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More rumblings over Indianapolis - Mosley's view
Added: 24 Jun 2005
Paris--Max Mosley, presedent of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, has given an intervi…

UK motorists waste £1000 million on fuel, tyres, due to underinflation
Added: 23 Jun 2005
Melksham, UK--Cooper-Avon Tyres claims that UK motorists waste over £1000 million each year becaus…

News from elsewhere on the web
Added: 23 Jun 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Goodyear launches website for truck fleets (USA)
Added: 23 Jun 2005
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has unveiled a new commercial tyre web site that …

Goodyear tyres on Hemi-powered trike
Added: 23 Jun 2005
Auburn Hills, Michigan--the winner of a contest to promote Chrysler's Hemi-brand engine has used la…

Minardi boss gives his version of Indianapolis events
Added: 23 Jun 2005
Faenza, Italy-- Paul Stoddart, head of the Bridgestone-shod Minardi F1 team has published a detaile…

Tomkins buys industrial hydraulic fittings business
Added: 22 Jun 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London-Tomkins plc has bought hose fittings maker Eifeler Maschinenebau GmbH…

News from elsewhere on the web
Added: 22 Jun 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

IRSG publishes Summary of World Rubber Statistics, 2005
Added: 22 Jun 2005
London --The International Rubber Study Group has published Summary of World Rubber Statistics, Ann…

World comments on US Grand Prix
Added: 22 Jun 2005
Indianapolis--The motorsport press has had a field day commenting on last weekend's Grand Prix at I…

Rosler Group, USW disagree whether deal reached on Bryan OTR plant
Added: 22 Jun 2005
Bryan, Ohio --The United Steelworkers and Dortmund, Germany-based Rosler Group are airing contradic…

West Virginia residents sue Columbian Chemical
Added: 22 Jun 2005
Proctor, West Virginia--More than 70 named residents of two West Virginia counties are suing Columb…

Avon acquires International Safety Instruments
Added: 21 Jun 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Avon Rubber plc has bought International Safety Instruments Inc. based in La…

News from elsewhere on the web
Added: 21 Jun 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Nokian introduces new range of runflat winter tyres
Added: 21 Jun 2005
Nokia, Finland--Nokian Tyres has introduced a range of wnter tyres with runflat performance. The co…

ExxonMobil adds Vistamaxx grades for spunbond processing
Added: 21 Jun 2005
Guangzhou, China--ExxonMobil Chemical announced at Chinaplas 2005 the addition of two new grades to…

Goodyear to offer senior secured notes
Added: 21 Jun 2005
Akron. Ohio--Goodyear plans to make an offering of about $400 million in senior secured notes to re…

Kumho Tire breaks ground on second tire plant in China
Added: 21 Jun 2005
Seoul, South Korea--Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has broken ground on a second tyre plant in China, to be bu…

USW local at BFS Tennessee plant rejects contract offer
Added: 21 Jun 2005
Pittsburgh--Workers at Bridgestone/Firestone's unionised US tyre and rubber plants are scheduled to…

Failed car forecasts hit suppliers
Added: 20 Jun 2005
Birmingham, Alabama -- Suppliers cannot count on price relief when carmakers fail to build as many …