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Alpha parent, Dynisco, is sold to Roper
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Duluth, Georgia - Roper Industries, Inc. has acquired Dynisco LLC from Audax Group for $243 million…

Chronos extends range of pressure scales
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Nottingham, UK - Chronos Richardson has introduced a range of pressure scales into their portfolio.…

Carlisle to buy Chinese tyre maker Meiyan Tire
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Charlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Companies Inc. has agreed to buy the assets of Meiyan Tire Gro…

Tyre production ends at Bridgestone/Firestone Oklahoma factory
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Bridgestone/Firestone produced the last tyre at its Oklahoma City tyre pl…

Titan increases its stake in Titan Europe in share/debt shufle
Added: 2 Jan 2007
Quincy, Illinois - Through a subsidiary, Titan International Inc. gained back some of its stake in …

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 -Â 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 -Â 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 “Unworkableâ€
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…