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Yokohama to expand Philippines again -- reports
Added: 15 Apr 2005
Clark Ecominic Zone, Philippines--Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. is reportedly expanding its tyre f…

Kordsa to invest $22 million in US tyre cord plant
Added: 15 Apr 2005
Laurel Hill, North Carolina--Tyre cord processor Kordsa USA Inc. will invest $22 million through ea…

Pirellis fitted as OE on BMW M6
Added: 14 Apr 2005
Milan - Pirelli is the Original Equipment supplier to BMW's M6, presented this week to the interna…

EU car registrations continue to fall
Added: 14 Apr 2005
Brussels--Total Europe (EU-23 + EFTA) passenger car registrations in March 2005 amounted to 1,709,6…

PACE, USWA merge union activities in USA
Added: 14 Apr 2005
Pittsburgh and Nashville - The international executive boards of the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chem…

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Added: 14 Apr 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Contract employee dies at Goodyear's Lawton plant
Added: 14 Apr 2005
Lawton, Oklahoma--A contract employee died April 10 after he was found caught in a piece of equipme…

Welcome to the NEW Press Releases Area from ERJ
Added: 14 Apr 2005
How often have you sent your companies press release in to publications for it not to be used, due …

Mitsui to introduce metallocene elastomer in November
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Tokyo--Mitsui Chemical plans to introduce a new alpha-olefin-based elastomer, made using metallocen…

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Added: 13 Apr 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Gadjah Tunggal releases 2004 results
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Jakarta--Indonesian tyre maker Gadjah Tunggal has released financial data for 2004, showing a decli…

ExxonMobil introduces more Vistamaxx grades
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Houston, Texas--ExxonMobil Chemical has announced two new grades of Vistamaxx(TM) specialty elastom…

Goodyear Canada picks site in Quebec for new retread plant
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Ville St. Laurent, Quebec--Goodyear Canada Inc. will invest nearly $4 million this year to relocat…

US study finds no allergic reactions from Guayule
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Carlsbad, California)--Commercially manufactured latex from the desert shrub guayule causes no dete…

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Added: 12 Apr 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

GE Advanced materials adds capacity for NXT silanes
Added: 12 Apr 2005
Wilton, Conecticut--GE Silicones has announced that it has expanded its capacity for silanes used i…

Goodyear arranges $3650 million in new credit facilities
Added: 12 Apr 2005
New York--Goodyear Tire and Rubber has secured $3650 million in new credit facilities, replacing it…

Ratification of new pact ends month-long strike at Cooper plant
Added: 12 Apr 2005
TEXARKANA, Ark. (April 11)--Striking Steelworkers at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Texarkana tyre plan…

FDA reconsiders silicone breast implant ban
Added: 12 Apr 2005
WASHINGTON (April 11)--The US Food and Drug Administration has convened a three-day hearing to hear…

Michelin to build earthmover tyre plant in Brazil
Added: 12 Apr 2005
PARIS (April 11)--Groupe Michelin will spend about $200 million through mid-2007 to build a plant …