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EC investigates alleged polychloroprene cartel
Added: 9 May 2007
Brussels - The European Commission has recently sent a Statement of Objections to, "a number of com…
Lanxess and Hankook Tire sign long-term supply contract
Added: 8 May 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess's Polybutadiene Rubber business unit and the South Korean tyre manufa…
Russian tyre & rubber industry explores regulation of raw materials prices
Added: 8 May 2007
Moscow - A 4 May meeting of the Russian subcommittee on development of tyre and rubber industry con…
Bridgestone supports campaign to fit stability control systems
Added: 8 May 2007
Rome - The 'ChooseESC!' campaign being launched today at Bridgestone's Tech centre near Rome, estim…
Davis-Standard says feed roller reduces scrap
Added: 8 May 2007
Pawcatuck, Connecticut - Davis-Standard, LLC says a new feed roller design can help reduce the leak…
New European chief for Hankook
Added: 8 May 2007
Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire has announced the appointment of Seung Do Jin (pictured), currently exe…
Hankook made 100 million tyres in China
Added: 8 May 2007
Beijing, China -Â Hankook Tire has celebrated the manufacture of the 100 millionth tyre at its Chin…
News from elsewhere on the web 08/May/07
Added: 8 May 2007
(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Goodyear looks at tyre research lab in Virginia
Added: 8 May 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear and a research organisation affiliated with Virginia Tech are exploring the …
Carbon black makers expand in India
Added: 4 May 2007
Mumbai, India - Two separate announcements wil lead to more carbon black being made in India in the…
MRF takes top slot in J D Power's Asia-Pacific survey
Added: 4 May 2007
Singapore - MRF ranks highest in customer satisfaction with original equipment tyres in India, acc…
Ansell buys Brazilian condom company, Blowtex
Added: 4 May 2007
Richmond, Victoria -Â Ansell Ltd has acquired Brazilian condom maker, Fabrica de Artefatos de Latex…
Nokian Tyres to join Dow-Jones Stoxx 600 index
Added: 4 May 2007
New York -Â Dow Jones Indexes said it has added Nokian Renkaat to its Stoxx 600 index. Nokian has a…
Rugged USB flash drive uses EPDM as waterproof seal
Added: 4 May 2007
Freemont, California - A new ruggedised USB flash drive uses EPDM to help seal the unit against dir…
News from elsewhere on the web 04/May/07
Added: 4 May 2007
(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Cooper to sell its Kumho stake next year
Added: 4 May 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to sell its shares of Kumho Tire Co. Inc. stock when…
Conti sales, earnings up in first quarter
Added: 4 May 2007
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG's first quarter pre-tax operating income rose 24 percent and all …
Sibur Russian Tyres seeks foreign partner
Added: 3 May 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Since gaining financial independence from its petrochemical parent in 2006,…
Trelleborg responds to allegations of price fixing in Marine Hose
Added: 3 May 2007
Trelleborg, Sweden - In a statement about allegation sof price-fixing in marine hose market, Trelle…
Cooper in the black in first quarter
Added: 3 May 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. turned a profit in the first three months of 2007, the fir…
