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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 …
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Added: 1 Jun 2005
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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…
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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…
