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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 …
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…
