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Goodyear restructures Dunlop's European finances
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Brussels--Goodyear has announced that its affiliate, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe BV has arranged a…
Freudenberg-NOK appoints chief information officer
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Plymouth, Michigan--Freudenberg-NOK has named George
Molchan as chief information officer (CIO). Th…
Nokian Tyres selling car tyre retreading business
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Nokia, Finland-The Swedish tyre retail business of Nokian Tyres, Vianor AB, is to sell its car tyre…
Vietnamese exports of NR continue to climb
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Ha Noi, Vietnam--Vietnam's foreign earnings from the export of latex and natural rubber continues t…
Michelin restructures motorsport management team
Added: 15 Dec 2004
Paris--Michelin has announced a new management team for its motorsport division, following the anno…
Lion Forest to make Silverstone-brand tyres in China
Added: 14 Dec 2004
Kuala Lumpur--Lion Forest Industries Bhd, parent of Lion Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd, has signed a jo…
Michelin to raise tyre prices across Europe
Added: 14 Dec 2004
Paris--Michelin has issued a statement saying it is raising prices for all types of tyre across Eur…
Malaysia aims to produce over 1m tonnes of NR
Added: 14 Dec 2004
Kuala Lumpur--With rubber prices holding steady and above $1/kg for three consecutive years, malysi…
Indonesia aims to be top NR producer by 2020
Added: 14 Dec 2004
Jakarta--Indonesia's Agriculture minister has said his country is aiming to be the biggest producer…
FDA to reconsider silicone-gel breast implants
Added: 14 Dec 2004
WASHINGTON (Dec. 13)--The Food and Drug Administration tentatively has scheduled a meeting in April…
China to lift import restrictions on rubber, steelcord--report
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Beijing--Press reports indicate that the Chinese Commerce Ministry is lifting import restrictions o…
Zeon raises epichlorhydrin prices
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Louisville, Kentucky--Zeon Chemicals L.P., the US subsidiary of Zeon Corp. has issued a note telli…
PSA to clamp down on poor quality suppliers
Added: 13 Dec 2004
PARIS -- PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is embarking on a three-year plan to improve the quality of components…
Pirelli adds 40 jobs at US warehouse
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Rome Georgia--Pirelli Tire has opened a 247 000 sq. ft. (23 000 m2) warehouse and distribution cent…
Seiberling house goes on sale for $1.4 million
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Akron, Ohio--The house, "Triacre", built in 1913 by Goodyear co-founder, Charles Seiberling, is up …
Former Cabot ceo to run US energy department
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Washington DC--Samuel Bodman, former chief executive of Cabot Corp has been named as President Geor…
Omnova raises Vinyl Pyridine latex prices
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Fairlawn Ohio--Omnova Solutions is raising prices of its tyre cord preparation latices from January…
Singapore's Stamford becomes global distributor
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Singapore--Stamford Tyres has evolved into a global distributor of tyres. The company started life …
Conti pulls out of Moscow, considers closing Hanover tyre factory
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Hanover--Continental AG has decided to pull out of its joint venture with Moscow Tire Factory. The …
Bridgestone to supply Boeing's new 7E7 aircraft with tyres
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it has signed a contract with Boeing Co. to supply radi…
