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Added: 31 May 2005
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Three groups petition NHTSA for reconsideration of TPMS rule
Added: 31 May 2005
Washington DC--The Specialty Equipment Market Association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers…

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Added: 27 May 2005
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ASTM creates rubber testing methods training course
Added: 27 May 2005
West Consohocken, Philadelphia--ASTM International has created a two-day training course for rubber…

MERL is relocating its laboratory to Hitchin
Added: 27 May 2005
Hertford, UK-The Materials Engineering Research Laboratory is moving from its current base in Hertf…

Conti, USW at odds over health insurance benefits for laid-off workers
Added: 27 May 2005
Mayfield, Kentucky--The United Steelworkers has condemned Continental Tire North America Inc.'s ter…

Union OKs 6-year pact with BFS Canada
Added: 27 May 2005
Joliette, Quebec--Union workers at Bridgestone/Firestone Canada Inc. have ratified a new six-year a…

DuPont-Dow elastomers split is effective from July 1
Added: 26 May 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--DuPont Dow Elastomers, the joint venture company between DuPont and The Dow Ch…

Load Controls launches web-ready power meter
Added: 26 May 2005
Sturbridge, Massachusetts--Load Controls Inc. has introduced a new Hall-effect power meter suitable…

Showa Denko restructures chemical unit
Added: 26 May 2005
Tokyo - Showa Denko K.K. will change the structure of its chemicals unit on June 1, The company say…

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Added: 26 May 2005
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Magnifoam changes name to MTI Global Inc.
Added: 26 May 2005
Mississauga, Ontario--Magnifoam Technology International Inc.has announced that its new corporate n…

Ford, DaimlerChrysler to advise vehicle owners to pull tyres after six years
Added: 26 May 2005
Washington DC--Ford Motor Co. has quietly slipped a paragraph into the tyre safety section of its v…

EU car registrations continue downward trend
Added: 25 May 2005
Brussels--Registrations of new cars in Europe continued to fall in the month of April, albeit at a …

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Added: 25 May 2005
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Norcross Safety sold to private equity co.
Added: 25 May 2005
By Sandra Jones, Chicago Business
New York--Odyssey Investment Partners LLC agreed to buy Norcross S…

Goodyear extends Aero tyre evaluation to S Africa
Added: 25 May 2005
Akron, Ohio--Goodyear Tire and Rubber has announced its first tyre evaluation centre in the souther…

RMA files objections to NHTSA tyre pressure monitoring rule
Added: 25 May 2005
Washington DC--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's final rule on tyre pressure mon…

Michelin says 2004 was a good year; warns of material shortages
Added: 24 May 2005
Clermont-Ferrand, France--Groupe Michelin has appointed Michel Rollier (finance director) to the po…

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Added: 24 May 2005
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