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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…