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Trelleborg inaugurates new plant in Wuxi
Added: 11 Mar 2005
Wuxi, China--Trelleborg Automotive has opened a new plant for the production of antivibration syste…

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Added: 10 Mar 2005
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US company promotes mobility solutions to bikers
Added: 10 Mar 2005
Grover Beach, California--A US company called Accessories Marketing Inc. has packaged its own propr…

Crompton, Great Lakes to merge in $1540 million deal
Added: 10 Mar 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut--Polymer and speciality chemicals producer Crompton Corp. is merging with I…

Nokian starts off-take with Bridgestone; drops Michelin
Added: 9 Mar 2005
By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff
NOKIA, Finland-Nokian Tyres PLC is shifting off-take production of heavy t…

USWA threatens strike action at Bridgestone-Firestone
Added: 9 Mar 2005
Pittsburgh -- The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) said it will begin strike preparation at th…

Advanced Polymer Alloys updates Web site
Added: 9 Mar 2005
Wilmington, Delaware --Advanced Polymer Alloys has redesigned its Web site to provide easier and mo…

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Added: 9 Mar 2005
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ISP Elastomers back in the black in 2004
Added: 9 Mar 2005
Wayne, New Jersey--International Specialty Holdings Inc.'s synthetic elastomers business--the forme…

Bridgestone Golf to sue makers of Titleist balls
Added: 8 Mar 2005
Covington, Georgia -- Bridgestone Sports Co Ltd of Japan, and its US subsidiary, Bridgestone Golf h…

Performance Fibers to build second PET fibre plant in China
Added: 8 Mar 2005
Colonial Heights, Virginia --Performance Fibers, the former Honeywell fibres business, will build a…

Plymouth to close manufacturing facility
Added: 8 Mar 2005
Canton, Massachusetts -- Plymouth Rubber Co. will discontinue manufacturing at its Canton plant wit…

Longwood buys Canadian tape specialist
Added: 8 Mar 2005
Minneapolis -- Private equity firm, Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) has announced that its portfolio …

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Added: 8 Mar 2005
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Goodyear adds more aircraft to 3-year Airbus agreement
Added: 8 Mar 2005
Akron, Ohio--Goodyear has added more models to its agreement to supply and service aviation tyres f…

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Renault-Nissan will reduce suppliers by 20%
Added: 7 Mar 2005
The Renault Nissan Purchasing Organisation (RNPO) will reduce its supplier base by one-fifth in the…

Amerityre's PU tyre runs cool at high speed
Added: 7 Mar 2005
Boulder City, Nevada-- Amerityre Corp. has announced that it successfully completed high-speed test…

Michelin to raise OTR tire capacity at plants in Spain, US
Added: 7 Mar 2005
Clermont-Ferrand, France --Addressing a worldwide shortage of off-the-road tyres, Group Michelin pl…

Crompton raises EPDM prices
Added: 7 Mar 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut--Crompton Corp. raised prices on Royalene EPDM March 1 because of rising ra…