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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 …
Second ex-Crompton exec to plead guilty to price-fixing
Added: 24 Sep 2004
San Francisco, California-A second former Crompton Corp. executive, James Conway, has agreed to ple…
West Pharmaceutical blamed for fatal explosion in 2003
Added: 24 Sep 2004
West Pharmaceutical Services should have warned workers about the build-up of potentially explosive…
Rhodia increases silica prices
Added: 24 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Paris-Rhodia Silica Systems is to raise prices for its m…
Bridgestone and Conti in TPMS link
Added: 24 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-Bridgestone Corp. and Continental AG are to jointl…
