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Apollo to bring truck radial capacity on stream in October
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Baroda, Gujarat - Apollo Tyres is adding truck and bus capacity at its radial tyre plant in Baroda …
India simplifies FDI applications in rubber processing
Added: 26 Jan 2006
New Delhi -- India's Commerce Ministry has liberalised ownership restrictions known as FDI (Foreign…
Amtel cfo quits to head Moscow office of N M Rothschild
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Moscow - Victor Nekrassov, previously chief financial officer at Amtel-Vredestein, has joined N M R…
Chinese company seeks vendors for novelty product
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Dongua, China - Guangdong-based Best Rubber Products Ltd has developed a silicone rubber-based prod…
Skellmax buys Gulf Rubber units in Australia and New Zealand
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Auckland, New Zealand-Skellmax Industries Ltd is expanding again. The New Ze…
Continental's Chinese tyre plans not yet finalised
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany-Continental AG opened a new Asian headquarters for all of i…
Natural rubber prices continue to climb
Added: 26 Jan 2006
London -- Prices of natural rubber continue to climb in markets around the world.
In Tokyo the bench…
Insteel reports record results for Q1
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Mount Airy, North Carolina - US-based steel wire manufacturer Insteel has reported record results f…
Scientists develop new theories on crack growth
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Munich, Germany -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Techno…
Wyko opens office in China; engineering to follow
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Halesowen, UK - Tyre production tooling specialist Wyko Tyre has set up a division based in China t…
Textile reinforcement demand to grow 4.5% a year to 2010
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Amherst, Massachusetts - Global demand for textile reinforcements used in the rubber industry will …
Sartomer opens Japan office
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Exton, Pennysylvania - Global speciality chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has opened a new offic…
Continental: Wennemer's comments an
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Brussels-The German IGBCE union wants German politicians to mediate in talks…
Poor hoses from Kinugawa leads to Nissan recall
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Harry Stoffer, Automotive News
Washington DS - Nissan North America Inc. is recalling nearly 200 000…
Ceat India aims to raise €10m through rights issue
Added: 26 Jan 2006
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Mumbai, India - CEAT Ltd, a subsidiary of the Indian RPG group, has decided to come out with …
DOT lawyer Nason nominated to head NHTSA
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Washington, DC - The US Bush administration has nominated Nicole Nason, assistant secretary of the …
Ford plans to cut 1,700 suppliers
Added: 26 Jan 2006
David Barkholz, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Ford Motor Co. intends to cut its supplier ranks…
Suspension parts units on sales block
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
North America's two largest wheel makers have put their suspension…
Avon's automotive results improving as Turkish plant nears production
Added: 26 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Despite a tough global market in the automotive market, UK-headquartered gro…
Goodyear introduces universal automotive replacement heater hose
Added: 26 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Engineered Products is changing the market for replacement automotive heater…
