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Mixed trends in NR prices
Added: 1 Feb 2006
London -- While natural rubber prices in India rose sharply on Tuesday, prices in Tokyo fell back o…

Bekaert buys US beadwire maker
Added: 1 Feb 2006
Kortrijk, Belgium -- NV Bekaert SA has bought a US manufacturer of bead wires for tyres for Approxi…

China may not be world's second car maker after all
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Automotive News
In early January, China's Xinhua news agency proudly reported that China had become …

Goodyear hires McCann Erickson for US advertising activities
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has selected new York-based McCann Erickson as its Uni…

Kumho joins RubberNetwork
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Atlanta, Georgia - Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has joined RubberNetwork LLC as its tenth member-owner, acco…

Goodyear sales expected to rise
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear expects to report record sales of almost $20 000 million for the full year a…

NR prices jump a further 2 percent overnight
Added: 31 Jan 2006
London -- Prices of natural rubber jumped a further two percent overnight. In Tokyo the benchmark 6…

News from elsewhere on the web 31/Jan/06
Added: 31 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

RIEC holds elastomer modelling seminar in London
Added: 31 Jan 2006
London - The Rubber in Engineering Committee of the IOM3 is holding a technical discussion meeting …

Amtel says cash-flow situation better than expected
Added: 31 Jan 2006
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has said it expects to reach positive operating …

Marangoni changes marketing team
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Verona, Italy - Marangoni has made some changes to its marketing team. Effective February 1st, Marc…

Nokian introduces new range of studded tyres
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Tyres has introduced a new design of tread block for its studded winter tyr…

Apollo confirms acquisition of Dunlop International
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has announced its intention to buy Dunlop Tyres International (Pt…

NR prices continue upward trend
Added: 30 Jan 2006
London -- Prices of natural rubber are still increasing beyond historic highs. In Tokyo the benchma…

Degussa Engineered Carbons to pay $350 000 over environmental infringements
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Belpre, Ohio - Degussa Engineered Carbons LP has agreed to pay $350 000 to settle alleged federal c…

News from elsewhere on the web 30/Jan/06
Added: 30 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

'Huge cash burn' hits GM bottom line
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Jamie LaReau, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - With all the loose talk on Wall Street about a pos…

Ford suppliers to be hit with a velvet hammer
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - For parts suppliers, the bad news in Ford Moto…

Michelin to invest $90 million in X-One truck tyre capacity in Nova Scotia
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Waterville, Nova Scotia - Michelin North America Inc. plans to double capacity in North America for…

Texas jury awards $29 million tyre aging verdict against Ford, Mazda
Added: 30 Jan 2006
Corpus Christi, Texas - A Texas state district court jury has awarded more than $29 million to a yo…