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Zeon invests in R&D centre, but not for rubber
Added: 21 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Japanese papers are reporting that Zeon Corp has announced a Â¥10 000 million (€72 million…
Michelin N. America increasing tyre prices
Added: 21 Dec 2004
Greenville, South Carolina--Michelin North America Inc. is raising prices on a variety of tyres by …
Pirelli begins building fourth MIRS line in Rome. Georgia
Added: 20 Dec 2004
Rome, Georgia--Pirelli has begun installing a fourth production line at its US Modular Integrated R…
Hutchinson factory goes on overtime for Humvee runflats
Added: 20 Dec 2004
Trenton New Jersey--Hutchinson Industries is working over time to make runflat tyres for use on mil…
Bridgestone sold illegally-marked tyres - report
Added: 20 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone has reportedly been selling tyres illegally marked with the JIS authorisation ma…
Malaysia's Nitro to begin making two-wheeler tyres
Added: 20 Dec 2004
Johor Bahru, Malaysia--Nitro group, a Malaysian manufacturer of mororcycles is to begn making motor…
Rohm and Haas to restructure operation, buy back stock
Added: 20 Dec 2004
PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 17)--Rohm and Haas Co. will take a pre-tax charge of about $18 million to pay fo…
Titan rewards Illinois employees with $5 million in bonuses in 2004
Added: 20 Dec 2004
QUINCY, Illinois (Dec. 17)--Titan International Inc.´s Titan Wheel Corp. of Illinois subsidiary ha…
Goodyear investing $120 million to expand Brazil tyre plants
Added: 17 Dec 2004
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Dec. 16)--Goodyear is spending $120 million over three years in Brazil to expand…
Goodyear promotes GE silanes
Added: 17 Dec 2004
Wilton, connecticut--Goodyear and General Electric Advanced Materials, Silicones have issued apress…
Indian tyre output continued growth in Oct
Added: 17 Dec 2004
New Delhi--Although Indian output of tyres increased in October, output of truck tyres remained lev…
Continental Carbon upgrades Ponca City plant, pays fine
Added: 17 Dec 2004
Ponca City, Oklahoma-- Continental Carbon is to upgrade its carbon black plant to reduce emissions,…
Bridgestone confirms plan to build car tyre plant in Brazil
Added: 16 Dec 2004
Bahia, Brazil--Bridgestone Corp has confirmed that it is planning to build a car tyre plant in the …
US firm makes wiper blades from silicone rubber
Added: 16 Dec 2004
Ballston Spa, New York--A US-based company is selling windscreen wiper blades made from silicone r…
Indonesian NR exports still rising
Added: 16 Dec 2004
Jakarta--Indonesia's exports of NR will be higher than in 2003 in terms of both volume and value, …
Local tyre makers still dominate Vietnamese market
Added: 16 Dec 2004
Hanoi, Vietnam--Domestic tyre makers still sell the majority of tyres and tubes in Vietnam, accordi…
Continental suspends tyre manufacturing in Mayfield
Added: 16 Dec 2004
Mayfield, Kentucky. (Dec. 15)--Continental Tire North America Inc. has suspended indefinitely tire …
Bridgestone to build plant in Brazil--report
Added: 16 Dec 2004
Bahia, Brazil--Bridgestone Corp has confirmed that it is planning to build a car tyre plant in the …
European car registrations climb in November
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Brussels--ACEA, the federation of European car makers has published statistics for car registration…
Goodyear may sell engineered products unit -- report
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Akron, Ohio--Goodyear may be about to sell its Engineered Products business, according to a report …
