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Parker Hannifin reports record year-end sales, earnings
Added: 14 Nov 2005
From Rubber & Plastics News
Cleveland, Ohio-Parker Hannifin Corp. posted new records in sales, earni…

Jefferson Rubber gains US Army contract
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Worcester, Massachusetts-Rubber moulder Jefferson Rubber Works Inc. is to ma…

CEH sees silica use still growing significantly in western Europe, Japan
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Menlo Park, California-CEH (Chemical Economics Handbook) has produced a new market report on silica…

Pirelli to invest Euro 60 million in Chinese tyre joint-venture
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Milan, Italy-Pirelli has finalised its joint-venture agreement in China with…

Michelin intensifies tyre r&d efforts
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Larry Edsall, Automotive News
"Energy costs are not going to fall, and raw materials are not goi…

Goodyear offers website support for aramid-reinforced tyres
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Akron, Ohio-Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says it is supporting its new SilentA…

Canadian tape maker says rubber shortages, prices affected results
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Montréal, Canada-Adhesive tape maker Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (IPG), he…

Air-Tec's pneumatic conveyors on offer in UK
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Kings Lynn, UK-Martis Engineering Ltd has become exclusive UK distributor in…

Bridgestone N America suggests 10-year limit on car tyre life
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone/Firestone has sent a technical bulletin to its US dealers, tell…

Garibaldi Venture Cap divests Gajah Tunggal stake -- report
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Jakarta -- Newswires are reporting on a story from Indonesian daily paper, Bisnis Indonesia, that S…

FDA proposes warnings against STDs on condom packaging
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Washington DC -- The US-based Food and Drug Administration has proposed changes to the packaging of…

Toyota signs multi-year F1 tyre deal with Bridgestone
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- Toyota Motorsport has announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with Bridgestone Moto…

News from elsewhere on the web 11/11
Added: 11 Nov 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Company proposes airless tyre made by transfer moulding
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Boca Raton, Florida -- Venture Capital company, NewTech Tire claims to have succesfully tested a no…

SmartTire Q1 revenues almost double on OE sales
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Richmond, British Columbia, -- SmarTire Systems Inc. announced today gross revenue of approximatel…

Fenner 12-month profits roar ahead on Chinese demand
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Kingston, UK -- Fenner PLC, the global engineer specialising in reinforced polymer technology, has …

Yokohama earnings rise in six months to September
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., posted a 10.7 percent increase in operating income, to 4786…

Yokohama sets up auto parts JV with Toyota in south China
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced a new company, Yamasei Automotive (Foshan) Co.…

Yokohama sets up JV to make conveyor belts in Weifang, Shandong
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that in January 2006 - through its holding co…

Yokohama creates company to oversee Chinese activities
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will establish Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., in the ci…
