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Taylor: Titan sale should be done by end of February

Added: 26 Jan 2006

Quincy, Illinois -- The sale of tyre and wheel maker Titan International Inc. to a private equity f…

BRPPA appoints Stone, adds members

Added: 26 Jan 2006

By Liz White, ERJ staff

London-New UK association the British Rubber and Polyurethane Producers Asso…

AHPC Holdings gets Federal glove contract

Added: 26 Jan 2006

Glendale Heights, Illinois-AHPC Holdings, Inc., which markets latex gloves for food service and med…

Natural rubber prices surge through 1988 levels

Added: 26 Jan 2006

London -- Prices of natural rubber have hit new all-time highs in India, and reached the highest pr…

Cytec Specialty Chemicals names new team

Added: 26 Jan 2006

By Liz White, ERJ staff

West Paterson, New Jersey-Cytec Industries Inc. has announced a leadership t…

Freudenberg-NOK appoints Duclos as operations, technology VP

Added: 26 Jan 2006

Plymouth, Michigan-Freudenberg-NOK has promoted Dr Theodore Duclos to vice president, operations an…

Ford has added three more “preferred suppliers“

Added: 26 Jan 2006

By Amy Wilson, Automotive News

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has chosen three more suppliers to join its…

Michelin launches design challenge for 2007

Added: 26 Jan 2006

Detroit, Michigan -- Michelin announced the theme for its international vehicle design competition …

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Israel's waste tyre bill aims to slow spread of dengue fever

Added: 25 Jan 2006

Jerusalem, Israel - Israel's Knesset has approved a waste tyre recycling bill at its first reading.…

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Malaysia's NR output dropped 2.4% in 12 months to November

Added: 16 Jan 2006

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian production of natural rubber (NR) in November 2005 was 79 360 tonnes, a dr…

Kumho investigating site for tyre factory in Vietnam

Added: 13 Jan 2006

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A spokesman for Kumho Tires has confirmed that the company has plans to…

Michelin raises tyre prices in Europe

Added: 13 Jan 2006

Paris - Michelin is raising tyre prices in Europe once more, and for the same reason: higher raw ma…