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Bridgestone commercialises support-ring runflat system
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Brussels -- Bridgestone Corp. has introduced a support-ring runflat system, "based on technical col…

Pirelli doubles H1 profit, expects improvement for full year
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C SpA has announced its results for the first six months of 2005. The co…

Michelin scores high in latest US JD Power study
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Westlake Village, California -- The Michelin brand ranks highest in original equipment tyre satisfa…

Imerys reports little change in sales, profits in first six months of 2005
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Paris -- Imerys, the industrial minerals group has reported both sales and profits for the first si…

Cabot says Louisiana plants operating at full capacity; warns on Q4 profit
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has said that all employees and their families at its two Loui…

Michelin threatens to quit F1; FIA responds with insults
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Spa Francorchamps, Belgium -- Michelin has threatened to pull out of the 2007 Formula 1 Racing seas…

Dow raising prices for Engage, Affinity and Nordel product lines
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Horgen, Switzerland--Dow Europe GmbH is to increase prices by up to 100 Euro per tonne across Europ…

Dana Corp. to supply drivetrain, sealing systems for 2006 Explorer
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Toledo, Ohio --Dana Corp. will supply seals and gaskets, as well as the front axle assembly and dri…

Rubber industry responds to Katrina (Sept 12)
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Steelworkers union contributes $100,000 to Hurricane Katrina relief
Pittsburgh, Pennysylvania--The U…

Phelps Dodge green-lights Columbian plant in Brazil
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Marietta, Georgia --Columbian Chemicals Co. has been given the green light to build a $67 million c…

Columbian Chemicals' cancels force majeure provision for La. carbon black site
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Marietta, Georgia --Columbian Chemicals Co. said operations at its Centerville, Louisiana, carbon b…

Kraiburg sets up Chinese mixing subsidiary in Suzhou
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Suzhou, China-German rubber compounder Gummiwerk Kraiburg GmbH & Co. KG has …

Rhodia lifts silica prices 10 percent
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Lyon, France - Rhodia Silica Systems has said it intends to increase selling prices of its Silica r…

Chemtura lifts flame retardant prices by up to 40 percent
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut -- Chemtura Corp. has announced worldwide price increases of up to 40 perc…

Website devoted to awareness wristbands
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Mt Kisco, New York -- A website has been set up devoted to providing information about the recent c…

Nokian introduces PAH-free asymmetric T-rated tyres
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres has introduced a new tyre -- the i3 -- to the European passenger car…

SmarTire's Kozak resigns from board, remains as president, ceo
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Richmond, British Columbia -- SmarTire Systems Inc. has announced that president and ceo Al Kozak h…

Columbian Chemicals, Dow declare force majeure in Katrina´s wake
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Akron, Ohio --Two suppliers to the rubber industry have declared force majeure--the voiding of supp…

Rubber industry responds to Katrina devastation
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Koch Industries donating up to $2.25 million to Katrina relief effort
Wichita, Kansas--Koch Industri…

Parker Hannifin buys aftermarket kit supplier Filtran
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Cleveland, Ohio-Parker Hannifin has purchased Filtran Aftermarket Products I…