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BFS to cut back North American passenger, truck tyre production
Added: 11 Sep 2008
Nashville, Tennessee -- Because of soft demand in the North American original equipment market and …

Benecke-Kaliko expands in N America
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Detroit, Michigan -- Benecke-Kaliko,Continental's automotive interior sheeting…

Dow looks at future of speciality latex business
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Midland, Michigan -- The Dow Chemical Company is exploring divestiture options…

CEFIC, IBM develop system to exchange REACH data
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Brussels -- Cefic, representing the European Chemical Industry, and IBM have …

News from elsewhere on the web (11 Sept 2008)
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SRF tyre cord factory on strike
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Tamil Nadu, India -- SRF Ltd has said one of its factories in Tamil Nadu is te…

Titan Intl quits Titan Europe discussions
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. has discontinued discussions rega…

China's tyre market studied
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Dublin, Ireland -- China Market Report has published a new report titled, Anal…

Pirelli signs 'Blade Runner' Pistorius in publicity deal
Added: 11 Sep 2008
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Milan, Italy -- The Pirelli Group has reached a sponsorship agreement with Sou…

ITEC conference starting up next week
Added: 10 Sep 2008

RFID supplier announces paperless tyre audit system
Added: 10 Sep 2008
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Calgary, Canada -- Advanced ID Corp. said it has contributed to a project whic…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Sept 2008)
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Michelin Germany announces new winter tyres
Added: 10 Sep 2008
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Frankfurt, Germany -- Michelin Germany has announced new ranges of winter tyre…

Ted Carnahan to receive Gordon E. Moore Medal
Added: 10 Sep 2008
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New York -- The Society of Chemical Industry will award the fifth SCI Gordon …

ECHA extends registration deadline for stakeholder day
Added: 10 Sep 2008
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Helsinki, Finland -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in cooperation with …

Lion Copolymer restarts 2 plants
Added: 9 Sep 2008
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Lion Copolymer LLC's EPDM and SBR plants are back in action, following th…

SRF buys Thai Baroda tyre conversion unit; Industex belt fabric
Added: 9 Sep 2008
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New Delhi, India -- SRF Ltd, the Indian polyester maker, said it has bought Th…

Michelin launches new farm tyre
Added: 9 Sep 2008
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Paris -- Michelin has launched a new tractor tyre called the OmniBib 70 Series…

Sinochem buys control of Singaporean NR company, GMG Global
Added: 9 Sep 2008
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Hong Kong -- Sinochem International said it has acquired a 51 percent stake in…

China to maintain SBR duties for at least a year
Added: 9 Sep 2008
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Beijing -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) has said it began on Tuesday …