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Michelin pushes latest Alpin winter tyres

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Paris - Michelin is premiering its Pilot Alpin and Latitude Alpin, two winter …

Nokian claims wins in two tyre tests

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Nokia, Finland - Nokian reports success in two recent tyre tests.

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Trelleborg completes sale of French automotive unit

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Clermont, France - Trelleborg has completed the divestment of its operation th…

Kraton makes a net loss for the year

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Houston, Texas - Kraton sold 62 kt of its styrenic block copolymer products in…

Russian tyre market studied

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Dublin, Ireland -- TechSci Research has published a new report titled, Russia…

Kraton says modified asphalt shows exceptional performance

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Houston, Texas - Kraton says the results of an industry-standard test for high…

US distributor backing new Vietnamese tyre plant

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Bin Duong Province, Vietnam - Vietnam's J.S.C. Southern Rubber Industry (Ca…

Momentive expanding plant, center in India

Added: 1 Mar 2012

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Albany, New York - Silicone and advanced materials provider Momentive Perfor…

ANRPC revises upwards NR output for 2011

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Kuala Lumpur - The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) h…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Feb 2012)

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

EVO magazine publishes tyre test results

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Bedford, UK - The UK high performance motoring magazine EVO has published the …

EChA seeks comments on 13 more substances of Very high concern

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Helsinki, Finland - EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implement…

EchA publishes review report on 2011

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Helsinki, Finland - EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implement…

NR prices drift upwards on Wednesday

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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London -- Rubber prices showed both up and down movements over the weekend. On…

Gevo ready with commercial bio-isobutanol

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Englewood, Colorado - Gevo, Inc. said it is, “on the cusp of commercialising…

Infinity Tyres launches lifestyle magazine

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Dubai - AL Dobowi Group has launched a lifestyle magazine called Infinity Life…

Marangoni Meccanica opens new production hall for OTR building machines

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Rovereto, Iltaly - Marangoni Meccanica has completed construction of its third…

Lockout costs for Cooper could top $40 million

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Findlay, Ohio --Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s efforts to keep dealers supplied wi…

US inventor claims Knobbly Knife extends tyre life

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Tennessee - A dirt-bike riding family from Tennessee has developed a tool call…

China's tyre manufacturing industry studied

Added: 29 Feb 2012

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Dublin, Ireland -- Reports from China has published a new report titled, Chin…