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EC publishes amended tyre label regulation

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Brussels -- The European Commission has updated its official tyre labelling re…

Mesnac buys Wyko

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Knoxville, Tennessee -- Qingdao Mesnac has bought all the shares in Wyko Tire …

'Green' tyres to make up 50% of Chinese market - Lanxess

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Beijing, China -- Lanxess AG expects sales of low-rolling resistance car tyres…

Fenner buys US belt fabricator

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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London -- UK-based belt maker Fenner PLC said its US subsidiary has acquired s…

BorgWarner sells tyre pressure monitoring business

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Detroit, Michigan -- BorgWarner Inc. said today it sold its tyre pressure moni…

Toyo launches NanoEnergy brand in Tokyo

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd is introducing a new low-rolling re…

Eastland Compounding marks 10 years since MBO

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Eastland, Manchester -- On 1 December 2001, a management buyout took the

old Vi…

NR prices jump 5% overnight

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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London -- Rubber prices rose by about 5 percent overnight. On Tokyo's

Tocom Exc…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Dec 2011)

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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

CGS switches to Mitas name in Spain

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Zlin, Czech republic -- Following similar moves in Germany, the UK and elsewhe…

Goodyear updates marketing structure in Iberia

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Madrid -- Goodyear Dunlop Iberia has updated the structure of its marketing ac…

Marangoni fits Evoque with red tyres for Bologna

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Bologna, Italy -- Marangoni's latest show car is a Range Rover Evoque HFI-R wi…

Global truck makers call for harmonisation of regulations

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Tokyo -- The world's leading manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and…

LWB Steinl to diversify following crisis

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Landshut, Germany -- Landshut-based injection moulding machine manufacturer LW…

MRF net profits jump for 12 months

Added: 1 Dec 2011

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Mumbai, India -- Indian tyre maker MRF Ltd has reported strong increases in sa…

Bridgestone to show airless concept tyre at Tokyo Motor Show

Added: 30 Nov 2011

Tokyo - Tokyo's 42nd Motor Show opens today and Bridgestone is showing an airless concept tyre. The…

MHI to move tyre, rubber machinery manufacture out of Japan

Added: 30 Nov 2011

Tokyo -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), will establish a new subsidiary to handle the ind…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 Nov 2011)

Added: 30 Nov 2011

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

Japanese car production up 20% on October 2010

Added: 30 Nov 2011

Tokyo -- Japan's production of cars in October 2011 was substantially ahead of the same month in 20…

Ford joins UK tyre lobby group

Added: 30 Nov 2011

London -- Ford of Britain has joined UK tyre lobby group,  TyreSafe. Through its membership, Ford o…