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Short report published on Indian maker of insoluble sulphur

Added: 15 Jun 2010

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Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Oriental Carbon and Ch…

Carbon Green announces F1 sponsorship deal

Added: 15 Jun 2010

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Montreal, Canada -- Carbon Green Inc. has announced a sponsorship deal with F1…

European tyre sales still on the increase

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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Milan, Italy - Tyre sales in Europe continue to increase, according to data fo…

Linatex bought by Weir Group

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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London -- In a stock exchange announcement, UK-based Weir Group said it has bo…

Malaysian NR production on the rise in April

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Malaysia's production of natural rubber is on the in…

Apollo declares lockout at Perambra plant

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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Kerala, India -- Apollo Tyres Ltd has informed Bombay Stock Exchange that the …

China tyre production ahead in May

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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Beijing -- The Chinese Statistical Office says China's tyre production was up …

Excel introduces non-CSM compounds

Added: 14 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Solon, Ohio -- Excel Polymers Inc. has developed a family of compounds to fi…

Report published on China Sunsine

Added: 14 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, China Sunsine Chemical…

Wacker to buy silicon-metal production site

Added: 14 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Munich, Germany -- Wacker Chemie AG has reached an agreement to buy Norwegia…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 June 2010)

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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

RWI says raw materials bill is up by 40 percent

Added: 14 Jun 2010

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Dubai, UAE -- Global prices of chemical materials and rubber have increased by…

HF Mixing hosts events in US

Added: 14 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Ansonia, Connecticut -- HF Mixing Group is hosting two customer events in Ju…

Evonik raises carbon black prices

Added: 11 Jun 2010

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Essen, Germany -- Evonik Industries is increasing prices for carbon black. Ru…

ContiTech goes for plastics blow-moulding

Added: 11 Jun 2010

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Waltershausen, Germany -- ContiTech Fluid Technology is breaking into plastic …

RMA non-tyre spinoff group presents its vision

Added: 11 Jun 2010

By Edward Noga, Rubber & Plastics News Staff

Fairlawn, Ohio -- At the final annual meeting of the El…

UK aims to raise awareness of bladder cancer

Added: 11 Jun 2010

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Bristol, UK -- A UK-based group, Action on Bladder Cancer (ABC) aims to raise …

Magna centralises purchasing, expects to trim its suppliers

Added: 11 Jun 2010

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Windsor, Ontario -- In the wake of the recession, Magna North America has tigh…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 June 2010)

Added: 11 Jun 2010

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

CMAI's Thoelke to move to olefins

Added: 11 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Matthew Thoelke, well-known to many in the polymer sec…