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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…

Natural rubber prices continue upward after small correction

Added: 26 Jan 2006

London -- Prices of natural rubber have continued their upward trend after a small correction as pr…

The easy-money era in China is over, Magna exec cautions

Added: 26 Jan 2006

Bradford Wernle, Automotive News

Detroit, Michigan -- Keith Lomason has some advice for auto supplie…

Ansys and Matereality announce interoperability of software

Added: 26 Jan 2006

Southpointe, Pennsylvania-Simulation software supplier Ansys Inc. announced 18 Jan 2006 that, in co…

West's UK plants win BRMA's health and safety award

Added: 26 Jan 2006

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Lionville, Pennsylvania-Polymer closure supplier West Pharmaceutical Service…