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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 - 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

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has decided to open a research centre for rubber on the campus of…

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 - 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

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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. …