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Conti may look to sell tyre and rubber unit
Added: 10 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG's recent restructuring into two operating g…
O-ring standard ISO 3061 revised for global harmonisation
Added: 10 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- ISO 3601, the standard covering O-Rings has been revise…
News from elsewhere on the web (10 Oct 2008)
Added: 10 Oct 2008
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Vystar adds board members - may go for IPO
Added: 10 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Prior to launching an IPO, Vystar Corp has named Dean Wate…
Avon Tyres extends title sponsorship of British GT
Added: 10 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Avon Tyres has formalised a deal with British GT Championship organisers SRO, …
Columbian Chemicals names president and CEO
Added: 10 Oct 2008
Marietta, Georgia -- Columbian Chemicals Co. has appointed Kevin Boyle to the position of president…
Struktol of America names Hamrick president
Added: 10 Oct 2008
STOW, Ohio (Oct. 9, 2008) -- Struktol Co. of America has appointed Gilbert Hamrick as president.
Ham…
Seminar on 'Sustainability of Elastomers' scheduled for 19th Nov in UK
Added: 10 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Burton UK -- The Midlands group of the IOM3 is holding a seminar on 19 Novembe…
Conti breaks ground on Hefei tyre plant
Added: 10 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hefei, China, -- Continental held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new car …
Teknek opens semi-clean room for elastomers
Added: 9 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Renfrew, Scotland -- Jim Mather Scottish Minister for Enterprise, Energy & Tou…
News from elsewhere on the web (09 Oct 2008)
Added: 9 Oct 2008
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So.F.Ter buys plastics compounder
Added: 9 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Forlì, Italy -- So.F.Ter. SpA, the Italian TPE compounder, has acquired Matri…
Schaeffler to seek anti-trust clearance for Conti bid
Added: 9 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Herzogenaurach, Germany -- Schaeffler AG is to seek anti-trust clearance for i…
Private equity group takes stake in Bluestar
Added: 9 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- US Private equity company The Blackstone Group has bought a 20 per…
Bridgestone to extend logistics centre in Zeebrugge
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe is planning two further expansions of its large…
Dow Elastomers: a clarification
Added: 8 Oct 2008
Dow Chemical runs three businesses which make and sell elastomeric materials.
Dow Elastomers focusse…
NR prices continue to fall - now approaching $2/kg
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices of natural rubber continued to plummet this week. In India the…
ECHA publishes list of pre-registered substances
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki -- In response to demands from the chemical industry, ECHA, the Europ…
Bridgestone to make 'green' tyres for Japanese Grand Prix
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- As part of its 'Make Cars green' campaign, Bridgestone is to make spe…
Goodyear adds board member
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Stephanie Streeter, former chairman, president and chief execu…
