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Tyre industry CEOs cooperate on tyre wear debris
Added: 4 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Eleven chief executives of tyre companies met in Geneva to discuss common glob…
Conti breaks off Qingdao Doublestar talks
Added: 3 Mar 2005
Continental has broken off discussions with Qingdao Doublestar, the Chinese tyre maker. According t…
Michelin warns of materials shortage
Added: 3 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Didier Miraton.Michelin's head of innovation, warned yesterday of an impending…
Glove selection for healthcare to be discussed at two UK seminars
Added: 2 Mar 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Two seminars on glove selection for health care and personal protection are …
Rollier nominated to be Michelin managing partner
Added: 2 Mar 2005
Clermont-Ferrand, France-Groupe Michelin is proposing that Michel Rollier, its chief financial offi…
Pirelli tyre posts 10-year high in earnings
Added: 2 Mar 2005
Milan, Italy-Pirelli SpA, led by its resurgent tyre division, reported a 42-percent jump in 2004 op…
Lanxess sets up rubber chemicals joint venture in China
Added: 2 Mar 2005
Shanghai, China-With Lanxess AG's new joint venture, it intends to be the first western player to m…
DSM Elastomers back in profit in 2004
Added: 2 Mar 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Heerlen, the Netherlands-DSM's elastomers business is back in profit. “Hav…
Buzuluk´s mixers going to China
Added: 2 Mar 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Buzuluk Komárov as despatched two new 270 litre internal mixers on 15 Nov …
Renault unsure about runflat technology
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--A spokesman for Renault said the company is re-evaluating its approach to runf…
Goodyear plans huge spend on Run-flat advertising
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Goodyear Dunlop Tyres plans a major spend on advertising its run-on-flat tyre …
DuPont boosts specialty elastomer prices
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva-DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announced a price increase of 0.30 Euro/kg for…
Yokohama launches Advan brand throughout the world
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Yokohama Rubber is integrating its top brands around the world under the Advan…
Vredestein, Amtel hope to prepare contracts soon
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Vredestein and Amtel hope to conclude the negotiations on the Russian tyre mak…
Safic divests silicone compounder to Silcomp
Added: 28 Feb 2005
Paris--Safic Alcan has sold its silicone compounding activities to Silcomp France SA.
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VMI launches modular tyre building system
Added: 23 Feb 2005
VMI Epe has announced a new tyre building system, designed to permit lot sizes as small as one tyre…
News fom elsewhere on the web
Added: 23 Feb 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Conti to close Akron test center 31 May
Added: 23 Feb 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina--Continental Tire North America Inc. will close its Akron Test Center 31 …
Elementis may sell Linatex rubber business
Added: 23 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London--Linatex, the speciality rubber unit of UK chemicals group Elementis …
Trelleborg adds some Metso assets to marine fender unit
Added: 22 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Trelleborg, Sweden-Trelleborg Engineered Systems is to buy machinery and oth…
