10…

Specialty tyre firms Galaxy, Dynamic planning to merge

Added: 9 Jun 2005

Malden, Massachusetts (June 8)--OTR tyre maker Galaxy Tire & Wheel Inc. and industrial tyre markete…

Apollo hits record with Q4 results

Added: 8 Jun 2005

Guragaon, Haryana-- Apollo Tyres Ltd. has announced its audited financial performance for Q4 2004-0…

Toyo Tire agrees deals with European tuners

Added: 8 Jun 2005

Tokyo (JCNN) - Toyo Tire & Rubber announced on June 6 that it has reached technical partner agreeme…

Pirelli site's fourth MIRS begins production

Added: 8 Jun 2005

Rome, Georgia--Pirelli Tire North America Inc. has started operating its fourth module at its Rome …

Eliokem raising Wingstay L prices 12%

Added: 8 Jun 2005

Villejust, France --Eliokem Inc. said it will boost the price of Wingstay L phenolic antioxidant by…

Conti agrees to sell Bryan plant to Germany's Rosler Group

Added: 8 Jun 2005

Charlotte, North Carolina--Continental Tire North America Inc. expects to sell its Bryan, Ohio, off…

Toyoda Gosei expands in Japan, Czech Republic

Added: 7 Jun 2005

Aichi, Japan--Toyoda Gosei has announced plans to expand sealing systems production in Japan and th…

US tyre makers start legal action over NHTSA pressure rule

Added: 7 Jun 2005

Washington, DC--major US tyre makers and their representative groups issued a lawsuit on Monday wit…

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Added: 7 Jun 2005

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Added: 6 Jun 2005

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IRSG, IISRP to collaborate on statistics, forecasts for SR

Added: 6 Jun 2005

London and Houston--Two major statistical research groups are to collaborate on the gathering of st…

Goodyear supplies 20-inch tyres, wheels to Dodge Magnum SRT8

Added: 3 Jun 2005

Akron, Ohio--Goodyear Tire and Rubber says it is supplying 20-inch tyres and wheels to the 2006 Dod…