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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)

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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…

EU truck registrations fall in year to May

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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Brussels -- In May, new commercial vehicle registrations in the EU continued t…

Toyo sets up AVS sales unit in Thailand

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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Wang Noi City Thailand -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. plans to start sales o…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 June 2012)

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Tyre sales surge 14% in cities of S E Asia

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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Singapore -- Demand for replacement car tyre markets in the major cities of Th…

Bjørnslev to lead Lanxess in North America

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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Pittsburgh, There's going to be a change at the top for Lanxess Corp., the No…

Chengshan to invest in computer modelling system

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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Beijing - Chengshan Group is intending to buy a computer modelling system base…

China establishes local production of para-aramids for tyre cords

Added: 28 Jun 2012

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Beijing -- A new factory for aramid fibres has opened in China. A report from …