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Parliament approves Euro V emission standards, sets ground for Euro VI

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Brussels - On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved strict new emission laws (Euro V) for veh…

Chemtura CFO to retire as planned

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. said that Karen Osar, executive vice president and chief f…

Gupta Synthetics to build Nylon tyre cord plant in India

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Silvassa, India - Gupta Synthetics Ltd, is to enter the nylon tyre cord market with a new facility…

Malaysia's NR production up slightly in October

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian production of natural rubber for the first ten months amounted to 1.07 mil…

News from elsewhere on the web 15/Dec/06

Added: 15 Dec 2006

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

Per Hermansen dies

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Per K Hermansen died on 7 November 2006 at his home near Värnamo, Sweden, after several months of …

Goodyear's Fulda plant gets new production director

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Wolverhampton, UK - Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has said that Eugene Jonker, production director a…

Pirelli's Rome, Georgia plant wins Ford Q1

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Rome, Georgia - Pirelli Tire North America's Rome, Georgia factory has been awarded Ford Motor Com…

EU passenger car registrations continue slight climb

Added: 15 Dec 2006

Brussels - European passenger car registrations in the eleven months to November 2006 reached,…

ERJ seeks information from exhibitors at TTE 2007 in Köln

Added: 14 Dec 2006

London -- The tire technology event for 2007 is being held in Cologne, Germany from 13-15, March, 2…

UK tyre industry introduces 'TyreSafe' brand

Added: 14 Dec 2006

London - The UK's tyre industry has introduced a new brand called 'TyreSafe' which is designed to a…

US Chemicals body slams REACH legislation as “Unworkable”

Added: 14 Dec 2006

Arlington, Virginia - The American Chemistry Council says the REACH legislation, passed yesterday b…

Conti wins $300m order for auto systems from GM

Added: 14 Dec 2006

Frankfurt, Germany - Continental Auto Systems has won a series of large orders for various transmis…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/Dec/06

Added: 14 Dec 2006

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

Freudenberg expanding in China but says exports not cost-effective

Added: 14 Dec 2006

By Klaus-Dieter Floerecke, AutoNews China

Shanghai, China - Freudenberg-NOK Group, the German-Japane…

REACH proposals pass into law, come into force from June 2007

Added: 13 Dec 2006

Strasbourg - In a simple vote today, members of the European Parliament took the REACH (Registratio…

CMAI completes analyses of olefins, butadiene

Added: 13 Dec 2006

Houston, Texas -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) recently completed the 2007 World Light O…

Phillip Futures joins IRSG as Associate

Added: 13 Dec 2006

Wembley, UK - Phillip Futures Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based derivatives trading company, has joined t…

News from elsewhere on the web 13/Dec/06

Added: 13 Dec 2006

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Roessel promoted to Lanxess board

Added: 13 Dec 2006

Leverkusen, Germany - In a restructuring of Lanxess AG's Board, Dr. Rainier van Roessel, current he…