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Auto companies to suffer if parts maker reneges on 'burdensome' contract
Added: 22 Dec 2004
By Robert Sherefkin
DETROIT -- The Big 3 and some of their largest suppliers say they face disastrou…
Indian government prepared to intervene if rubber price falls
Added: 22 Dec 2004
Kerala, India--The Indian government is ready to intervene in India's rubber markets if the price s…
Continental to increase 2-wheeler offtake from Metro
Added: 22 Dec 2004
Kolkata, India--Continental AG is reportedly increasing the volume of tyres and tubes it sources fr…
China Synthetic to boost overseas Carbon black capacity
Added: 21 Dec 2004
Taipei--China Synthetic Rubber Corp. (CSRC), the world's fourth-largest carbon-black manufacturer b…
Freudenberg-NOK appoints VP Human Resources
Added: 21 Dec 2004
Plymouth, Michigan--Freudenberg-NOK has named Sarah O'Hare as vice president of human resources (HR…
China's rubber cultivation stagnates
Added: 21 Dec 2004
Kottayam, India--According to the director of Rubber Research Institute of India, rubber cultivatio…
China will import 2.5 m tonnes of rubber in 2005
Added: 21 Dec 2004
Beijing--Ju Hongzheng, president of China Rubber Industry Association has said the country will imp…
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 …
