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Continental AG to pay record dividend

Added: 18 Mar 2005

Hanover, Germany--Continental AG plans to pay out a record dividend. The corporation's executive bo…

Cabot elects new executives

Added: 18 Mar 2005

Boston Massachusetts--Cabot Corp has named some new executives. These include Sean Keohane, general…

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Added: 18 Mar 2005

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Research and Markets offers profile of Bridgestone Corp.

Added: 18 Mar 2005

Dublin--Research and markets, the information retailer is selling the latest edition of a report pr…

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Added: 17 Mar 2005

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Bekaert reports record year with 20 percent sales increase in 2004

Added: 17 Mar 2005

Kortrijk, Belgium--Bekaert, the steel cord producer, reported a record year in 2004, with combined …

Goodyear reports profit for 2004

Added: 17 Mar 2005

Goodyear's net sales for 2004 were a record $18 400 million, an increase of 21 percent over $15 100…

Chinese carbon black producer CSRC to double size of plant

Added: 17 Mar 2005

Beijing--Carbon black producer CSRC China Corp., a subsidiary of Taiwan's China Synthetic Rubber Co…

ThyssenKrupp sells Elastomertechnik unit

Added: 17 Mar 2005

Hamburg--ThyssenKrupp has sold its elastomertechnik machinery unit to L, Possehl & Co mbH. of L…

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Added: 16 Mar 2005

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EU car registrations slump in February

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Brussels--Registrations of new cars in Europe fell in the month to 28 Feb, and in the two months to…

Sumitomo reports double-digit earnings growth in 2004

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Kobe, Japan --Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. reported double-digit improvements in operating and n…

Michelin forecasts '05 results will match '04 despite challenges

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Paris--Despite continuing double-digit growth in raw materials costs and a less-robust economy than…

Cooper's purchase of Kumho Tire shares valued at $107 million

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Findlay, Ohio --Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. spent about $107 million in mid-February to acquire an app…

Steelworkers strike at Cooper plant

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Texarkana, Arkansas--Members of United Steelworkers of America Local 752, which represents about 16…

Conti to make vibration control parts in China

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Hanover, Germany--Continental AG is setting up a joint venture in China to make anti-vibration comp…

Contitech ready to integrate Phoenix

Added: 16 Mar 2005

Hannover, Germany--Following the official release of a profit-and-loss agreement between ContiTech …

Trelleborg acquires special seals distributor in India 

Added: 14 Mar 2005

Through its Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, Trelleborg has acquired the sealing operati…

Goodyear sells former mould making plant

Added: 14 Mar 2005

Akron, Ohio--Goodyear has sold its former mould manufacturing facility in Stow, Ohio, to Albrecht …

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Added: 14 Mar 2005

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