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H-F announces new Tech centre
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Freudenberg, Germany - The new tech centre at Harburg-Freudemberg Mixing Group…
NR prices show mixed trend on week
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London -- Rubber prices moved slightly downwards during the week's trading. On…
News from elsewhere on the web (17 Feb 2012)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
High-Tech rubber bearings to protect buildings from earthquakes
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Manchester, UK - Mathematicians at the UK's University of Manchester are worki…
Global tyre sales weakened in January- Michelin
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Paris -- Michelin reports that replacement sales of truck tyres continued to d…
Conti launches e.Contact with 30% lower rolling resistance
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Hannover - Conti is launching a tyre for electric vehicles. With the Conti.eCo…
Conti previews Geneva offerings
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Hannover, Germany - At this year's Geneva Motor Show, Continental will be intr…
Koppers, Nippon Steel sign MoU for carbon black plant in China
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Koppers Inc., is planning an integrated unit in chi…
Pirelli names Telecom Italia exec CEO of NAFTA region
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New York - Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. has appointed Paolo Ferrari, formerly with Te…
Sumitomo breaks ground on Brazil tyre plant
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Fazenda Rio Grande City, Brazil (Feb. 16, 2012) - Sumitomo Rubber Industries L…
TIA urges members to fight Maryland tyre aging bill
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Annapolis, Maryland -- The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is urging its Maryl…
Yokohama previews Geneva offerings
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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will exhibit new two products at the 82…
H-F to open new tech centre in Freudenberg today
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Freudenberg, Germany -- Harburg Freudenberger is to open a new, state-of-the-a…
EU demand for cars dropped in January
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Brussels, 16/02/2012 - In January, demand for new cars dropped by 7.1 percent …
Bridgestone to expand mining tyre capacity in Japan
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Tokyo (February 16, 2012)-Bridgestone Corporation announced today that it will…
Bridgestone reports steady progress in 2011
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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp said sales in the 12 months to December 2011 increas…
Bridgestone tweaks Tokyo executives
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Tokyo -- Bridgestone has tweaked te responsibilities of some of its executives…
Yokohama eyes 30 percent capacity expansion in 2014-17 period
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TOKYO (Feb. 15, 2012) - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) plans to add as much as…
Michelin named 'Tire manufacturer of the year
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Cologne, Germany -- Michelin was named tyre manufacturer of the year at tonight's awards ceremony a…
Kumho names new president, CEO
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Korea-based Kumho Tire Co., Inc. has appointed Kim Chang-kyu as its new Presid…
