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Goodyear elects directors, increases board to 12
Added: 12 Apr 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear shareholders elected five directors to continuing terms on the company´s bo…
Global chemical union forms action plan for rubber
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Istanbul, Turkey - Delegates at the ICEM's 3rd World Conference for the Rubber Industries ended two…
Prof. Edward (Ted) Duck 1927 - 2006
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Southampton - Professor Edward (Ted) Duck died on 17th Feb, aged 78. He was one of the finest polym…
Goodyear makes hose for biodiesel fuels
Added: 11 Apr 2006
COlorado Springs, Colorado - Goodyear engineered products has developed a line of fuel hoses capabl…
Pirelli seeks permission to spin off tyre unit
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Milan, Italy - Pirelli tyre SpA has deposited a request with the Borsa Italiana to list on the Mila…
Bridgestone increases European tyre prices
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Brussels - Bridgestone Europe NV/SA has announced that it will increase prices on all of its tyre …
News from elsewhere on the web 11/Apr/06
Added: 11 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Goodyear's runflat web-movies score with public
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Cyberspace - Goodyear has put three web-based mini-movies on the web in the hope of developing impr…
Kumho, local partner confirm Vietnamese tyre plant
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has confirmed plans to build a $155 million tyre pl…
Name that Blimp: Goodyear asks consumers for ideas
Added: 11 Apr 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has launched its latest airship, but without a name. The company is organisi…
GM engineering rethink aims for savings of $1 billion a year
Added: 10 Apr 2006
By Jamie LaReau, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Unlike auto executives who seek a bigger budget…
AIAG forum on 26 April will focus on RFID
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Detroit, Michigan - The US-based Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG) 11th annual Auto ID Show…
Big three dominate US tyre market - researchers
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Dublin, Ireland - Information retailer Research and Markets is selling the January issue of the qua…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/Apr/06
Added: 10 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
ITC: Japanese imports still a danger to US polychloroprene industry
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Washington DC - DuPont Performance Elastomers LLC wouldn't be threatened by Japanese imports of pol…
USW authorises strike at Conti´s Charlotte plant
Added: 10 Apr 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Members of United Steelworkers Local 850 have authorised strike action …
Mystery over report of Rosava sell-off
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Kiev - A local business newspaper is reporting that the Ukrainian Government intends to sell off al…
Female health signs distribution agreement with Fuji Latex
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Chicago, Illinois - The Female Health Company (FHC) has appointed Fuji Latex as FHC's exclusive mar…
ECI wins grant to develop allergy-free medical gloves
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia - ECI Medical Technologies Inc. will receive up to $1.3 million from the A…
Rubber Resources buys Re-Tyre activities
Added: 7 Apr 2006
Maastricht, The Netherlands - Rubber Resources BV has bought full control of the Re-Tyre group whic…
