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CLEPA drops opposition to Ford terms
Added: 3 Apr 2006
Bradford Wernle | Automotive News Europe
Brussels -- Partsmakers will drop their opposition to Ford'…
Cooper sets out China timescales
Added: 3 Apr 2006
Shanghai, China -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will introduce the Cooper brand to the Chinese market e…
RMA to side with EPA in tyre-derived fuel lawsuit
Added: 3 Apr 2006
Washington -- The Rubber Manufacturers Association wants to side with the Environmental Protection …
NAS to release tyre fuel efficiency report
Added: 3 Apr 2006
Waschington DC -- April 4 is the new release date for the National Academy of Sciences´ long-await…
News from elsewhere on the web 03/Apr/06
Added: 3 Apr 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Kumho to build $380m car tyre plant in Vietnam - reports
Added: 3 Apr 2006
Binh Duong, Vietnam -- Vietnamese newspapers are reporting apparently official statements from Kumh…
Purdue Uni develops technique for inspecting new tyres
Added: 31 Mar 2006
West Lafayette, Indiana -- Mechanical engineers at Indiana's Purdue University say they have develo…
Lewis-Goetz buys Goodall Rubber from Trelleborg
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Tockholm, Sweden -- Through its Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area, the Trelleborg Group h…
Trelleborg buys Australian docks systems company
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Stockholm, Sweden -- Through its Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area, Trelleborg has acquir…
Goodyear issues slew of press releases about carbon fibre in tyres
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Coinciding with the US launch of its latest tyre, Goodyear's Eagle for drivers of h…
News from elsewhere on the web 31/Mar/06
Added: 31 Mar 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Pirelli inaugurates truck/bus tyre plant in Brazil
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Gravatai, Brazil--Pirelli & C. SpA has inaugurated production of radial truck and bus tyres at its …
SEC ends Goodyear accounting practices probe
Added: 31 Mar 2006
AKRON (March 29)--The Securities and Exchange Commission has terminated its investigation, launched…
Kraton building polyisoprene latex plant
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC is building a polyisoprene latex plant in Paulinia, Brazil, t…
ISOPA honors Urethanes Technology editor and publisher
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Maastrict, Netherlands )-- Urethanes Technology Editor David Reed and Publisher Paul Mitchell have …
EPA offer grant for large truck energy efficiency study
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Washington DC --The US Environmental Protection Agency has earmarked up to $350 000 for a grant to …
Bridgestone launches Blizzak Nordic winter tyre
Added: 31 Mar 2006
Brussels -- Bridgestone's Blizzak Nordic is a new studless tyre range developed, says the company, …
Performance Fibers to acquire Invista´s European polyester yarn business
Added: 29 Mar 2006
Richmond, Virginia -- Performance Fibers Holdings Inc. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Inv…
GPX to buy industrial tire maker MITL
Added: 29 Mar 2006
Boston, Massachusetts -- GPX International Tire Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to buy soli…
Titan, USW to seek ITC antidumping relief on Chinese farm tires
Added: 29 Mar 2006
Washington -- Titan International Inc. will join with the United Steelworkers union sometime in Apr…
