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Lanxess introduces Nanoprene for tyre makers
Added: 16 Sep 2008
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Brno, Czech Republic -- Lanxess' Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business unit…

GreenMan to sell tire recycling operations
Added: 16 Sep 2008
Savage, Minnesota -- Faced with the need to pay down its debts and satisfy its primary lender, Gree…

Bell to retire from Gates at year-end
Added: 16 Sep 2008
Denver, Colorado -- Richard Bell, chairman of Gates Corp. and chief operating officer of industrial…

Michelin ties up with electric car specialist Venturi
Added: 15 Sep 2008
Paris -- Electric vehicle specialist Venturi Automobiles and Group Michelin are joining forces to d…

Goodyear's strengths and weaknesses analysed
Added: 15 Sep 2008
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Paris, France -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Goodyear Tire …

Interview with 'TPMS expert' for sale
Added: 15 Sep 2008
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Dublin, Ireland -- MEMS Investor Journal, has published an interview titled, M…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Sept 2008)
Added: 15 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama contributes to WWF
Added: 15 Sep 2008
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Tokyo -The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has donated a total of 1,334,850 yen (Eu…

Michelin tops OE tyre customer satisfaction study
Added: 12 Sep 2008
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Westlake Village, California - Marketing information firm J.D. Power and Assoc…

Bridgestone's Poznan and Béthune plants win Ford Q1 Award
Added: 12 Sep 2008
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Poznan, Poland - Bridgestone's manufacturing plant in Poznan, Poland has recei…

DSM Elastomers Keltan ACE technology still on track
Added: 12 Sep 2008
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Heerlen, Netherlands - DSM Elastomers current development of its Keltan ACE (A…

News from elsewhere on the web (12/Sept/2008)
Added: 12 Sep 2008
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Rubber producers close plants as hurricane approaches
Added: 12 Sep 2008
Port Neches, Texas -- Synthetic rubber producers in Texas are closing their plants in anticipation …

BFS to cut back North American passenger, truck tyre production
Added: 11 Sep 2008
Nashville, Tennessee -- Because of soft demand in the North American original equipment market and …

Benecke-Kaliko expands in N America
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Detroit, Michigan -- Benecke-Kaliko,Continental's automotive interior sheeting…

Dow looks at future of speciality latex business
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Midland, Michigan -- The Dow Chemical Company is exploring divestiture options…

CEFIC, IBM develop system to exchange REACH data
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Brussels -- Cefic, representing the European Chemical Industry, and IBM have …

News from elsewhere on the web (11 Sept 2008)
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

SRF tyre cord factory on strike
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Tamil Nadu, India -- SRF Ltd has said one of its factories in Tamil Nadu is te…

Titan Intl quits Titan Europe discussions
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. has discontinued discussions rega…