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Trelleborg, Vibracoustic to announce JV this year

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Stockholm, Sweden -- The proposed automotive anti-vibration joint venture betw…

ContiTech upgrades airspring, V-belt capacity at Vahrenwald

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Hannover-Vahrenwald, Germany -- ContiTech is expanding production capacity at …

ITDG to bring Point S retail program to the US

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Las Vegas, Nevada -- Independent Tire Dealers Group L.L.C. (ITDG) and Point S …

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Nov 2011)

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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

LMC buys out JD Power partner

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Oxford, UK -- Oxford-based LMC Automotive said it has acquired the automotive …

NR prices recovered slightly on 2 November

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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London -- Rubber prices recovered somewhat overnight, but remained below yen 3…

UK Simrit facility wins AS9120 for quality management

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Lutterworth UK -- Simrit - the industrial sealing products division of Freuden…

Cabot buys graphene licence from XG Sciences

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Boston, Massachussetts -- Cabot Corp. Cabot has added graphene technology to i…

Pirelli UK wins government funds

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Carlisle, UK -- Pirelli's Carlisle plant has won an unspecified amount of gove…

Huron launches release agent for FKM de-moulding

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Leslie, Michigan -- Huron Technologies, Inc. offers Mould Release Agent 7463 t…

Momentive opens Korean development centre

Added: 2 Nov 2011

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Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has added an applic…

Brisa revenues approach TL 1000 million

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Ankara - Turkish tyre maker BRISA recorded full-year sales of TL 980 million (…

Awesome images of BMW with wings - made from tyre treads

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Perm, Russia - A couple of automotive blogs have printed images of a BMW car w…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Nov 2011)

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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

Michelin scores in US tyre loyalty survey

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Tustin, California - A survey of 15,000 vehicle owners shows tat Michelin bra…

Cooper Tire reports record quarterly sales, but sees profits drop

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Findlay, Ohio -- Despite reaching quarterly net sales of more than $1 billion …

Winter tyre installation not be delayed, advises Canadian motorist group

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Quebec City, Canada - Drivers in Quebec are delaying their seasonal tyre chang…

Cooper-Standard possible sale off

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Novi, Michigan - Market conditions aren't ripe, so the holding company that …

Modi Rubber says no sales in last 6 months

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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Mumbai, India - Modi Rubber has published its results for the three months to …

NR prices plunge overnight

Added: 1 Nov 2011

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London -- Rubber prices plunged overnight to close below yen 300 in Tokyo. On …