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Teklas builds auto rubber goods unit in Bulgaria
Added: 17 Oct 2006
Kardzhali, Bulgaria - Turkish rubber components maker, Teklas Kaucuk has invested €10 million i…
Kline recruits researcher for latex reports
Added: 17 Oct 2006
LIittle Falls, New Jersey - Kline & Company, Inc., a market research firm, has added three new man…
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Added: 17 Oct 2006
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Smith steps down from Conti UK
Added: 17 Oct 2006
London - Brian Smith, managing director of Conti's UK subsidiary, Continental Tyre Group Ltd, is to…
Loadman to speak at “Bouncing Balls†conference
Added: 16 Oct 2006
London - John Loadman is to talk about the history and social significance of rubber at an event ti…
Tire and wheel insurance grows in popularity (in US)
Added: 16 Oct 2006
Dan Westell | | Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -Tyre and wheel insurance occupies an obscure …
Goodyear strike disappoints GM
Added: 16 Oct 2006
Robert Sherefkin | | Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - The strike that began on 5 Oct. at Good…
Michelin remains strong after earlier death of CEO
Added: 16 Oct 2006
By Sylviane de Saint-Seine | | Automotive News Europe
Michelin generated a 22.98 percent gain in…
News from elsewhere on the web 16/Oct/06
Added: 16 Oct 2006
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US equity group to buy Alliance Tire - report
Added: 16 Oct 2006
Hadera, Israel - A US-based private equity fund is in the final stages of negotiation to buy a 80 …
Cooper Standard merges body seals, NVH into single unit
Added: 16 Oct 2006
Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. is combining the former Global Sealing Division an…
Cooper recalls 80 000 tyres in US
Added: 16 Oct 2006
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has voluntarily recalled almost 80 000 tyres in various si…
Goodyear draws nearly $1 billion in credit during strike
Added: 16 Oct 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear borrowed nearly $1000 million under an existing credit facility to improve i…
Chemists “re-write polymerisation processâ€
Added: 13 Oct 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Chemists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a new process,…
Fishman to sell Alliance to private investors - report
Added: 13 Oct 2006
Tel Aviv - Eliezer Fishman has reportedly signed an Memorandum of Understanding to sell his direct …
Malaysia's NR production up 10 percent in 12 months
Added: 13 Oct 2006
Kuala Lumpur -Â Malaysia produced 127 917 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) in August 2006, an increase…
Bridgestone lifts tyre prices in Japan
Added: 13 Oct 2006
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. will increase the prices of its tyres, tubes and flaps in the Japanese re…
News from elsewhere on the web 13/Oct/06
Added: 13 Oct 2006
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SRI Sports shares rise on 1st day of trading
Added: 13 Oct 2006
Tokyo - Shares of SRI Sports Ltd closed up 1000 points at Â¥185000 on the first day of trading. The…
West, ExxonMobil sign 5-year global butyl rubber deal
Added: 13 Oct 2006
Lionville, Pennsylvania - West Pharmaceutical Services will buy at least 80 percent of its butyl ru…
