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Michelin to buy bulk of Siam Cement's share in Thai joint venture
Added: 3 Jun 2005
Bangkok, Thailand --Siam Cement Group has agreed to sell the bulk of its share of its tyre making j…
Diolen to add yet more one-step polyester tyre yarn capacity
Added: 2 Jun 2005
Arnhem, the Netherlands - Diolen Industrial Fibers is to add yet more spinning capacity for the rec…
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Added: 2 Jun 2005
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Pirelli sells complete cables activity for Eur 1300 million
Added: 2 Jun 2005
Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C. SpA and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners have reached an agreement for th…
Freudenberg doubles profit in 2004, cautious, but optimistic for 2005
Added: 2 Jun 2005
Weinheim, Germany--The Freudenberg Group generated sales of 4418 million Euro in the 2004 fiscal ye…
Michelin Americas raising prices of large tyres by 3 to 8 percent
Added: 2 Jun 2005
Greenville, South Carolina--Michelin North America Inc. said it will hike prices on replacement com…
Sumitomo to build passenger tyre plant in Thailand
Added: 2 Jun 2005
Bangkok, Thailand --Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. will build a passenger tyre plant in Thailand's…
Conti cutting output at Charlotte by about 30 percent
Added: 2 Jun 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina--Continental Tire North America Inc. is cutting back car and light truck …
EC closes investigation into carbon black industry
Added: 1 Jun 2005
Brussels--According to a statement from the parent of Columbian Carbon, the European Commission has…
Michelin may quit British Superbike over tyre theft
Added: 1 Jun 2005
Donore, Ireland--Michelin is re-thinking its participation in all motorcyle competitions following …
news from elsewhere on the web
Added: 1 Jun 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Lanxess continues growth in first quarter
Added: 1 Jun 2005
leverkusen, germany--Lanxess AG has continued to improve its financial position in the first quarte…
Willcox to retire; Avon Rubber announces new management
Added: 1 Jun 2005
Bradford-on-Avon, UK--Avon Rubber has announced that chief executive Steve WIllcox will retire at t…
Cooper-Standard $500,000 in the red in first quarter
Added: 1 Jun 2005
Livonia, Michigan--Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. reported a first-quarter net loss of $500,000 on 5…
Federal to invest $30 million in Chinese subsidiary plant
Added: 1 Jun 2005
Chungli, Taiwan--Federal Corp. is investing $30 million in its Federal Tire (Jiangxi) subsidiary in…
USW, BFS work through weekend, continue contract talks
Added: 1 Jun 2005
St. Louis--Negotiators for the United Steelworkers and tyre maker Bridgestone/Firestone continued t…
Buhler AG - Healthy Corporate Development
Added: 1 Jun 2005
Uzwil, April 7, 2005 - Buhler increased its consolidated sales (turnover) by 9.3 percent to CHF 1.4…
USW proposes former Gephardt aide for Goodyear board seat
Added: 31 May 2005
Akron, Ohio -- The United Steelworkers union finally has submitted a name for consideration as the …
Cabot raises carbon black masterbatch prices
Added: 31 May 2005
Cabot Corporation has announced a price increase in Europe of 70 Euro/MT on all its masterbatch gra…
[US] Suppliers bet on the transplants
Added: 31 May 2005
By Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
In a soon-to-be-released survey of 259 North American suppliers…
