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Continental drops bid for South Korea's Mando
Added: 7 Nov 2005
Reuters / November 04, 2005
SEOUL -- Germany's Continental AG has dropped out of a race to buy South…

Conti tyres help partially blind driver break speed record
Added: 4 Nov 2005
Evington Aerodrome, UK -- Reaching nearly 180 mph (285 kph) , Visually-impaired driver, Mike Newman…

Rhodia sells remaining latex business to Hexion
Added: 4 Nov 2005
Paris -- Rhodia has announced a deal to sell its remaining latex business activities (latex dispers…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/11
Added: 4 Nov 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Hankook gives details of Hungary investment
Added: 4 Nov 2005
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire has said its first European car and light truck tyre factory will be b…

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…