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EU car registrations down nearly 7 percent on year

Added: 19 Jun 2013

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Brussels – According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACE…

Indian rubber exporters cautioned against software piracy

Added: 19 Jun 2013

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Kochi: The Indian Rubber Board has warned exporters and traders against the us…

Neoprene wetsuit pioneer Bob Meistrell dies at 84

Added: 18 Jun 2013

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Torrance, California – Bob Meistrell, who co-founded the Body Glove clothing c…

Cabot to buy rest of Mexican carbon black JV for $105m

Added: 18 Jun 2013

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Altamira, Mexico – Cabot Corp. (CBT) has agreed to buy the remaining 60 percen…

Analysts call Apollo's purchase of Cooper 'risky'

Added: 18 Jun 2013

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Akron, Ohio – Financial analysts who follow Apollo Tyres Ltd. are calling the …

Dubai taxi drivers briefed on tire safety

Added: 18 Jun 2013

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Dubai – Arabian Automobiles, the exclusive distributor of Nissan, Infiniti and…

Mediobanca to sell Pirelli stake

Added: 17 Jun 2013

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By Lisa Jucca

Milan – Italian investment bank Mediobanca is ready to gradually …

South Wales tire fire trio in dock as trial starts

Added: 17 Jun 2013

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Swansea, South Wales – The trial of three people alleged to be responsible for…

Michelin and Petrokimia Butadiene launch synthetic rubber joint venture

Added: 17 Jun 2013

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Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin and PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI…

China truck tire overcapacity 'immense'

Added: 17 Jun 2013

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Akron, Ohio – Three things are noteworthy about China's truck tire industry, a…

ContiTech to plant trees for forest conservation

Added: 17 Jun 2013

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Northeim, Germany – The printing blanket segment of ContiTech’s elastomer coat…

Indonesia to host third Global Rubber Conference

Added: 14 Jun 2013

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Medan, Indonesia – Palembang, Indonesia, will be location for the Global Rubbe…

Cooper CEO calls deal with Apollo 'compelling'

Added: 14 Jun 2013

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Findlay, Ohio – For Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s board of directors, accepting A…

DuPont's TPE jounce bumper deals with jolts better

Added: 14 Jun 2013

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Geneva, Switzerland – Fiat has adopted an integrated jounce bumper system on i…

Michelin to close plants in Colombia

Added: 14 Jun 2013

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Paris – Group Michelin will close two tire plants in Colombia in the coming mo…

Lanxess raises rubber chemicals prices

Added: 14 Jun 2013

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Leverkusen, Germany – Speciality chemicals company Lanxess will increase its p…

UTECH returns to North America in 2014

Added: 13 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (SMR)

London – UTECH North America will be held on 4 and 5 June 2014, at the Charlo…

Michelin offering $1.3M racing prize

Added: 12 Jun 2013

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Le Mans, France – Group Michelin is offering a $1.3 million prize next year fo…

Use EPDM liner for a vibrant, weedless pond, says gardening guru

Added: 12 Jun 2013

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London – Daily Telegraph gardening columnist Bunny Guinness has advised garden…

Michelin tests tires with petroleum haulier ahead of Euro VI trucks

Added: 12 Jun 2013

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Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has started a 12-month trial comparing the wear …