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Tyre distributors in China, Singapore do well.
Added: 24 Feb 2004
According to a Singaporean newspaper, two tyre distribution chains with outlets in fast-growing eco…
Michelin's Hays suggests US$0.80 - $1.40 NR price range
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Patrick Hays, managing director of Michelin Singapore, has said he hopes NR prices can be maintain…
Michelin recalls 10 000 truck tyres in Australia
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Michelin has issued a voluntary recall notice on its XZE2+ 22-inch truck tyres in Australia. The ty…
Firestone's SR workers in Orange, Tx, threaten strike
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Union members at Firestone's SBR plant in Orange, Texas have voted unanimously in favour of strike …
Greenfield tyre plant in Georgia, US: Is it Toyo?
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Two separate sources seem to suggest that Japan's Toyo Tire is planning a small- to mid-sized tyre …
Indian government clears Michelin-Apollo project
Added: 24 Feb 2004
India's Finance Ministry has approved the FDI (foreign direct investment) proposal by Michelin to b…
Golden Hope sells former rubber plantation land
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Golden Hope Plantations Bhd. has agreed to sell 96 ha of land in Perak, Malaysia. The land, located…
NZ earthquake bearings protect Indian hospital
Added: 24 Feb 2004
A new 300-bed hospital in Bhuj, Gujarat has been built with earthquake bearings designed and produc…
Australia leads world in move to put allergy warning on gloves
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Following Ansell's decision in 1998 to put allergy warnings on gloves made from natural rubber late…
Glove sales rise, share prices soar over Bird Flu scare
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Share prices of top examination glove makers Top Glove Corp Bhd and Supermax Corp Bhd have been roc…
India likely to export over 60kt of NR this year
Added: 24 Feb 2004
India has exported 51 000 tonnes of natural rubber in the period from April 2003 to January 2004, a…
Ghana expects to sell Bonsa Tyre by end of Q1, 2004
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Alan Kyeremanten, the Minister of Trade, Industry and President's Special Initiative in Ghana has r…
Fire at Goodyear Thailand damages warehouse, materials
Added: 24 Feb 2004
A fire at Goodyear's tyre factory just outside Bangkok, in Pathumthani province, damaged a warehous…
Small fire at Trelleborg UK. No one hurt
Added: 24 Feb 2004
A fire at Trelleborg's UK facility in Runcorn was quickly brought under control by fire fighters in…
Dunlop Aerospace seeks to raise cash
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Coventry, UK-based Dunlop Standard Aerospace is hoping to raise around €100 million with a new b…
Vietnamese sell latex direct to USA
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Instead of going through third parties in Singapore, Vietnam is now exporting latex directly to the…
RBX to close three rubber facilities
Added: 24 Feb 2004
RBX Industries, which emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2001, is reportedly closing …
Tyre tracks spark hunt for Amphi-car
Added: 24 Feb 2004
In the 'other' German trial, police are charging a motorist with traffic and insurance offences aft…
Bridgestone Australia's Salisbury plant has a brighter future
Added: 24 Feb 2004
A new wage deal and changes to working practices have led to a more assured future for tyre-making …
Bridgestone Australia faces estimated €32 million tax bill
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Bridgestone Australia is disputing a tax assessment of up to $Aus 52 million (€32 million), relat…
