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Federal-Mogul $550 million in the red in 2006
Added: 9 Feb 2007
Detroit, Michigan -Â Auto parts supplier Federal-Mogul Corp. said its operating financial performan…
LEL distribution network members to work towards REACH targets
Added: 9 Feb 2007
Milan, Italy - Members of the LEL group - an alliance of chemical distribution companies -Â will wo…
“Fracture and Fatigue of Rubber†- 23 March in London
Added: 9 Feb 2007
London -Â The UK's Rubber in Engineering Group is to hold a technical discussion meeting on Fractur…
ERJ seeks information from rubber machinery makers (free access)
Added: 8 Feb 2007
London--ERJ is currently seeking information about companies that make machinery for the rubber ind…
Bandag net profits plummet on higher sales for 2006
Added: 8 Feb 2007
Muscatine, Iowa - Retread specialist Bandag Inc. reported net profits down by 60 percent for the t…
News from elsewhere on the web 08/Feb/07
Added: 8 Feb 2007
(6 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Goodyear worker dies following accident at plant
Added: 8 Feb 2007
Union City, Tennessee - A worker at Goodyear's tyre plant in Union City died on 4 Feb. from injurie…
Hankook aims for €2800m sales, €260m profits in 2007
Added: 8 Feb 2007
Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire announced its global sales target for 2007 up to $3608 million (€2772…
Cooper Tire to set up technical centre at Melksham - update
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Melksham, UK - Cooper Tire Europe is to set up a new technical centre for its European activities. …
Amtel-Vredestein seeks ways to reduce debt as talks with Conti end
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV confirmed today that talks regarding cooperation in Russia with German…
RubberNetwork signs with ebusiness provider
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -Â US based RubberNetwork and Brazil based Webb Negocios, a specialised cons…
UK Environment Agency clears tyres for cement fuel
Added: 7 Feb 2007
London - The UK government-sponsored Environment Agency has allowed cement-manufacturer Cemex to us…
Avon Automotive to close mouldings factory in Manton, Ohio - reports
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Manton, Ohio -Â Avon Automotive is closing its rubber mouldings factory in Manton, Ohio, with the l…
News from elsewhere on the web 07/Feb/07
Added: 7 Feb 2007
(8 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
3M acquires Chemence industrial adhesives product line
Added: 7 Feb 2007
St Paul, Minnesota - 3M has acquired the Rite-Lok global industrial adhesives line from Chemence In…
BlueStar creates $700 million silicones unit through Rhodia purchase
Added: 7 Feb 2007
Lyon, France - China National BlueStar Corp. has completed its acquisition of Rhodia's global silic…
Nokian launches winter tyre for central Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Nokia, Finland -Â Nokian Tyres has developed several new products for Europe's rapidly growing win…
Mazda concept car will feature Dunlop tyres
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Hiroshima, Japan - A concept car at the Geneva motor show is due to have custom-designed tyres -Â f…
Datamonitor studies replacement tyre market in Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Information broker Research & Markets is selling a report on the market for repla…
Study says China made 283 million tyres in 2005
Added: 6 Feb 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A Chinese-language study based on data from the China Rubber Industry Associatio…
