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Report studies US automotive tyres
Added: 14 Jun 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Information Broker Research & Markets is selling a 69-page report titled, 2007 U.…

Rollier aims to improve productivity at Michelin - report
Added: 14 Jun 2007
Paris - Michel Rollier, president of Michelin told a French newspaper that he intends to improve pr…

Marquis joins Blair Rubber as operations manager.
Added: 14 Jun 2007
Seville, Ohio - Blair Rubber Company has announced that Kimberly Marquis has joined its staff as op…

Just-Auto releases profile of Toyo Tire
Added: 14 Jun 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â The latest company profile from the people at Just-Auto covers Toyo Tire.
The 27…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/June/07
Added: 14 Jun 2007
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Akzo Nobel opens polysulphide plant in China
Added: 14 Jun 2007
Taixing, China -Â Akzo Nobel's Functional Chemicals business has opened a new polysulphide producti…

Cabot to pay $10 million to settle class action lawsuit over antitrust
Added: 14 Jun 2007
Boston, Massachusetts -Â Cabot Corp says it will have to pay $10 million to settle the federal clas…

Tyrexpo Africa targets mining tyre companies
Added: 13 Jun 2007
London -Â The influence of Chinese and Indian tyre manufacturers on the southern African market for…

News from elsewhere on the web 13/June/07
Added: 13 Jun 2007
(9 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Cooper names two executives to China ventures
Added: 13 Jun 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named two executives to its Chinese operations.
Weiwen…

Flexsys expects decision in 6PPD litigation at year-end
Added: 13 Jun 2007
Ohio -Â The on-going legal battle between Flexsys America LP and its competitor Sinorgchem is expec…

Cabot to close West Virginia carbon black plant
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp. is to close its carbon black manufacturing facility in Waverly…

Audax buys Lewis-Goetz in US
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Boston, Massachusetts -Â Audax Group has completed the acquisition of Lewis-Goetz and Company, Inc.…

Michelin's plant in Ota, Japan to cut capacity, cease export focus
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Paris -Â Michelin has said its tyre factory in Ota, Japan will no longer maker tyres for export. In…

Maerdy compounder Crosslink goes into administration
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Maerdy, Wales - Crosslink Ltd, the rubber compounder based in Maerdy, South Wales has gone into adm…

Solideal wins 'largest exporter' award from Sri Lanka
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Solideal International sa has recently been recognised as the largest exporter…

IRSG expects rubber demand to reach 32m tonnes by 2020
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Nangkok, Thailand -Â During the World Rubber Summit held in Bangkok from 14 - 18 May, the IRSG said…

Amtel's €150 million Eurobond issue to launch in June
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Enschede, The Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV said its debut €150 million Eurobond will launch …

News from elsewhere on the web 12/June/07
Added: 12 Jun 2007
(18 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Strike at Lanxess' butyl plant in Belgium will stop production
Added: 12 Jun 2007
Zwijndrecht, Belgium - Trade unions at Lanxess Rubber NV in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, have called on me…