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China Rubber Information Conference - call for papers

Added: 9 Jul 2009

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Guilin, China -- China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) plans to hold The 10…

S I Group raises prices of phenolic resins

Added: 9 Jul 2009

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Schenectady, new York -- SI Group, Inc., has announced a price increase up t…

EU amends tyre labelling proposal

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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Brussels -- Last week the EU issued an amended proposal on the labelling of ty…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 July 2009)

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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

ETRMA publishes annual report

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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Brussels, Belgium -- The ETRMA (European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Associati…

Cooper officially launches fuel-efficient tyres

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber has officially launched its range of GFE…

Troester automates system to deliver consistent wall thickness in hoses

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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Nuremberg, Germany -- Troester has introduced a system which can automatically…

EPDM roofing shares slide while TPO grows in US

Added: 8 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

AKRON--Rubber single-ply membranes hold a firm place in the low-slope, comme…

Yokohama's 'orange' tyre goes on sale in US

Added: 8 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. has made its dB Super E-spec tyre …

Michelin closes tread pressing plant in Mexico

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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Querétaro, Mexico -- Michelin North America Inc. closed its commercial truck …

Crumb Rubber receives funds from environmental investor

Added: 8 Jul 2009

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Plymouth, UK -- Asset management company Foresight Group has made a £4m inves…

Henniges Grefrath may find investor -- report

Added: 7 Jul 2009

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Grefrath, Germany -- Troubled German profiles maker, Henniges, may find an inv…

ElringKlinger increases stake in Chinese partner

Added: 7 Jul 2009

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Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger AG ihas acquired an additional 10.0 …

News from elsewhere on the web (07 July 2009)

Added: 7 Jul 2009

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

Federal Mogul announces liquid elastomer mould compounds

Added: 7 Jul 2009

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Southfield Michigan -- Federal-Mogul Corporation claims to have developed an i…

Michelin publishes progress report on sustainability goals

Added: 7 Jul 2009

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Paris -- Michelin has published the fourth edition of its Performance and Resp…

Lanxess aims to develop new rubber production process

Added: 7 Jul 2009

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Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has officially launched a new multilateral c…

Wacker reorganises silicone elastomer distribution in Turkey

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

MUNICH, Germany (July 6, 2009)-Wacker A.G. has restructured distribution of …

Gates to close Iowa hose plant

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. plans to close its Boone, Iowa, facility as pa…

Pirelli agrees to buy Brazilian NR

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Santo Andre, Brazil -- Pirelli Tyre SpA has agreed to buy natural rubber produ…