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CHEY announces carbon black expansions in business plan

Added: 10 May 2005

Hong Kong--China Energy & Carbon Black Holdings, Inc. has confirmed its intention to increase capac…

Chinese company commercialises neodymium butadiene--report

Added: 10 May 2005

Changchun, China--Xinhua News Agency is reporting that a Chinese plant has begun production of "rar…

Chinese tyre exhibition goes annual: 9-11 Nov, 2005

Added: 10 May 2005

Shanghai, China--Organisers of the Tyres & RubberTech China exhibition have decided to run it every…

Friday's AIAG meeting on reducing warranty costs aimed at suppliers

Added: 10 May 2005

Detroit, Michigan--The US_based Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is holding a one-day confer…

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Added: 10 May 2005

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Goodyear wins top awards

Added: 10 May 2005

Akron, Ohio--The Tire Industry Association has awarded Goodyear's wholly-owned subsidiary Wingfoot …

Freudenberg-Nok's new factory in Changchun opened

Added: 9 May 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Weinheim, Germany-Freudenberg and NOK are intensifying their joint activitie…

UK rubber processor Ferrabyrne in management buy out

Added: 9 May 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Littlehampton, UK-Rubber-to-metal bonding company Ferrabyrne Ltd has been bo…

BMW tops supplier survey

Added: 9 May 2005

By Jesse Snyder, Automotive News

BARCELONA, Spain -- European auto suppliers say they want to do mor…

Bridgestone to build BIRD plant in Hungary for HP car tyres

Added: 9 May 2005

Bridgestone Corporation has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Bridgestone Europe NV/SA wil…

Bosch boss: Stop pointing fingers

Added: 9 May 2005

By Bradford Wernle, Automotive News

BARCELONA, Spain - The chairman of the world's largest auto supp…

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Added: 9 May 2005

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Bridgestone reports sales up, profits down for Q1

Added: 9 May 2005

Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp. has release consolidated figures for the three months to 31 March, 2005. N…

Conti to raise passenger, light truck tyre prices in USA

Added: 9 May 2005

Charlotte. North Carolina--Continental Tire North America Inc. will raise prices on its passenger a…

South Dakota court throws out rubber chemicals case

Added: 6 May 2005

South Dakota--The Supreme Court of South Dakota has ruled that it has no jurisdiction over the issu…

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Added: 6 May 2005

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Biltrite completes purchase of Hercules custom mixing unit

Added: 6 May 2005

Findlay, Ohio)--Biltrite Industries has completed its purchase of the custom mixing business of Her…

Matzen & Timm supplies parts for new Airbus A380

Added: 5 May 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Hamburg, Germany-Masterflex AG subsidiary Matzen & Timm GmbH is supplying so…

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Added: 5 May 2005

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India to extend EPDM anti-dumping probe to EU, US, China, Brazil -- report

Added: 5 May 2005

New Delhi--India's Hindu Business Line is eporting that the Indian Commerce Ministry has begun an i…