1. Bekaert buys €16.5 m stake in Hong Kong tyre cord maker
Brussels – Bekaert has agreed to buy 18.85 percent of Hong Kong steel cord maker Shougang Concord Century Holdings Ltd for HK$162.5 million (€16.5 million).
The Belgian firm already operates three ty...
29 September 2006
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2. News from elsewhere on the web 29/Sept/06
(30 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories.
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29 September 2006
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3. Kumho Tire USA secures $150 m loan from GE
Norwalk, Connecticut – The US subsidiary of Korean tyre maker Kumho Tire Co. has secured a $150-million revolving credit facility from GE Commercial Finance.
Kumho Tire USA said the loan will be used...
29 September 2006
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4. China's August natural rubber import up 43 pc
Beijing -- China imported 165,419 tonnes of natural rubber in August, representing a 42.9 percent year-on-year rise, according to the country's General Administration of Customs.
In the first eight mo...
29 September 2006
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5. Dow lifts latex prices by 15 pc
Denham, North Carolina -- Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC is raising the prices for all of its synthetic latex products used in the manufacture of gloves by 15 percent, effective immediately.
Rob E...
29 September 2006
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6. Michelin to supply tyres to Tesco home delivery vehicles
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin will supply tyres to Pullman Fleet Services (PFS), which manages around 1100 of the 1800-strong Tesco.com home delivery vehicles in the UK.
Under the pence-per-kilometr...
28 September 2006
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7. Yokohama’s Advan Sport tyre approved for Brabus Rocket coupe
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co.’s Advan Sport (V103) tyre brand has been approved by Brabus GmbH for its Brabus Rocket, a sports coupe based on the Mercedes-Benz CLS, and Brabus MV12, a sports utility v...
28 September 2006
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8. Trelleborg Wheel phases out Pirelli name on farm tyres
Tivoli, Italy -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems SpA is phasing out its use of the Pirelli brand for farm tyres and will instead place greater emphasis on its Trelleborg brand for the farm and forestry mark...
28 September 2006
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9. Lehigh to make concentrated rubber powder in pellet form
Atlanta, Georgia -- Lehigh Technologies LLC will offering its PolyDyne powder in concentrated pellet form for easier handling.
The engineered rubber powder maker said the pellets - available in 80, 1...
27 September 2006
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10. Kosmos Cement to use scrap tyres for fuel
Louisville, Kentucky -- Kosmos Cement Co., a subsidiary of Mexican cement giant CEMEX SA de CV, is considering using scrap tyres as fuel at its Louisville plant.
The preliminary plan would involve bu...
27 September 2006
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