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Bridgestone shows hand-cut concept tyres at Detroit show
Added: 10 Jan 2006
Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Corporation has equipped two concept vehicles with custom-made B…

Pelmar reports strong growth, grooms new management, reveals expansion plans
Added: 10 Jan 2006
Ramat Hasharon, Israel -- Israeli machinery dealer Pelmar Engineering Ltd. reported sales growth of…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/Jan/06
Added: 10 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

BFS to invest $17 million in Aiken / Graniteville tyre facility
Added: 10 Jan 2006
Nashville, Tennessee--Bridgestone/Firestone celebrated the manufacture of its 50 millionth tyre at …

Conti to reduce Charlotte production again
Added: 10 Jan 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina--Continental Tire North America Inc. will lay off 513 hourly and salaried…

Isobutylene shortage forces Lanxess to reduce butyl rubber output
Added: 10 Jan 2006
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess has had to cut back the production of butyl rubber at its Sarnia, Can…

Chemtura pushes EPDM prices higher
Added: 10 Jan 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut --Chemtura will increase the prices of all Royalene, RoyalEdge, and Trilen…

Bridgestone to expand Graniteville plant in US -- report
Added: 9 Jan 2006
Graniteville, South Carolina -- Bridgestone-Firestone is planning to announce a multi-million dolla…

Michelin puts Indian expansion on hold -- report
Added: 9 Jan 2006
New Delhi, India -- According to The Hindu Business Line, Michelin has put its expansion plans in I…

Pirelli NA exec moves to newspaper marketing company
Added: 9 Jan 2006
Chico, California -- Long-time Pirelli North America executive, David Gooch has joined Travidia Inc…

GM replaces four global purchasing execs
Added: 9 Jan 2006
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Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors purchasing chief Bo Andersson …

Ford F-250 concept monster uses tri-fuels
Added: 9 Jan 2006
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford has introduced a concept car designed to run on three flex fuels: hydroge…

Ford's 2006 Explorer uses butyl body mounts
Added: 9 Jan 2006
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford's latest version of the Explorer pickup truck includes chassis mounts mad…

Michelin blows trumpet prior to Detroit Auto Show
Added: 9 Jan 2006
Detroit, Michigan -- Michelin's North American unit is promoting its recent successes with J D Powe…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/Jan/06
Added: 9 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

India investigates truck cross-ply tyres from China, Thailand
Added: 9 Jan 2006
New Delhi -- India's Commerce Ministry has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of c…

NHTSA changes testing standards for snow, specialty radial tyres
Added: 9 Jan 2006
Washington DC--The US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is relaxing its …

BLIC releases publishes newsletter on EU activities
Added: 6 Jan 2006
Brussels -- BLIC, the European Association of the Rubber Industry has published a large PDF documen…

News from elsewhere on the web 06/Jan/06
Added: 6 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Diolen to add fifth single-step yarn spinner at Emmen
Added: 6 Jan 2006
Emmen, The Netherlands -- Diolen Industrial Fibres has approved a fifth single-step spinning line a…