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Kumho marks 50 years

Added: 21 Sep 2010

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Seoul, Korea -- Kumho Tires recently marked its 50th anniversary with celebrat…

Dynasol launches S-SBR material for hot-melt adhesives

Added: 21 Sep 2010

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Houston, Texas -- Solprene 1217, a styrene-butadiene copolymer (SSBR grade), i…

Evonik to sell global carbon blacks business

Added: 20 Sep 2010

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Essen, Germany -- Evonik Industries has decided to divest its carbon blacks bu…

Tyre market boom continues, but at slower pace

Added: 20 Sep 2010

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Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 Sept 2010)

Added: 20 Sep 2010

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nokian launches 'green' summer tyre

Added: 20 Sep 2010

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Nokia, Finland -- The new Nokian Hakka Green summer tyre aims to serve the nee…

Lanxess launches DEHP-free plasticiser for rubber

Added: 20 Sep 2010

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Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has developed a plasticiser for polar rubber …

Trelleborg's Sri Lanka plant uses unique technology

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Trelleborg has opened the enlarged production unit outsi…

30 November 2010: Last call for companies to register chemicals under REACH

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Brussels / Helsinki -- The European Commission reminds companies that they mus…

Bridgestone restructures European management

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe management has decided to restructure its organ…

Cheng Shin at bottom of sustainability table

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Hong Kong - In a new report of Asian corporate sustainability, Cheng Shin Rubb…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 September 2010)

Added: 17 Sep 2010

(12 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo-owned Momentive and Hexion to merge

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Columbus, Ohio -- Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. is merging with Momentive …

Texas appeals court reinstates benzene case against Goodyear

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Beaumont, Texas -- A Texas state appeals court has reversed a summary judgment…

Mitas tyres win tractor-pull contest

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Saronno, Italy -- A “New Bufalo” Landini tractor mounted with Mitas 65 ser…

UK prosecutions for defective tyres hits 7-year high

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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London -- The number of drivers successfully prosecuted by courts in England a…

Top brands best for UHP tyres - US Consumer Reports

Added: 17 Sep 2010

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Yonkers, New York -- Ultra-high-performance summer tyres from Goodyear, Dunlop…

New polymerisation method for NBR published

Added: 16 Sep 2010

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London -- A research team from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) sup…

European new car registrations show uptick in August

Added: 16 Sep 2010

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Brussels -- From January to August, new car registrations across the EU reache…

FIA OKs British tyre distributor DMACK for WRC

Added: 16 Sep 2010

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Carlisle, UK - The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has appro…