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Freudenberg-NOK named as one of the 'Best and Brightest'
Added: 1 Oct 2004
Detroit, Michigan--Freudenberg-NOK has, for the third successive year, been named as one of Detroit…

Yokohama Rubber merges hose company, fittings unit
Added: 1 Oct 2004
Tokyo--Yokohama Rubber is to merge its hose-making operations with its hose-fittings unit, Yokohama…

RBX is dead, long live Rubatex International
Added: 1 Oct 2004
Bedford, Virginia--SEDO Chemicals Neoprene GmbH has bought a factory, some machinery and other asse…

Dow Europe hikes SR prices
Added: 30 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Horgen, Switzerland-Dow Europe GmbH is increasing its pr…

Bridgestone opens tyre factory in Wuxi, China
Added: 30 Sep 2004
Shanghai, China--Bridgestone Corp. held the official opening ceremony for its third Chinese tyre pl…

Bridgestone increases stake in S African retailer
Added: 30 Sep 2004
Bridgestone Corp. has reportedly bought more equity in the South African tyre retail chain, Maxipre…

Conti threatens to take Tech centre abroad
Added: 30 Sep 2004
Continental AG has reportedly told employees at its Hanover tech centre that it will move some acti…

China to make 15 million truck radials in 2004
Added: 30 Sep 2004
The China Association of Rubber industry has reportedly said that China will produce over 15 millio…

BFGoodrich unit to recall 46,000 tyres
Added: 30 Sep 2004
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 29)--Michelin North America Inc.'s BFGoodrich Tires division is recalling 4…

China's rubber industry booms
Added: 30 Sep 2004
China's rubber product makers are growing fast, according to data published by the China Associatio…

Bayer plans to retain GE Bayer Silicones stake
Added: 29 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Leverkusen. Germany-Bayer AG plans to retain the group's…

Sumitomo raising export tyre prices
Added: 29 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd is raising prices of…

More rumours about MIchelin's expansion of Olsztyn
Added: 29 Sep 2004
Further to our previous story (15 Sept), Michelin is reportedly ready to invest €600 million in …

USWA sues to halt sale of Cooper-Standard
Added: 29 Sep 2004
PITTSBURGH (Sept. 28)--The United Steelworkers of America has sued to delay or block the sale of Co…

AIAG revises RFID standard for tyres, wheels
Added: 29 Sep 2004
Detroit--The Industry Action Group (AIAG) has revised its standard on RFID tags for tyres and wheel…

Michelin unveils 2 airless tyre/wheel concepts
Added: 29 Sep 2004
PARIS (Sept. 24) -- Groupe Michelin is debuting two extended-mobility tyre innovations at the Paris…

Phelps Dodge revamps website
Added: 28 Sep 2004
Phelps Dodge, owner of Columbian Chemicals Company, the carbon black maker, has re-vamped its websi…

JK Tyre expands car, truck tyre capacity
Added: 28 Sep 2004
Indian tyre maker JK Tyre is reportedly investing Rs 1700 million (€30 million) to increase capac…

Nokian to start contract manufacturing of tyres in China
Added: 28 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Nokia, Finland-Nokian Tyres plc has found a Chinese partner to make Nokian-b…

Pirelli, Conti in steelcord JV in Romania
Added: 28 Sep 2004
Pirelli SpA and Continental AG are reportedly on the point of setting up a steelcord joint venture …