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Flexsys to sue Kumho over alleged patent infringements
Added: 1 Feb 2005
Akron, Ohio--Flexsys is to sue Kumho Tire and Kumho Petrochemical and other companies over alleged …
ERJ seeks rubber machinery information
Added: 31 Jan 2005
London--ERJ is currently seeking information about companies that make machinery for the rubber ind…
Fire at Dannenberg destroys ContiTech production Hall
Added: 31 Jan 2005
Dannenberg, Germany--A fire at the Contitech plant here in Dannenberg reportedly destroyed a total …
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Added: 31 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Helvoet moves into plastics with Philips HTP Automotive buy
Added: 31 Jan 2005
Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands - Helvoet Holding has acquired Philips High Tech Plastics Automotive. T…
Goodyear's latest SUV tyres use aramid reinforcement
Added: 31 Jan 2005
Akron--Goodyear is offering SUV tyres reinforced with aramid fibres under the trade name "SilentArm…
Nissan may move Primera to France from UK
Added: 31 Jan 2005
By Paulo Soares de Oliveira, Automotive News Europe
DETROIT - Renault may start building cars for i…
NSG to make glass cord for timing belts in China
Added: 31 Jan 2005
Tokyo--Nippon Sheet Glass Co. is building a new factory in Suzhou, China to make glass cords to rei…
Federal-Mogul expands presence in China
Added: 31 Jan 2005
Southfield, Michigan-- Federal-Mogul Corp. is continuing to expand its presence in China by opening…
Bridgestone to build 8000 tyres/day BIRD plant in Mexico
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Monterrey, Mexico--Bridgestone Corp. has confirmed it is planning to build a new car- and light tru…
News from elsewhere on the web
Added: 28 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
RATEC Intl to pay Chem-Trend over recipe infringements
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Howell, Michigan--Chem-Trend LP and affiliate, Chem-Trend (Deutschland) GmbH, have agreed to settle…
Cooper to Announce Year-End Results 16 Feb
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Findlay, Ohio--Cooper Tire and Rubber has said it will release its year-end figures on 16 Feb,. 200…
Phelps Dodge announces Q4, annual figures
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Phoenix, Arizona--Phelps Dodge Corp., the parent of carbon black-maker Columbian Chemicals, has ann…
US tyre shipments up 2.5 percent in 2004
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Washington, DC--tyre shipments in the U.S. last year grew about 2.5 percent on economic growth in b…
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Added: 27 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Cabot announces Q1 results
Added: 27 Jan 2005
Boston, Massachusetts--Cabot Corp. has announced net income of $35 million for the quarter ended 31…
India Infoline report on Indian tyre business available on R&M
Added: 27 Jan 2005
Mumbai, India--India Infoline published a report in December 2004, titled, Indian Tyre Industry. Th…
Dow Reichhold to boost prices
Added: 27 Jan 2005
DENHAM, N.C. (Jan. 26)--Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex L.L.C. plans to boost prices globally for nit…
Amtel president attends commissioning of Kirov-II tyre line
Added: 27 Jan 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff (lwhite@crain.co.uk)
Moscow-Amtel president Sudhir Gupta saw the commissioni…
