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Yokohama to introduce truck tyre
Added: 1 Feb 2007
Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. plans to launch its 703ZL truck tyre at the Technology …

Columbian acquires carbon black plant in China, triples capacity
Added: 1 Feb 2007
Marietta, Georgia, - Columbian Chemicals (Weifang) Holdings S.Ã r.l., has completed the acquisition…

Pirellifilm adds Uma Thurman to cast of Mission Zero
Added: 31 Jan 2007
New York - Pirelli's second mini film is to be titled, Mission Zero and star Uma Thurman. It will b…

Michelin renews global contract with Volvo group
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Paris - On 26 Jan, 2007, Michelin renewed a long-term global contract with the Volvo Group.
The init…

News from elsewhere on the web 31/Jan/07
Added: 31 Jan 2007
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Smartire to close UK plant by March, cutting R&D effort
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada -SmarTire Systems Inc.said it has completed its restructuring of…

Study shows latex allergies driving medical glove sales
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A report into the medical gloves market in the US says latex allergy issues are d…

Chemtura to pay $21 million to settle EPDM class action
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. will pay $21 million to resolve federal class action litig…

Apollo introduces truck, bus radials under Regal brand
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Mumbai, Maharashtra - Apollo Tyres Ltd today formally unveiled the first of the Regal brand truck a…

Rubber prices creep up to $2.40/kg, with no respite in sight
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Tokyo -Â Prices of natural rubber on the world's markets are rising sharply once more. In Singapore…

UK company buys China Energy & Carbon Black Holdings
Added: 30 Jan 2007
London, UK -Â UK-based company CO2 Tech has announced the successful completion of the reverse merg…

Bridgestone's acquisition of Bandag passes regulatory hurdle
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag, Inc. has received notice from the Federal Trade Commission that the wait…

Swales named as CEO, South Pacific Tyres
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Judith Swales to the position of managin…

Dwory to buy Czech rubber maker, Kaucuk Kralupy
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Oswiecim, Poland - Firma Chemiczna Dwory SA, headquartered in Oswiecim, Poland is to buy 6 236 000…

News from elsewhere on the web 30/Jan/07
Added: 30 Jan 2007
(6 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Hankook forecasts ´07 global sales of $3.6 billion
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Seoul, South Korea - Hankook Tire Co. Inc. is forecasting 23-percent growth in global sales for 200…

News from elsewhere on the web 29/Jan/07
Added: 29 Jan 2007
(9 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Just-Auto releases profile of Kumho
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Dublin - Latest in a series of reports profiling suppliers to the automotive industry is this one o…

Lee named president, CEO of Columbian
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Marietta, Georgia -Carbon black producer Columbian Chemicals Co. has named Jac Sup Lee president an…

Synthetic latex demand to rise, study says
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Little Falls, new Jersey - The Chinese synthetic latex polymer market is expected to grow at a high…