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EU car registrations slump in February
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Brussels--Registrations of new cars in Europe fell in the month to 28 Feb, and in the two months to…
Sumitomo reports double-digit earnings growth in 2004
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Kobe, Japan --Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. reported double-digit improvements in operating and n…
Michelin forecasts '05 results will match '04 despite challenges
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Paris--Despite continuing double-digit growth in raw materials costs and a less-robust economy than…
Cooper's purchase of Kumho Tire shares valued at $107 million
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Findlay, Ohio --Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. spent about $107 million in mid-February to acquire an app…
Steelworkers strike at Cooper plant
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Texarkana, Arkansas--Members of United Steelworkers of America Local 752, which represents about 16…
Conti to make vibration control parts in China
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Hanover, Germany--Continental AG is setting up a joint venture in China to make anti-vibration comp…
Contitech ready to integrate Phoenix
Added: 16 Mar 2005
Hannover, Germany--Following the official release of a profit-and-loss agreement between ContiTech …
Trelleborg acquires special seals distributor in IndiaÂ
Added: 14 Mar 2005
Through its Trelleborg Sealing Solutions business area, Trelleborg has acquired the sealing operati…
Goodyear sells former mould making plant
Added: 14 Mar 2005
Akron, Ohio--Goodyear has sold its former mould manufacturing facility in Stow, Ohio, to Albrecht …
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Added: 14 Mar 2005
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Trelleborg inaugurates new plant in Wuxi
Added: 11 Mar 2005
Wuxi, China--Trelleborg Automotive has opened a new plant for the production of antivibration syste…
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Added: 10 Mar 2005
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US company promotes mobility solutions to bikers
Added: 10 Mar 2005
Grover Beach, California--A US company called Accessories Marketing Inc. has packaged its own propr…
Crompton, Great Lakes to merge in $1540 million deal
Added: 10 Mar 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut--Polymer and speciality chemicals producer Crompton Corp. is merging with I…
Nokian starts off-take with Bridgestone; drops Michelin
Added: 9 Mar 2005
By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff
NOKIA, Finland-Nokian Tyres PLC is shifting off-take production of heavy t…
USWA threatens strike action at Bridgestone-Firestone
Added: 9 Mar 2005
Pittsburgh -- The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) said it will begin strike preparation at th…
Advanced Polymer Alloys updates Web site
Added: 9 Mar 2005
Wilmington, Delaware --Advanced Polymer Alloys has redesigned its Web site to provide easier and mo…
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Added: 9 Mar 2005
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ISP Elastomers back in the black in 2004
Added: 9 Mar 2005
Wayne, New Jersey--International Specialty Holdings Inc.'s synthetic elastomers business--the forme…
Bridgestone Golf to sue makers of Titleist balls
Added: 8 Mar 2005
Covington, Georgia -- Bridgestone Sports Co Ltd of Japan, and its US subsidiary, Bridgestone Golf h…
