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Goodyear strike leads to net loss in first quarter
Added: 30 Apr 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear said its recovery from the United Steelworkers´ three-month strike late las…

Goodyear plans to cut up to $2 billion in costs
Added: 30 Apr 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear plans to slash as much as $2000 million in annual costs by 2009, doubling th…

ETRMA signs up to the European Road Safety Charter
Added: 30 Apr 2007
Brussels - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association, representing ten top tyre companie…

IISRP to permit affiliate member status from July
Added: 30 Apr 2007
Houston, Texas -Â From 1 July, the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) i…

Rauch Rubber Guide to US to be published in October
Added: 27 Apr 2007
Dublin, Ireland - The second edition of the Rauch Rubber Guide will be published in October 2007. T…

US tyre cord output was $1422 million in 2006
Added: 27 Apr 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Another report based on US trade statistics lists the value of production, import…

USW Members at Bridgestone-Firestone ratify new three-year contracts
Added: 27 Apr 2007
Pittsburgh -Â The United Steelworkers (USW) has announced that new agreements covering 5200 members…

US production of carbon black worth $1250 million in 2006
Added: 27 Apr 2007
Dublin, Ireland - The US sold carbon black worth $1250 million (€920 million) in 2006 according …

News from elsewhere on the web 27/Apr/07
Added: 27 Apr 2007
(4 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

European carbon black market worth €1180 million
Added: 27 Apr 2007
London - The European market for carbon black is worth approximately €1179 million in 2006, grow…

Car makers need diesel, bio-fuel-powered cars
Added: 26 Apr 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A strategic research document suggests that European car makers will need to crea…

News from elsewhere on the web 26/Apr/07
Added: 26 Apr 2007
(10 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Gurin says poor image of Russian goods hinders progress
Added: 26 Apr 2007
London - Amtel-Vredestein CEO Alexei Gurin said in a formal speech that Russia's poor quality image…

Cabot's Q2 margins higher than a year ago, but lower than the previous quarter
Added: 26 Apr 2007
Boston, Massachusetts -Â Cabot Corp. said margins in the second quarter of 2007 were higher than th…

Report studies US hose market; both rubber and plastic
Added: 26 Apr 2007
Washington, DC -Â A new report covering the US markets for rubber and plastic hose has been publish…

European truck sales increase, while bus sales continue to fall
Added: 26 Apr 2007
Brussels - Registrations of new trucks in all categories climbed in march 2007, compared with March…

CBp claims carbon from pyrolised tyres can replace N-500, N-900
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada - CBp Carbon, a company based in the US gambling capital of Las Vegas has present…

Myers Industries takes private equity route
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Akron, Ohio -Â The Board of Directors of Myers Industries has unanimously approved a proposal that …

Jeffrey Herring to join Centrotrade
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Viginia Beach, Virginia -Â Jeffrey Herring, President of Hermann Weber & Co., Inc., will be joining…

Dow Reichhold speeds up plans for nitrile latex plant in Asia
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina - Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has accelerated its evaluati…