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US conveyor belting business studied
Added: 18 Jun 2010
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Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US has published a new report titled, Co…

Pirelli begins safety campaign on Italian roads
Added: 18 Jun 2010
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Rome -- In collaboration with 'Autostrade per l'Italia' and Telepass, Pirelli …

UK tyre body supports recycling scheme
Added: 18 Jun 2010
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London -- TyreSafe, the UK's leading tyre safety organisation is to support th…

Weymans says crisis is behind us
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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Leverkusen, Germany -- Dr. Guenther Weymans, Head of the Technical Rubber Prod…

Lanxess raises prices of NBR materials
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has increased its prices effective June 15th …

Kraiburg TPE launches 170°C thermoplastic elastomer
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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Leverkusen - Hipex, a TPV from Kraiburg TPE has unusually high heat and oil re…

DuPont Elastomers now shipping last stocks of Hypalon
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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Beaumont, Texas -- Dupont Performance Elastomers said it ceased manufacture of…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 June 2010)
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Maplan, Lanxess cooperate on HNBR moulding systems
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG and Maplan are working together to get the b…

PAH ban may be extended to non-tyre goods
Added: 17 Jun 2010
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Leverkusen, Germany -- Dr. Guenther Weymans, Head of the Technical Rubber Prod…

Nokian publishes environmental report
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres has published its environmental report for 2009…

Trelleborg sets up Tech centre in Shanghai
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Shanghai, China -- Trelleborg Automotive will establish a new R&D centre in Sh…

NAFTA OE tyre market surged in May
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Milan, Italy - OE sales of car tyres in May surged by 89 percent in the NAFTA …

Denka raises Chloroprene prices again
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Tokyo -- Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K., has announced a price increase of Denka CR a…

Falcon India to add 2, 3-wheeler tyre production
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Kolkata, India - Several Indian newspapers are reporting a press conference in…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 June 2010)
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China leader calls for better labour conditions as Honda workers suspend strike
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Zhongshan, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged better treatment of the na…

Hankook offices win emissions certification
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Seoul, South Korea -- Hankook Tire has obtained the greenhouse emission certif…

Kraiburg TPE to extend joint development projects with Hilti tools
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Waldkraiburg, Germany - Following a number of successful projects, Kraiburg TP…

Yokohama to enter electric vehicle in Pikes Peak hill climbing challenge
Added: 16 Jun 2010
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Tokyo - Team Yokohama is to enter an electric vehicle (EV) in the 2010 Pikes P…