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Skellmax spending NZ$20 m on firms in New Zealand, Australia-and the UK
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Auckland, New Zealand-Skellmax Industries Ltd in New Zealand has been active…
Cooper reports 2nd-quarter loss, partially blames effects of strike
Added: 14 Nov 2005
From Rubber & Plastics News
Findlay, Ohio-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. fell into the red in the second q…
SKF sees sales, profits rise, as US seal plant is set to close
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Gothenburg, Sweden-Swedish engineering group SKF, which numbers seal maker Chicago Rawhide among it…
Harburg Freudenberger identity change complete
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Hamburg, Germany-Rubber machinery maker Harburg Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH has completed its n…
Blackfriars moves granulator manufacturing to Corby
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Corby, UK-Blackfriars Ltd, a UK-based maker of granulating equipment for the rubber sector and the …
Hrit joins EaglePicher's Hillsdale Division
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Inkster, Michigan-John Hrit has been appointed vice president of operations with the Hillsdale Divi…
Rhein Chemie investing Euro 3 million in new unit at Mannheim
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Mannheim, Germany-Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH is building a new Euro 3 million…
Bridgestone planning 2nd Chinese plant for steel tyre cord
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-Bridgestone Corp. is to spend about $100 million (Euro 82 million) to …
Bridgestone N America suggests 10-year limit on car tyre life
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone/Firestone has sent a technical bulletin to its US dealers, tell…
Garibaldi Venture Cap divests Gajah Tunggal stake -- report
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Jakarta -- Newswires are reporting on a story from Indonesian daily paper, Bisnis Indonesia, that S…
FDA proposes warnings against STDs on condom packaging
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Washington DC -- The US-based Food and Drug Administration has proposed changes to the packaging of…
Toyota signs multi-year F1 tyre deal with Bridgestone
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- Toyota Motorsport has announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with Bridgestone Moto…
News from elsewhere on the web 11/11
Added: 11 Nov 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Company proposes airless tyre made by transfer moulding
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Boca Raton, Florida -- Venture Capital company, NewTech Tire claims to have succesfully tested a no…
SmartTire Q1 revenues almost double on OE sales
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Richmond, British Columbia, -- SmarTire Systems Inc. announced today gross revenue of approximatel…
Fenner 12-month profits roar ahead on Chinese demand
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Kingston, UK -- Fenner PLC, the global engineer specialising in reinforced polymer technology, has …
Yokohama earnings rise in six months to September
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., posted a 10.7 percent increase in operating income, to 4786…
Yokohama sets up auto parts JV with Toyota in south China
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced a new company, Yamasei Automotive (Foshan) Co.…
Yokohama sets up JV to make conveyor belts in Weifang, Shandong
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that in January 2006 - through its holding co…
Yokohama creates company to oversee Chinese activities
Added: 10 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will establish Yokohama Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., in the ci…
