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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
Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
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…
Titan appoints Goodyear farm tyre man to VP position
Added: 5 Jan 2006
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire Corp.has announced the appointment of Jeff Vasichek as vice presiden…
News from elsewhere on the web 05/Jan/06
Added: 5 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
ITC seeks comments on US polychloroprene dumping duties
Added: 5 Jan 2006
Washington DC -- Interested parties have until the second week of February to comment to the US-bas…
Shincor Silicones opens technical centre in Akron
Added: 5 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Shincor Silicones Inc. -- part of the Shin-Etsu group -- has invested $500 000 to op…
