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Smithers Rapra appoints REACH expert
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Sropshire, UK -- Smithers Rapra has appointed REACH expert Dr Steffen Erler as Technical Director o…
Cooper-Standard Automotive elevates Hasler to CEO
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Novi, Michigan -- The board of directors of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Co…
News from elsewhere on the web (24/June/2008)
Added: 24 Jun 2008
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SweetskinZ aims for new product ranges
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania -- A small US company called SweetskinZ aims to revolutionise the image o…
Tokyo NR prices jump to Yen 345/kg
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Tokyo, Japan -- Prices of natural rubber closed at around Yen 345/kg ($3.20) on Tokyo's TOCOM excha…
Gluco adds vertical insert moulding machine
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Jenison, Michigan -- Gluco Inc. has announced a specially designed low cost vertical insert-mouldin…
EarthFirst files for chapter 11 bankruptcy
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Tampa, Florida -- EarthFirst Technologies, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries filed for Chapter…
Malaysian NR production shows signs of stabilising
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- malaysian production of natural rubber (NR) in April 2008 was recorded at…
Berstorff TPE-V production system no longer needs pellets
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Hanover, Germany -- Hannover-based KraussMaffei Berstorff GmbH has developed a system solution for …
Michelin releases sales figures for May
Added: 23 Jun 2008
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Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…
Lanxess raises rubber chemicals prices
Added: 23 Jun 2008
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG's rubber chemicals business unit is to increase its prices worldw…
News from elsewhere on the web (23/June/2008)
Added: 23 Jun 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Eliokem announces new price increases for nitrile and masterbatch
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Villejust, Paris -- Eliokem has increased prices by up to 12 percent for products made in its Valia…
Italian OTR tyre maker buys Chinese factory
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Verona, Italy -- Italian off-the-road (OTR) tyre maker Mai Group has acquired the OTR tyre-related …
China's tyre industry studied
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Dublin, Ireland -- A new report on te China tyre industry is now available from the Research & Mark…
UK rubber association may fold without more members
Added: 20 Jun 2008
By David Eldridge
London -- More rubber and polyurethane companies need to back their trade associat…
Belshina expanding, upgrading capacities
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Bobruisk, Belarus -- Tyre and rubber products maker JSC Belshina Belarus Tyre Works is planning to …
Simrit buys assets of seal maker Tetralene
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK G.P.'s Simrit Division has purchased the assets of Tetralene,…
Dow Chemical to close 2 more latex sites in N America
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co. said it will close latex plants in California and Quebec by t…
Ground rubber surface safety debate continues in US
Added: 20 Jun 2008
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News
SAN DIEGO-State legislatures are rushing to judgment against …
