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Cooper-Standard $500,000 in the red in first quarter

Added: 1 Jun 2005

Livonia, Michigan--Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. reported a first-quarter net loss of $500,000 on 5…

Federal to invest $30 million in Chinese subsidiary plant

Added: 1 Jun 2005

Chungli, Taiwan--Federal Corp. is investing $30 million in its Federal Tire (Jiangxi) subsidiary in…

USW, BFS work through weekend, continue contract talks

Added: 1 Jun 2005

St. Louis--Negotiators for the United Steelworkers and tyre maker Bridgestone/Firestone continued t…

Buhler AG - Healthy Corporate Development

Added: 1 Jun 2005

Uzwil, April 7, 2005 - Buhler increased its consolidated sales (turnover) by 9.3 percent to CHF 1.4…

USW proposes former Gephardt aide for Goodyear board seat

Added: 31 May 2005

Akron, Ohio -- The United Steelworkers union finally has submitted a name for consideration as the …

Cabot raises carbon black masterbatch prices

Added: 31 May 2005

Cabot Corporation has announced a price increase in Europe of 70 Euro/MT on all its masterbatch gra…

[US] Suppliers bet on the transplants

Added: 31 May 2005

By Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News

In a soon-to-be-released survey of 259 North American suppliers…

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Added: 31 May 2005

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

Three groups petition NHTSA for reconsideration of TPMS rule

Added: 31 May 2005

Washington DC--The Specialty Equipment Market Association, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers…

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Added: 27 May 2005

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

ASTM creates rubber testing methods training course

Added: 27 May 2005

West Consohocken, Philadelphia--ASTM International has created a two-day training course for rubber…

MERL is relocating its laboratory to Hitchin

Added: 27 May 2005

Hertford, UK-The Materials Engineering Research Laboratory is moving from its current base in Hertf…

Conti, USW at odds over health insurance benefits for laid-off workers

Added: 27 May 2005

Mayfield, Kentucky--The United Steelworkers has condemned Continental Tire North America Inc.'s ter…

Union OKs 6-year pact with BFS Canada

Added: 27 May 2005

Joliette, Quebec--Union workers at Bridgestone/Firestone Canada Inc. have ratified a new six-year a…

DuPont-Dow elastomers split is effective from July 1

Added: 26 May 2005

Geneva, Switzerland--DuPont Dow Elastomers, the joint venture company between DuPont and The Dow Ch…

Load Controls launches web-ready power meter

Added: 26 May 2005

Sturbridge, Massachusetts--Load Controls Inc. has introduced a new Hall-effect power meter suitable…

Showa Denko restructures chemical unit

Added: 26 May 2005

Tokyo - Showa Denko K.K. will change the structure of its chemicals unit on June 1, The company say…

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Added: 26 May 2005

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

Magnifoam changes name to MTI Global Inc.

Added: 26 May 2005

Mississauga, Ontario--Magnifoam Technology International Inc.has announced that its new corporate n…

Ford, DaimlerChrysler to advise vehicle owners to pull tyres after six years

Added: 26 May 2005

Washington DC--Ford Motor Co. has quietly slipped a paragraph into the tyre safety section of its v…