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US Consumer Reports compares winter performance tyres
Added: 20 Oct 2006
Yonkers, New York - Independent US consumer research organisation , Consumer Reports has tested H- …

News from elsewhere on the web 20/Oct/06
Added: 20 Oct 2006
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Conti to provide mobile workers with WiFi access
Added: 19 Oct 2006
Cyberspace - Continental AG has signed an agreement with Internet and WiFi providers to give its em…

Conti agrees to buy sensor business from VTI
Added: 19 Oct 2006
Frankfurt, Germany - Continental intends to acquire the automotive sensor module business of VTI Te…

AAA and US tyre industry highlight tyre safety issues
Added: 19 Oct 2006
Orlando, Florida - In the US
In a press release, the AAA says, "To promote safe driving, help consum…

Toyo, Pirelli get website make-overs
Added: 19 Oct 2006
Cyberspace - Pirelli (UK) and Toyo (US) have re-designed their websites in two separate development…

News from elsewhere on the web 19/Oct/06
Added: 19 Oct 2006
(8 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

BFS to begin Oklahoma City layoffs this month
Added: 19 Oct 2006
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Bridgestone/Firestone on 28 October will lay off 416 workers at its Oklah…

Lanxess introduces new NR peptiser
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess has added a new peptiser, Renacit RUC 9203, to its product range. Its…

Teknor Apex gears up for TPE presence in Europe, China
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Friedrichshafen, Germany - Teknor Apex is setting up a global organisation to provide customers wit…

Bandag profits continue to tumble in Q3
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Muscatine, Iowa - Third quarter earnings at Bandag, Inc. were half those in the same period last ye…

Infineon launches 'single package' TPMS at $8/unit
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Munich, Germany - At the Convergence 2006 trade show, Infineon Technologies introduced the SP35 Tir…

RTP sets up TPE compounding unit
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Winona, Minnesota - Specialty compounder RTP Company has created a new division specifically for th…

Report says Chinese rubber product market to grow
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Woodinville, Washington State - A US-based market research company says China's demand for industri…

Parker Hannifin acquires EMI shielding product business
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Cleveland, Ohio - Parker Hannifin Corp. has purchased the Tecknit Division of Technical Wire Produc…

Goodyear´s credit rating on negative watch as strike continues
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Akron, Ohio - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed Goodyear's credit ratings on CreditWatch wi…

Sumitomo sets up sales company in Thailand
Added: 18 Oct 2006
Bangkok - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has established Dunlop Tire (Thailand) Co. Ltd., a Bangko…

News from elsewhere on the web 18/Oct/06
Added: 18 Oct 2006
(13 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Indonesian replacement tyre market studied
Added: 17 Oct 2006
Singapore -Â Growth in the Indonesian replacement tyre market expects to be fueled by multi purpos…

New Dunlop winter tyre uses 3-D sipe technology in US
Added: 17 Oct 2006
Akron, Ohio - Dunlop's new SP WinterSport 3D winter performance tyre features "3D sipes," knife-edg…