JAPANESE automaker, Toyota Motor Corp disclosed that March sales of the company and its China joint ventures reach 75,900 units in the country , an 11.7% drop from a year earlier. From January to March, Toyota’s total sales in China…
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GM cites best global auto suppliers
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Arkema offers synthetic rubber alternative for footwear
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Ansell antistatic suit passes ‘explosive’ test
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Ronco launches chemo protective gloves
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Bridgestone Michelin leaders in branding
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Yokohama’s tyre plant in China receives government aid
Japanese tyre maker Yokohama Rubber’s tyre production unit in China, Hangzhou Yokohama Tire, has received grants-in-aid totalling RMB13.47 million for the period from December 2012 to March 2013 from Hangzhou City and the Hangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone (HEDA).…
Michelin expects Indian output by mid-2013
Having delayed its plant launch in India from 2012 to 2013, French tyre maker Michelin says it expects to roll out truck radial tyres “some time” during the middle of 2013. “Production will start during the middle of this year.…
SafeRubber on course to finding safer alternative to ETU
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