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Michelin to spend $350 million on South Carolina plants
Added: 9 Aug 2007
Greenville, South Carolina - Michelin North America Inc. will spend $350 million (€250 million) t…
Commerce OKs anti-dumping probe for Chinese OTR tyres
Added: 9 Aug 2007
Washington DC - The US Commerce Department will go ahead with a formal investigation into anti-dump…
News from elsewhere on the web 09/August/07
Added: 9 Aug 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Wide tyres good for braking, bad for aquaplaning - ADAC test
Added: 9 Aug 2007
Munich, Germany -Â Wide tyres perform better in braking tests than narrow tyres, but narrow tyres a…
Suppliers must be innovative to succeed, says ElringKlinger CEO
Added: 9 Aug 2007
By Klaus-Dieter Flörecke, Automotive News Europe
Dettingen, Germany -Â ElringKlinger CEO Stefan Wol…
ElringKlinger reports strong growth in sales, profits for H1
Added: 9 Aug 2007
Dettingen, Germany -Â The ElringKlinger Group has reported increased sales and earnings in the firs…
Veyance Technologies buys Industrial Specialty Fabrics
Added: 9 Aug 2007
Akron, Ohio - Veyance Technologies, Inc., the re-namedf Goodyear Engineered Products company, has b…
News from elsewhere on the web 08/August/07
Added: 8 Aug 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Apollo Tyres on target for $2000 million by 2010
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Kochi, Kerala, India - Apollo Tyres is on target to achieve an annual turnover of $2000 million ( â…
APABOR joins IRSG Panel of Associates
Added: 8 Aug 2007
London -Â The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that Sao Paulo's Association of…
Taiwan SR Corp joins IRSG Panel of Associates
Added: 8 Aug 2007
London -Â The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Co…
IISRP publishes Statistics yearbook
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has published th…
Hankook reports 11 percent growth with Q2 results
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Seoul, South Korea - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. reported double-digit increases in second-quarter and fi…
Bekaert H1 results continue to show strong growth in China
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Kortrijk, Belgium -Â Chinese sales of steelcord continue to boom for Bekaert. The company reported …
Glanzstoff buys tyrecord converter, Sicrem
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Sankt Pölten, Austria - The Austrian rayon yarn-maker, Glanzstoff Group has bought the Italian fa…
Cabot, Columbian settle US carbon black class action
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Boston, Massachusetts -Â Purchasers of carbon black in the United States are advised that the two o…
Vita sells Calendering business to Excel Polymers
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Manchester, UK -Â Excel Polymers LLC has acquired Vita-Calender, the specialised rubber processing …
Cooling fins might reduce heat on Bridgestone runflats
Added: 8 Aug 2007
Tokyo -Â Future tyres from Bridgestone may use a type of aerodynamic cooling. The company has devel…
Frost and Sullivan publish report on the carbon black market
Added: 6 Aug 2007
London -- A report of the European markets for carbon black by consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan, h…
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber believes its tyres are safe
Added: 6 Aug 2007
Washington DC -- Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. has issued a statement regarding the safety of its tyr…
