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Bridgestone to build proving ground in Thailand

Added: 16 Mar 2007

Nongkhae, Thailand - Thai Bridgestone Co, Ltd has received official permission from the Thai author…

Shanghai Tyre among top Trademark applicants

Added: 16 Mar 2007

Geneva, Switzerland - Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. is among the list of companies who most frequently…

News from elsewhere on the web 16/Mar/07

Added: 16 Mar 2007

(9 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Goodyear's Wolverhampton mixer is commissioned early

Added: 16 Mar 2007

Wolverhampton, UK - Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd said a new mixer at its Wolverhampton plant in th…

Bekaert's sales of steelcord to China rocketed in 2006

Added: 16 Mar 2007

Kortrijk, Belgium - About halfway down Bekaert's results statement for the 12 months to December 20…

Dow raises prices of Nordel products in Europe

Added: 16 Mar 2007

Horgen, Switzerland - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing price increases on rubber products across Europ…

Oudshoorn, Tholens step down from Amtel board

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Enschede, Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has accepted resignations from its executive board by…

Goodyear changes management after Jon Rich quits Goodyear´s North American unit

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Akron, Ohio - Jon Rich, president of Goodyear North American Tire unit since December 2002, is leav…

News from elsewhere on the web 15/Mar/07

Added: 15 Mar 2007

(9 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Pirelli Tyre eyes continued sales, earnings gains in ´07

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Milan, Italy - Pirelli Tyre SpA expects operating earnings and sales to improve this year over the …

Trelleborg to rename Busak + Shamban

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Stuttgart, Germany - Busak+Shamban operates as the global sales and marketing arm of Trelleborg Sea…

Rhodia Silica picks Noyrez as leader

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Paris - Rhodia has appointed Eric Noyrez as President of the Rhodia Silcea Enterprise and member of…

Rhodia completes de-bottlenecking to add silica capacity

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Lyons, France - Rhodia Silcea has recently added around 30 ktonnes/year capacity for highly-disper…

Degussa to licence dispersible silica technology from Rhodia

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Cologne, Germany - Rhodia, has announced a cross-licensing agreement on highly-dispersible precipit…

IRSG to move HQ to Singapore

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Wembley UK - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) headquarters will move to Singapore before…

Michelin suing the FIA over rally tyre decision

Added: 15 Mar 2007

Paris - Group Michelin is suing the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to get the FI…

UK 'Smarter Driving' campaign puts tyre pressure as top tip

Added: 12 Mar 2007

London - The UK government, through its Department for Transport has launched a "Smarter Driving" c…

Goodyear rewarded Keegan with $17.3 million in 2006. And two sets of tyres

Added: 12 Mar 2007

Akron - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has declared the compensation packages and stock holdings of its…

News from elsewhere on the web 12/Mar/07

Added: 12 Mar 2007

(13 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

UK conglomerate to buy former Goodyear subsidiary, Engineered Fabrics

Added: 12 Mar 2007

White Plains, New York - Engineered Fabrics Corp., the former Goodyear Aerospace subsidiary is to c…