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News from elsewhere on the web 18/11
Added: 18 Nov 2005
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Cooper Tire declares quarterly dividend
Added: 18 Nov 2005
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has announced a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per …
Firestone Liberia rejects claims of slave labour alleged in lawsuit
Added: 18 Nov 2005
Los Angeles - A human rights organisation, The International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) has filed a l…
Pirelli launches 2006 calendar in Paris
Added: 18 Nov 2005
Paris -- Pirelli has published its calendar for 2006. The calendar features Jennifer Lopez on the c…
UK recovers 167 000 tonnes of old tyres in first half
Added: 18 Nov 2005
London -- In the first half of 2005, members of the UK Tyre Recovery Association collected over 167…
Zeon adds advanced HyTemp grades to Louisville production
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Louisville, Kentucky -- Zeon Chemicals has begun production of two advanced grades of its HyTemp po…
Continental orders second VIC mixer for Timisoara plant
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Castellanza, Italy -- Continental's tyre production staff in Timisoara, Romania have confirmed thei…
Nizhnekamskshina picks Pomini mixers for silica compounds
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Castellanza, Italy -- Nizhnekamskshina (NKS), the Tartarstan tyre maker, has picked Techint-Pomini …
Lanxess reports loss in Q3 on exceptionals
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess' Q3 results benefited from the implementation of previously announced…
Chinese Ministry posts EPDM anti-dumping measures
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Beijing -- China's Ministry of Commerce has issued a preliminary finding confirming that certain co…
News from elsewhere on the web 17/11
Added: 17 Nov 2005
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A third of cars in Ikea car park were not safe, says Bridgestone
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Zaventem, Belgium -- As part of the global 'Think Before You Drive' safety campaign being conducted…
Bridgestone to lift tyre prices in Japan
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it will raise prices on February 1, 2006 for tyres, t…
Maxxis building technical centres in US, Taiwan and China
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Taipei, Taiwan --Taiwan tyre maker Maxxis International is building technical centres in Taiwan, Ch…
Michelin to invest $80 million in US rubber processing plants
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Anderson, South Carolina--Michelin North America Inc. plans to invest $80 million over six years in…
IISRP appoints Adamson to replace Sue Cain in London
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Houston, Texas -The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has announc…
Phelps Dodge confirms plan to sell Columbian Chemical to Korean company
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Phoenix, Arizona -- Phelps Dodge Corp.has confirmed its intention to sell its Columbian Chemicals C…
Goodyear UK seeks out most helpful motorists
Added: 17 Nov 2005
London -- Goodyear UK sent out one of its employees to see how many people would stop to help a wom…
Chinese impose anti-dumping tariffs on EPDM
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Beijing -- The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has imposed anti-dumping tariffs on EPDM imports …
Conti to add mixing capacity in Romania
Added: 17 Nov 2005
Timisoara, Romania-Continental AG is adding rubber mixing capacity to its passenger tyre plant in T…
