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Tatneft reports on 2011 production
Added: 2 Jul 2012
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Moscow -- Amid a wealth of data on petrochemical production, Tatneft said it m…

MItas names Rada as CFO
Added: 2 Jul 2012
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Prague, Czech Republic - Off-road tyre producer Mitas has appointed Vladimir …

Bettermann retires from Freudenberg, Sohi takes over as speaker
Added: 2 Jul 2012
$0ERJ staff report (LMH)$0$0Weinheim. Germany -- Dr. Peter Bettermann, who has been Speaker of the …

Bridgestone to sponsor 2012 South American football cup
Added: 2 Jul 2012
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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. will be the title sponsor of the 2012 South Americ…

Report looks at Euro 23 bn US tyre dealer industry
Added: 2 Jul 2012
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London - Research and Markets has added a new report on the US tyre dealer in…

Conti puts labels on all truck tyres from 1 July
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Hannover, Germany -- Continental has said all its truck tyres will have offici…

Conti adds CT scanner to Hannover tech centre
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Hannover, Germany - Continental said it has installed a CT (Computed Tomograph…

Sumitomo completes new golf ball factory
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Cikampek, Indonesia -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries has brought on stream its se…

GiTi plans for global growth
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Essen, Germany -- A series of senior executives from GiTi Tire spoke at the de…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 June 2012)
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

JAMA reports on Japanese car makers' contribution to Europe
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Tokyo / Brussels -- Japan's car makers have contributed to the competitiveness…

Japanese auto production up on tsunami-hit May 2011 figures
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Tokyo -- Japan's car production in May 2012 was recorded as 781,340 units, acc…

Japanese SBR market studied
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Dublin, Ireland - GlobalData has published a new report titled, Styrene-Butadi…

Tokyo NR prices rise above $3
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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London - Rubber prices moved upwards overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

More Chinese consumers want to buy cars
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Shanghai, China -- The percentage of consumers in China who intend to purchase…

Saudi tyre market set to grow
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Bretton, Peterborough - TechSci Research has published a new report titled, Sa…

US light vehicle tyre market set to grow
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Dublin, Ireland - Infiniti Research Limited has published a new report titled,…

Kordsa in major Michelin deal?
Added: 29 Jun 2012
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Istanbul, Turkey -- Kordsa Global is on the point of announcing a major agreem…

Michelin: "we sell performance, not rubber"
Added: 28 Jun 2012
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Paris -- Michelin has set out a strategic vision under the banner: “Michelin…

Indian Carbon black segment growing fast
Added: 28 Jun 2012
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Dublin, Ireland - TechSci Research has published a new report titled, “India…