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Conti makes a change to executive board
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Hanover, Germany - The Supervisory Board of Continental AG has appointed Heinz-Gerhard Wente (pictu…

Stephenson Group wins award for international enterprise
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Leeds, UK - Stephenson Group Ltd has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International catego…

Michelin launches website to show NR activities
Added: 25 Apr 2007
Cyberspace - Michelin has launched a website devoted to its rubber tree plantations, with the objec…

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

Michelin sales up 5.5% in first quarter
Added: 25 Apr 2007
The first-quarter performance supports Michelin´s outlook for fiscal 2007 of a "tangible increase"…

Ceat profits soar in 12 months to March 2007
Added: 24 Apr 2007
New Delhi, India -Â Ceat Tyres has reported a strong increase in sales and profits for the three mo…

Great turtle race: Champiro lies 6th
Added: 24 Apr 2007
Galapagos - Champiro, the turtle sponsored by Giti Tires, is lying sixth in the great turtle race, …

News from elsewhere on the web 24/Apr/07
Added: 24 Apr 2007
(11 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Volvo to specify Duraseal tyres on construction trucks
Added: 24 Apr 2007
Stockholm - Volvo Trucks will offer Goodyear's self-repairing tyres for construction trucks from Ju…

Federal-Mogul posts best quarter since Ch. 11 filing
Added: 23 Apr 2007
Detroit, Michigan - Federal-Mogul Corp. posted net earnings of $5 million on revenue of $1720 milli…

Thursday's web-seminar focusses on European carbon black sector
Added: 23 Apr 2007
London - Frost & Sullian is presenting a web-seminar (or webinar) over the web this Thursday, 26, A…

MRF India switches to SAP
Added: 23 Apr 2007
Bangalore, Karnataka, India - MRF Limited, one of India's leading tyre makers, has selected SAP fo…

News from elsewhere on the web 23/Apr/07
Added: 23 Apr 2007
(24 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear reduces interest expense in refinancing
Added: 23 Apr 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has refinanced three credit facilities, reducing its interest expenses by $1…

Nokian reports good Q1 figures
Added: 23 Apr 2007
Helsinki, Finland - Nokian Tyres has reported better-than-expected results for the three months en…

USW aims to form transatlantic ´super union´
Added: 23 Apr 2007
Ottawa, Canada - The United Steelworkers union has entered into a formal exploration process that c…

Bonus Feature - Vredestein adapts to new environment
Added: 20 Apr 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Amtel-Vredestein is a company under construction, according to Rob Oudshoor…

Sumitomo develops logistics centre in Hiroshima
Added: 20 Apr 2007
Hiroshima, Japan - SRI Logistics is building a warehouse in the Hayashima suburb of
Hiroshima, one o…

Desma picks Schürmann as executive director
Added: 20 Apr 2007
Achim, Germany - Desma, the parent of Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH, has appointed Martin …

US healthcare product makers team up with 'latex-free' label
Added: 20 Apr 2007
Charlotte, North Carolina -Â Two large suppliers of goods to the US healthcare industry have develo…