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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…

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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 -  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…

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…

News from elsewhere on the web 17/Oct/06

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…

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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 …