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Bridgestone expects 2004 profits to be down 17 percent
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp reportedly expects consolidated full-year pre-tax profits for the 12 months…
Goodyear's amended annual report may be delayed
Added: 5 Jan 2005
AKRON (Jan. 4)--Goodyear has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission it continues to work o…
Trelleborg supporting relief efforts on Sri Lanka
Added: 5 Jan 2005
TRELLEBORG, Sweden (Jan. 4)--Trelleborg A.B., which operates two tire plants on Sri Lanka, is worki…
Toyo to open German sales subsidiary
Added: 5 Jan 2005
OSAKA, Japan (Dec. 29)--Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. said it will set up a sales subsidiary in Germa…
West Pharmaceutical to spin-off drug delivery business
Added: 4 Jan 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Lionville, Pennsylvania-West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. is to sell a major…
China seeks opinions on Tyre industry policy
Added: 4 Jan 2005
Beijing--China is reportedly seeking opinions on a new policy for the development of the country's …
BASF, Continental to aid tsunami relief efforts
Added: 4 Jan 2005
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (Jan. 3)--The board of executive directors of BASF A.G. has agreed to provide…
DuPont to take over DuPont Dow Elastomers
Added: 4 Jan 2005
Geneva-DuPont Co. is buying 100-percent control of elastomer producer DuPont Dow Elastomers llc aft…
Hankook makes 500 millionth tyre
Added: 4 Jan 2005
Seoul--Hankook Tire Co says it has now made more than 500 million tyres, since it began tyre manufa…
Bridgestone to increase European capacity
Added: 4 Jan 2005
London--Bridgestone is reviewing its European operations, and expects to increase tyre-building cap…
ExxonMobil and employees commit $5 million towards disaster relief
Added: 31 Dec 2004
Irving, Texas-Exxon Mobil Corp. and its employees are contributing $5 million to assist relief effo…
Zeon raises SR, latex and chemicals prices
Added: 31 Dec 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-Zeon Corp. announced price increases for a range of synthetic rubber a…
Phoenix shareholders sell Vibracoustic stake to Freudenberg, cede control to Conti
Added: 30 Dec 2004
Hamburg--Shareholders in Phoenix AG have sold the company's stake in the Vibracoustic joint venture…
Sun Capital completes purchase of Honeywell Performance Fibers
Added: 30 Dec 2004
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (Dec. 28)--Sun Capital Partners Inc. has completed its purchase of Honeywell …
Waiorau Snow Farm's NZ test track changes hands
Added: 30 Dec 2004
Christchurch, New Zealand--George Gould, a New Zealand businessman, has bought the Waiorau Snow Far…
Lanxess to float 31 Jan, 2005
Added: 30 Dec 2004
Leverkusen, Germany--Bayer AG has announced that shares in its Lanxess AG subsidiary will begin tra…
Goodyear to keep Akron factory open until 2008
Added: 30 Dec 2004
Akron, Ohio--The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co has reportedly agreed to keep open its factory in Akro…
Rubber shipments from Indonesia continue, despite earthquake, tsunami
Added: 30 Dec 2004
Singapore--Dealers in Sumatra are reported to be confident that supplies of natural rubber will be …
Cooper completes sale of automotive unit
Added: 24 Dec 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Findlay, Ohio-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. completed the sale of its automotive …
US auto association enlists Goodyear executive
Added: 24 Dec 2004
Detroit, Ohio-The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has appointed Tom Bender, director, infor…
