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Pirelli retains World Superbike contract to 2015
Added: 28 Jul 2011
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London -- Pirelli has retained its contract to supply control tyres to the Wor…

Pirell posts strong results, raises forecasts
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Milan, Italy -- Pirelli group posted 17 percent higher sales and 50 percent hi…

ElringKlinger sees sales up, but profits down in Q2
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Dettingen, Germany -- First half sales revenues at the ElringKlinger Group ros…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 July 2011)
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Kumho Petrochem, to build S-SBR, EPDM plants in Korea - report
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Seoul, Korea -- Reports from Korea say that South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical …

Jyco enters new market for profiles - horticulture
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Jyco Sealing Technologies is developing new products fo…

Further decline in US vehicle miles driven
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Washington DC -- The US Department of Transportation has released data showing…

White House pushes automakers to agree to 54.5 mpg target by 2025
Added: 27 Jul 2011
By Neil Roland, Automotive News
Washington DC -- The White House is pushing automakers to agree by t…

Cabot saw carbon black volumes fall in Q3
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Boston, Massachusetts -- Third quarter fiscal 2011 EBIT in Cabot Corp.'s Rubbe…

Zeon revises forecasts upwards
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Tokyo -- Zeon Corp has issued revised forecasts for its full year figures. Whi…

Carlisle Companies report higher sales, profits in Q2
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. reported net sales from c…

Solutia cites sluggish demand from Chinese tyre makers
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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St Louis Missouri -- Solutia Inc. has said poor performance in its rubber chem…

NR prices on Wed 27 July - above $5
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract moved up by yen 8…

Outsourcing of automotive components analysed
Added: 27 Jul 2011
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Dublin, Ireland -- Global Industry Analysts has published a new report titled,…

Chinese M&A activity in Europe to surge by year-end
Added: 26 Jul 2011
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London -- Investment into Europe by Chinese manufacturing companies is set to …

UK rubber companies analysed
Added: 26 Jul 2011
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Dunoon, Scotland -- A financial analysis company -- Merlin Scott Associates -…

Pakistan's General Tire profiled
Added: 26 Jul 2011
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Karachi, Pakistan -- A report from the Karachi Stock Exchange profiles develop…

African industry prepares for Tyrexpo Africa 2012
Added: 26 Jul 2011
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Johannesburg, South Africa -- Major names from Southern Africa's tyre and equi…

Discovery channel featured Cancarb on Shuttle tribute programme
Added: 26 Jul 2011
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Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada -- The Discovery Channel in North America recent…

Goodyear's F1 Asymmetric 2 gets first OE fitment on Mercedes CLS
Added: 26 Jul 2011
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Luxembourg - Goodyear has announced that the latest Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 has …