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EU car registrations up on 2005
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Brussels - Despite declines in new car registrations in the months of June, July and August, regist…

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

ERJ changes login procedure
Added: 18 Sep 2006
London - A couple of weeks ago, with the new website, we changed the login procedure. This has led …

Trelleborg Automotive president resigns
Added: 15 Sep 2006
Trelleborg, Sweden - The president of Trelleborg Group AB subsidiary Trelleborg Automotive, George …

Vystar outlines technology behind Vytex
Added: 15 Sep 2006
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -Â Vystar Corp. has delivered a scientific paper detailing the economics id…

Bandag expands OTR retread materials line
Added: 15 Sep 2006
Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag Inc. has expanded its Continuum line of off-the-road (OTR) retread materia…

News from elsewhere on the web 15/Sept/06
Added: 15 Sep 2006
(8 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

GE sells Advanced Materials to Apollo for $3800 million
Added: 15 Sep 2006
Fairfield, Connecticut - General Electric (GE) is to sell its GE Advanced Materials business, which…

Lanxess opens Euro 2bn acquisitions warchest
Added: 14 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has ready funds of Euro 1000 million to 1500 million available to…

Lanxess to open rubber research centre in Qingdao
Added: 14 Sep 2006

Michelin tops OE customer satisfaction rating in luxury and SUV segments
Added: 14 Sep 2006
Westlake Village, California - Michelin has for the third year in a row reached the top spot in cus…

Jasper Rubber licenses Integral's ElectriPlast material
Added: 14 Sep 2006
Bellingham, Washington - Rubber products manufacturer Jasper Rubber Products Inc. has gained the r…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/Sep/06
Added: 14 Sep 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Cooper plans restructure at Arkansas plant
Added: 14 Sep 2006
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to change the work structure at its plant in Arkans…

Rubber and plastic machinery makers report buoyant business in western Europe
Added: 13 Sep 2006
Frankfurt, Germany - The plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing sector experienced better-than…

Pirelli tyre H1 results suffer from IPO costs
Added: 13 Sep 2006
Milan, Italy -Â Pirelli Tyre reported a good first half with sales and earning up strongly over fig…

Two thirds of British drivers dont know legal tread depth: survey
Added: 13 Sep 2006
London - A British survey found that two out of three motorists did not know the required legal tre…

Bridgestone's tyres get OEM approval for Volvo's trucks
Added: 13 Sep 2006
Nashville, Tennessee - Volvo Group subsidiaries Mack Trucks Inc. and Volvo Truck North American Inc…

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

IRCo may restrict NR exports as prices fall
Added: 12 Sep 2006
Singapore - Prices of natural rubber have fallen by over one third since their peaks in late June. …