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Nokian Tyres Q3 profit falls to Euro 16.9 million

Added: 4 Nov 2005

Nokia, Finland -- Finland's Nokian Tyres has posted a pre-tax profit of Euro 16.9 million for the t…

Hindustan Latex writes cheque to Indian government

Added: 3 Nov 2005

New Delhi, India -- Managing Director of Hindustan Latex Ltd. .M.Ayyappan has handed over a cheque …

News from elsewhere on the web 03/11

Added: 3 Nov 2005

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Asset writedown contributes to Cabot's net loss for 12 months to September.

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Boston, Massachussetts -- For the fiscal year ended 30 Sept., 30, 2005, Cabot Corp. reported a loss…

ExxonMobil doubles capacity for innerliner polymer, Exxpro

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical has announced that it is doubling its production capability f…

Cooper Tire launches new logo, new image

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Las Vegas, Nevada -- Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.has introduced a new look that, it claims, embodies…

Goodyear gains first OE fitment for Assurance tyres

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Akron, Ohio --Goodyear's Assurance premium passenger tyre featuring ComforTred technology has snagg…

Lion completes purchase of DSM Copolymer

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Baton Rouge, Louisiana --Lion Chemical Capital LLC has closed on the sale of DSM Copolymer Inc.s SB…

Rhein Chemie centralises US operation in Ohio with state aid

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Chardon, Ohio-Rhein Chemie Corp. announced 1 Nov that it will increase its investment in Chardon an…

Carlisle declares quarterly dividend

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Charlotte, North Carolina --T he Board of Directors of Carlisle Companies Inc. has declared a regul…

Ulrich Weiss steps down from Conti supervisory board

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Hanover, Germany -- Dr. Ulrich Weiss (69) is stepping down from the Supervisory Board of Continenta…

Cabot says David Elliott, Corporate Controller, has resigned

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Boston, Massachussetts -- Cabot Corp. has said its corporate controller, David Elliott has resigne…

Showa Denko lifts CR prices

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Tokyo -- Showa Denko K.K. will raise the price of polychloroprene synthetic rubber by US$300 per to…

Michelin inaugurates Hungarian car tyre unit

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Nyiregyhaza, Hungary -- Michelin has officially opened its latest car tyre manufacturing facility. …

Federal-Mogul agrees deal in UK bankruptcy proceedings

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Southfield, Michigan -- Federal-Mogul Corp. has reached an agreement with the United Kingdom Admini…

BFS non-tyre unit to raise prices from 1 October

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Indianapolis -- Firestone Industrial Products Co. increased prices by up to 7 percent on all its pr…

ASV inks five-year supply agreement with Caterpillar

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Grand Rapids, Minnesota -- ASV Inc. has signed a five-year agreement effective 1 Nov. with construc…

Wacker opens silicone elastomers lab in China

Added: 3 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Shanghai, China-Wacker started up a laboratory for silicone elastomers in it…

Cabot 's data centre uses Acronis -- Update

Added: 3 Nov 2005

San Francisco, California -- Acronis Inc. has revised its statement about Cabot Corp's use of its d…

Two Cooper tyre plants slowed by after-effects of Rita

Added: 3 Nov 2005

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced today that two of its tyre manufacturing fa…