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Goodyear cuts 250 jobs at Union City, Tennessee
Added: 4 Oct 2004
Paducah, Kentucky--Goodyear Tire and Rubber has announced plans to cut a further 250 jobs from its …
Dichtomatic adds O-ring business with American Seal acquisition
Added: 4 Oct 2004
Plymouth, Michigan--Freudenberg-NOK has acquired the assets of American Seal Inc. of Houston. Term…
Keegan brings in former colleague to lead Goodyear's Asian division
Added: 4 Oct 2004
Akron, 3 October--Goodyear Tire and Rubber has announced that Pierre Cohade will take over from Hug…
Nokian sells bicycle tyre unit to Teknikum Oy
Added: 4 Oct 2004
NOKIA, Finland (Oct. 1)--Nokian Tyres P.L.C. is selling its bicycle tyre business to a new business…
Surgical glove market undergoes price war
Added: 1 Oct 2004
London--A survey of the European surgical glove market has revealed that it is currently undergoing…
Metro begins shipping tyres under 'Metro-Continental' brand
Added: 1 Oct 2004
Chennai, India--Metro Tyres Ltd. has started shipping "Metro-Continental"-brand tyres for two-wheel…
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…
