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Condom maker offers packaging design prize
Added: 18 Feb 2005
Boston, Massachusetts--Condom maker Global Protection Corp. has launched a new brand of condoms, ca…
Michelin selects Olsztyn for Euro253m expansion
Added: 17 Feb 2005
Paris--Groupe Michelin has confirmed that it intends to spend Euro253 million to expand its tyre pl…
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Added: 17 Feb 2005
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Michelin sells wheel businesses to Mefro
Added: 17 Feb 2005
Paris--Michelin is planning to transfer its wheel business to the German company Mefro, a specialis…
RubberNetwork announces expansion plans
Added: 17 Feb 2005
Atlanta, Georgia--Rubbernetwork LLC announced that it made savings of over $100 million for its mem…
Michelin expands capacity for X One wide truck tyres
Added: 17 Feb 2005
Spartanburg, South Carolina--Michelin North American Inc. has expanded output of X One wide single …
Cooper's tyre unit income down despite higher sales
Added: 17 Feb 2005
Findlay, Ohio--Despite 4-percent higher sales during the fourth quarter, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s…
Wellington Holdings in buoyant mood
Added: 17 Feb 2005
London-Specialist seals maker Wellington Holdings plc says it finished 2004 “on a buoyant note, 
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Added: 16 Feb 2005
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European car registrations slip in January
Added: 16 Feb 2005
Brussels--Registrations of passenger cars in the European region slipped by 0.8 percent in January,…
Kumho Tire begins trading on London Exchange
Added: 16 Feb 2005
London--Kumho Tire has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange. The shares were launched at $7.1…
Amtel sees 18 percent growth, expects to complete Vredestein buy soon
Added: 16 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Moscow-Sales at major Russian tyre maker Amtel Holdings Holland grew 18 perc…
JSR to consolidate production of latex in Yokkaichi plant
Added: 16 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-JSR Corp. has consolidated all of its latex production at the group's …
Profits slump at Goodyear Poland unit on strong zloty
Added: 16 Feb 2005
Debica, Poland--Fourth quarter profits fell sharply at Goodyear's Polish subsidiary, TC Debica. The…
USWA to target Nissan over Bridgestone contract on 16 Feb.
Added: 16 Feb 2005
Pittsburgh, Pennysylvania--The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) is to organise "informational …
H.B. Fuller, Sekisui sign JVs in Japan, China
Added: 16 Feb 2005
St. Paul, Minnesota --HB Fuller and Japan's Sekisui Chemical Co. have signed a deal to enter into j…
ExxonMobil Chemical to expand Santoprene production
Added: 15 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Houston, Texas-ExxonMobil Chemical is adding a new Santoprene line at its Pe…
Nokian reports results, brings Russian project forward
Added: 15 Feb 2005
Nokia, Finland--Nokian Tyres has reported sales up by almost 14 percent and profits up by 40 percen…
BorgWarner acquires majority stake in Beru
Added: 15 Feb 2005
Auburn Hills, Michigan--BorgWarner Inc. has announced that, through BorgWarner Germany GmbH, it ho…
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