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Michelin publishes performance report
Added: 27 Jun 2007
Paris - Group Michelin has published the third edition of the Michelin Performance and Responsibili…

ANSYS releases polyflow 3.11
Added: 26 Jun 2007
Glasgow, UK -- Ansys has released Polyflow 3.11 software for the analysis of polymer processing and…

Solideal Canada adds distribution center
Added: 26 Jun 2007
EDMONTON, Alberta (June 25) -- Solideal Canada has opened a distribution center in Edmonton to meet…

Nokian picks contractor for St Petersburg expansion
Added: 26 Jun 2007
Nokia, Finland -- Finnish builder Lemminkäinen and Nokian Tyres, also Finnish, have signed an agre…

News from elsewhere on the web (26/June/2007)
Added: 26 Jun 2007
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Hangzhou Zhongce in huge US tyre recall after gum strips omitted
Added: 26 Jun 2007
Union, New Jersey -- A death and injury lawsuit has prompted a US tyre importer and distributor to …

Marine hose investigations may cost Trelleborg over Euro 80 million
Added: 26 Jun 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has said its marine hose operations, Trelleborg Industrie SAS, …

Tyre recycler fined $17 000 over worker death
Added: 25 Jun 2007
Cincinnati, Ohio - The US-based Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Rump…

Michelin, ElringKlinger offer best shareholder value - Automotive News
Added: 25 Jun 2007
By Sylviane de Saint-Seine, Automotive News Europe
Michelin has overcome the shock of Edouard Miche…

Metflex buys two horizontal Maplan IM machines
Added: 25 Jun 2007
Blackburn, UK -Â Metflex has invested in a pair of fully automated horizontal rubber injection-moul…

Richard Hammond crash caused by tyre blister
Added: 25 Jun 2007
London - The jet-powered car which crashed on 20 Sept, 2006 with Richard Hammond at the wheel in a …

News from elsewhere on the web 25/June/07
Added: 25 Jun 2007
(5 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Chinese suppliers improve quality
Added: 25 Jun 2007
Alysha Webb, Automotive News Europe
Shanghai, China - China is often mentioned as a good place to so…

Just-Auto releases profile of Kumho Tires
Added: 25 Jun 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â The latest company profile from the people at Just-Auto covers Kumho Tires
The 2…

Berwin buys Watts' compounding operations
Added: 22 Jun 2007
Manchester, UK -Â Berwin Group Ltd has bought Watts Industrial Polymers Ltd, the compounding opera…

Albemarle to raise production of ATH flame retardants
Added: 22 Jun 2007
Baton Rouge Louisiana - Albemarle Corp. is expanding production capacity for its ne precipitated al…

China ousts US as leading producer of carbon dioxide emissions
Added: 22 Jun 2007
Amsterdam, Netherlands - China's 2006 CO2 emissions surpassed those of the USA by 8 percent, accor…

News from elsewhere on the web 22/June/07
Added: 22 Jun 2007
(6 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Alliance reports 23 percent sales growth in Q1
Added: 22 Jun 2007
Hadera, Israel - Alliance Tire Co. reported a 23 percent growth in sales for the first quarter of 2…

Trelleborg Auto opens NVH unit in Romania
Added: 22 Jun 2007
Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg's automotive unit yesterday (21 June) opened a new factory making me…