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Goodyear to cut yet more jobs at Wolverhampton, UK
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Goodyear Dunlop Europe is cutting a further 84 jobs at the former Goodyear plant in Wolverhampton, …
Ansell's half-year net profits jump 76 percent
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Glove-maker Ansell has posted a 76 percent increase in net profit to Aus$34.5 million (€21.2 mill…
Yokohama confirms tyre plant in Rayong, Thailand
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Yokohama Tire plans to build a truck and bus tyre plant on the Amata City Industrial Estate in Rayo…
Greenpeace opposes tyres in Australian cement kiln
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Greenpeace has asked the New South Wales Government to reject an application by Blue Circle Cement …
Bangkok futures market to open in April
Added: 24 Feb 2004
The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand is expected to start trading in RSS-3 and rice contra…
Conti pushes for more 'active safety'
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Continental AG is continuing to promote its Stability Control programs, saying that "existing, read…
Higher tyre prices on the way
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Japanese tyre makers warn of global price rises, following increases in raw material costs.
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Petrochem sector to rebound through 2007, based on China demand
Added: 24 Feb 2004
Reports from the ninth Asia Pacific Industry Meeting (APCIM) in Singapore indicate that the petroch…
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…
