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Rapra organises rubber bonding event for Düsseldorf, Feb 21-22
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Düsseldorf, Germany -- Rapra Technology Ltd has announced dates of the 5th International Conferenc…

Bandag sacks many executives in Europe in “right sizingâ€
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Brussels -- Bandag Europe says it "has had to part with several field people, operating mainly in t…

FIA ends tyre wars in FI Grands Prix with rule changes
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Paris -- The World Motor Sports Council has approved a number of changes to the rules of future F1 …

Imerys restructures in N America, Kaolin plant affected
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Atlanta, Georgia -- Imerys North American Performance Minerals & Ceramics (NAPMC) remains unprofita…

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Added: 27 Oct 2005
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Datamonitor reports on global van/light truck replacement tyre market
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Dublin, Ireland -- A report into the global market for replacement van tyres is available from indu…

Rohm and Haas reports sales, earnings boosts in third quarter
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Philadelphia -- Rohm and Haas Co. posted third-quarter sales of $1950 million, an 8-percent increas…

Goodyear US starts winter tyre promotions
Added: 27 Oct 2005
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear tire has started promoting winter tyres into the North American market for …

Trelleborg announces Q3 result. Sales, profits up
Added: 26 Oct 2005
Trelleborg, Sweden -- During the third quarter of 2005, the Trelleborg industrial Group increased i…

Tenneco reports Q3 results, earnings up 10 percent
Added: 26 Oct 2005
Lake Forest, Illinois -- Tenneco Automotive reported record third quarter revenue and net income si…

Goodyear to report Q3 results tomorrow
Added: 26 Oct 2005
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will report third quarter 2005 financial results …

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Added: 26 Oct 2005
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GITI Tire setting up US unit to handle Chinese-made products
Added: 26 Oct 2005
City of Industry, California -- Singapore-controlled GITI Tire, China´s largest independent tyre m…

Performance Fibers to expand capacity at converting plants
Added: 26 Oct 2005
Colonial Heights, Virginia -- Performance Fibers Holdings Inc. will increase capacity and enhance p…

Yokohama optimistic about first half results
Added: 26 Oct 2005
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. is revising upward its earnings and sales forecast for the half-y…

UK Company seeks manufacturer to make private-brand 4x4 tyres
Added: 26 Oct 2005
Leek, UK -- Bronco 4x4 Ltd has developed its own range of tread designs for retreaded tyres for SUV…

Mitsui Chemicals to launch liquid EPDM
Added: 25 Oct 2005
Tokyo -- Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. intends to introduce a liquid EPDM, to complement its existing rang…

Mitsui Chemicals plans TPO compounding unit in Germany
Added: 25 Oct 2005
Tokyo -- Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has agreed with German polymer compounder Polymer-Chemie, to establ…

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Added: 25 Oct 2005
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Bridgestone officially opens steel cord plant in China
Added: 25 Oct 2005
Shenyang, China -- Bridgestone Corp. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary in China Bridge…