1. Conti to stop making tyres at US plant
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hannover, Germany—Continental Tire North America Inc. (CTNA) said 29 June that it will suspend tyre production indefinitely at its troubled Mayfield, Kentucky plant, starting ...
30 June 2004
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2. EU extends Conti/Phoenix antitrust investigation
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hannover, Germany—Continental AG has acknowledged that the European Commission has decided to take its investigation of the planned takeover of Phoenix AG into Phase II procee...
30 June 2004
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3. Goodyear Dunlop plan to secure future of UK plant
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Birmingham, UK—Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has applied for planning permission to redevelop its 90-acre Stafford Road site in Wolverhampton, in the Engl...
29 June 2004
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4. Goodyear completes Sava acquisition
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Akron, Ohio— Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is now the sole owner of Sava Tires d.o.o., having acquired Sava dd’s remaining 20-percent in the Kranj, Slovenia...
29 June 2004
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5. US firm develops animal instincts
By Angie DeRosa Plastics News
Findlay, Ohio—At Rowmark Inc. in Findlay, geese, squirrels and fish greet guests and employees. Murals boast of a “critter culture,” in which each animal represents a...
29 June 2004
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6. Investors group to buy PolyOne elastomers unit
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Cleveland, Ohio—PolyOne Corp. is to sell its Elastomers and Performance Additives unit to an investment group led by New York-based equity firms Lion Che...
29 June 2004
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7. Conti's bid for Phoenix succeeds
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hannover, Germany—Continental AG has taken a further step in the development of its technical rubber goods business ContiTech, by gaining more than 75 percent of the shares of...
29 June 2004
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8. Michelin Russia plant to open in July
Groupe Michelin has confirmed that it intends to open its new car tyre plant in Russia on July 7. The factory has been running on a trial basis for the last few months to ensure it can achieve Miche...
28 June 2004
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9. Dow hikes latex prices in Europe
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Horgen, Switzerland— Dow Europe GmbH is raising the price on all grades of latex sold to the paper, carpet, paint, construction and adhesives industries ...
28 June 2004
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10. JSR licensing butadiene technology to Reliance
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo—JSR Corp. has licensed its butadiene distillation technology to Reliance Industries Ltd, which has started constructing a 140-kilotones-per-annum b...
28 June 2004
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