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Dunlop offers 'Treadheads' at US automotive aftermarket show
Added: 5 Nov 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada-Brave visitors to the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las V…

Bridgestone to centralise control of China tyre operations in Shanghai
Added: 5 Nov 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp has established a new company in Shanghai to oversee its tyre operations on…

Cooper vows to appeal court ruling to block Cooper-Standard sale
Added: 5 Nov 2004
FINDLAY, Ohio (Nov. 4)--Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it will appeal an Indiana federal judge´s or…

Latex litigation charge cuts Cardinal Health profits
Added: 5 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Dublin, Ohio-Earnings at US-based healthcare supplier Cardinal Health Inc. d…

Latex litigation charge cuts Cardinal Health profits
Added: 5 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Dublin, Ohio-Earnings at US-based healthcare supplier Cardinal Health Inc. d…

Amtel planning to buy Vredestein Banden
Added: 4 Nov 2004
Enschede, Netherlands--Vredestein NV has confirmed that it is in detailed discussions about selling…

ThyssenKrupp sells 500th curing press from Croatian factory
Added: 4 Nov 2004
Belisce, Croatia--ThyssenKrupp Elastomertechnik (TKE) has sold its 500th tyre curing press from its…

Wacker to focus on growth businesses including fumed silica and organosilanes
Added: 4 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Munich, Germany-Wacker-Chemie GmbH is realigning its operations into five bu…

Trelleborg buys US manufacturer of marine products
Added: 4 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Trelleborg, Sweden-Trelleborg Group has added US-based Ecoboard, a developer…

Italian gasket maker Argomm evaluating options in China
Added: 3 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Dusseldorf, Germany Italian automotive part supplier Argomm SpA is assessi…

Condom supplier to list on UK alternative stock exchange
Added: 2 Nov 2004
Thatcham, UK-The Sexual Health Group, which supplies condoms to the UK's National Health Service an…

HSE to offer elastomer guidelines for the oil industry
Added: 2 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hertford, UK-The UK Health and Safety Executive is to publish advice on requ…

Icon aims for US growth-with Bruchas as American chief
Added: 2 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Retford, UK-Icon Polymer Group has appointed James Bruchas as vice-president…

JSR seeks alliances
Added: 2 Nov 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-JSR Corp. is seeking new alliances for its elastom…

Farrel to sign with Chinese partner
Added: 1 Nov 2004
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Dusseldorf, Germany--Alberto Shaio, chief executive officer of Farrel Corp …

Cooper to market Kenda tyres in North America
Added: 1 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Findlay, Ohio-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is to be the exclusive marketer of Ke…

Parker expands sealing with Acadia acquisition
Added: 1 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Cleveland, Ohio-Parker Hannifin Corp. has added to its seals group with the …

Apollo to invest in Baroda plant, completes due diligence on Modi
Added: 1 Nov 2004
New Delhi, India--Apollo Tyres is reportedly looking at expanding its Baroda tyre factory and has c…

SRI diversifies into medical equipment
Added: 1 Nov 2004
Kobe, Japan--Sumitomo Rubber Industries has launched a new product, outside the rubber sector. The …

Tenneco Automotive cuts 250 staff, consolidates in Far East
Added: 1 Nov 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Lake Forest, Illiniois-Tenneco Automotive aims to save $20 million (Euro 16 …