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Bridgestone wins exclusive OE on Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Added: 17 Aug 2006

Brussels - Aston Martin has selected Bridgestone tyres as exclusive OE fitment on its V8 Vantage.…

Trelleborg to buy Danish roofing businesses

Added: 17 Aug 2006

Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg Building Systems is to acquire the operations of Denmark-based Het…

Freudenberg-NOK appoints Batchik to Quality V-P

Added: 17 Aug 2006

Plymouth, Michigan - Freudenberg-NOK has named John Batchik as vice president of quality. The annou…

Skellerup full-year revenues boosted by acquisitions

Added: 17 Aug 2006

Auckland, New Zealand - Skellerup Holdings reported group revenues up by 34 percent, to NZ$159 mil…

News from elsewhere on the web 17/August/06

Added: 17 Aug 2006

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MTI Global posts net loss and 7.5 percent drop in sales for Q2

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Mississauga, Canada - MTI Global Inc. posted a C$210 000 (€146 444) net loss for the second quart…

Lanxess reports strong earnings in H1; but margins slip in rubber

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has reported a good second quarter. In performance rubber, the co…

Trelleborg completes Mehren Rubber acquisition

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg's acquisition of Mehren Rubber A/S through its Engineered Systems b…

Report studies wiper blade aftermarket in US

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Palo Alto, California - New technology in wiper blades for automotive windscreens is changing the …

News from elsewhere on the web 16/August/06

Added: 16 Aug 2006

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Pirelli R&D chief to give ITEC keynote address

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Akron, Ohio -- Maurizio Boiocchi, senior vice president and director of research and development fo…

BASF boosting prices for SBR latex

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Charlotte, North Carolina -- BASF is raising the price of its styrene-butadiene latex products, bla…

Cooper names European VP

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has named Julian Baldwin vice president of its European…

GPX names Latin America president

Added: 16 Aug 2006

Malden, Massachusetts -- GPX International Tire Corp. has named Gustavo Lima president of its Latin…

Imerys raises kaolin prices in North America

Added: 15 Aug 2006

Atlanta, Georgia - Imerys Performance Minerals North America has announced a product price increase…

Amtel-Vredestein reports loss, but expects 2006 sales to reach $800m

Added: 15 Aug 2006

Enschede, Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV says it expects full year revenues to reach $800 millio…

Beru reports double digit growth in H1

Added: 15 Aug 2006

Ludwigsburg, Germany - Beru AG (a manufacturer of tyre pressure monitoring systems) increased its t…

Toyota offers to replace Dunlop runflats on Sienna in US

Added: 15 Aug 2006

Washington DC - Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. is offering owners of 2004-06 four-wheel-drive Toyota …

News from elsewhere on the web 15/August/06

Added: 15 Aug 2006

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Ansell fails in bid for Polish condom maker

Added: 15 Aug 2006

Red Bank, New Jersey -- Ansell Ltd has failed in its bid to purchase Polish condom maker Unimil S.A…