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Amerityre claims PU tyre compounds outperform rubber
Added: 11 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Boulder City, Nevada-Amerityre Corp. says that independent tests show that i…

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Added: 11 Feb 2005
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Rikki Lamba promoted to V-P, carbon black technology at Columbian
Added: 11 Feb 2005
Marietta, Georgia--Columbian Chemicals has named Dr. Rikki Lamba as vice president of carbon black …

Freudenberg-NOK names new supply chain executive
Added: 11 Feb 2005
Plymouth, Michigan-- Freudenberg-NOK has named Thomas Hahn as vice president of supply chain manage…

Latest Conti OE tyre is PAH-free
Added: 11 Feb 2005
By David Shaw ERJ editor
Athens--Continental AG is launching its new Original Equipment tyre here in…

Russian market is changing
Added: 11 Feb 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ editor
Athens--Last year, said Jaron Wiedmaiaer, head of Continental's Russian op…

Conti changes policy on Russia
Added: 11 Feb 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ editor
Athens--Continental AG has quietly changed its approach to the Russian mar…

Ashton Seals buys gasket cutter
Added: 10 Feb 2005
Barnsley, UK-Seal and gasket supplier Ashton Seals Ltd has purchased Roseal, a gasket cutting compa…

Nokian acquires tyre retail chain in Czech Republic
Added: 8 Feb 2005
Nokia, Finland--Nokian Tyres plc has announced the acquisition of Andel Export-Import spol sro in t…

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Added: 8 Feb 2005
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Applied buys Canadian hydraulics distributor
Added: 8 Feb 2005
Cleveland, Ohio--Applied Industrial Technologies Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Applied Industria…

Chinese company wins carbon black orders from tyre makers
Added: 8 Feb 2005
Hong Kong--China Energy & Carbon Black Holdings, Inc (CHEY) has announced that its wholly-owned sub…

Pireli launches rights issue to raise capital
Added: 8 Feb 2005
Milan, Italy--Pirelli & C has launched a rights issue in which the company is issuing over 1500 mil…

Sumitomo Rubber to build tyre plant in Thailand - report
Added: 8 Feb 2005
Kobe Japan--Sumitomo Rubber Industries is reportedly planning to build a tyre factory in Thailand. …

Carlisle '04 net off 10 percent on charges for for-sale units
Added: 8 Feb 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina--Carlisle Cos. Inc. fell $10.5 million into the red in the fourth quarter…

Kumho IPO raises less than hoped
Added: 7 Feb 2005
London--Kumho Tire's initial public offering in London and Seoul raised a total of $363.5 million, …

General marks 90th birthday in US
Added: 7 Feb 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina--Continental Tire North America, Inc. is celebrating the 90th anniversary…

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Added: 7 Feb 2005
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BFGoodrich recalling 20 000 tyres
Added: 7 Feb 2005
Opelika, Alabama--Michelin North America Inc.'s BFGoodrich Tires business is recalling about 20 000…

Nokian to open retail chain in Russia
Added: 7 Feb 2005
Helsinki--Nokian Tyres has said its Vianor retail chain has opened 2 tyre retail outlets in Russia,…