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F1 reimbursement to cost Michelin $14.9 million
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Paris--Group Michelin's decision to reimburse ticket holders for the recent US Grand Prix Formula 1…

UG Healthcare launches lanolin-coated exam gloves
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Torrance, California-UG Healthcare (USA) Inc. is marketing a new examination…

Goodyear sells Indonesian rubber plantation
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Akron, Ohio-Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has completed the sale its 95 percent…

Cooper-Standard gives equal time to plastic
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Rhoda Miel, Plastics News staff
Traverse City, Michigan-Rubber specialist Cooper-Standard Automot…

Michelin raising prices on motorcycle tires, accessories
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Greenville South Carolina--As a result of continuing increases in raw material costs, Michelin Nort…

China extends EPDM anti-dumping probe
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Beijing--The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) has said it intends to extend the invetigation i…

GM prepares new supplier price program
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Detroit, Michigan - General Motors' top purchasing executive says he is buttressing GM's cost-cutti…

Suppliers to Europe's OEMs enjoy growth
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Bosch still No. 1, Canada's Magna Int. leaps to No. 3 spot
By Bradford Wernle, Automotive News Europ…

Device repairs, re-inflates tyres, claims Conti
Added: 14 Nov 2005
South Bend, Indiana-A new device capable of
simultaneously repairing and inflating flat tyres enable…

ExxonMobil expands Escorez capacity in Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Added: 14 Nov 2005
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Houston, Texas--ExxonMobil Chemical France is expanding by 50 percent the capacity of its Es…

Goodyear has record $5 billion sales, doubles income in Q2
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Akron, Ohio-Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s net income for the second quarter o…

Michelin's income up 5.5 % despite 'new' 14 % hike in raw materials costs
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Paris-Groupe Michelin had a strong operating performance for the first half …

UK tyre exhibition Brityrex will be in Manchester in 2007
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London-ECI International, organisers of Brityrex International, the UK-based…

NuVasive buys UK maker of cervical replacement device
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
San Diego, California-US medical device maker NuVasive Inc. has bought the t…

Ritus purchases John Crane rubber seal facility
Added: 14 Nov 2005
From Rubber & Plastics News
Vandalia, Illinois-Rubber and plastic moulder Ritus Corp. has purchased …

French meeting in Rheims to cover polyphase industrial polymers
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Paris-A two-day meeting which is being organised by the French rubber training body, the LRCCP, wil…

Dow's emulsions business has strong Q2 despite Finnish paper strike
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Midland, Michigan-Dow Chemical Co.'s latex business had a strong second quar…

Cabot boss says high feedstock prices affected carbon black results
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Boston, Massachusetts-Cabot Corp.'s chairman and ceo Kennett Burnes said the…

Bekaert says first half 'excellent' but warns of 'challenging' H2
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Kortrijk, Belgium-Steel producer NV Bekaert SA saw strong sales growth in al…

Amerityre to sell technology, equipment to Ace Products
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Boulder City, Nevada-Amerityre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…