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Daetwyler Rubber expands business in NAFTA countries
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Schattdorf, Switzerland -- In July 2008 Daetwyler Rubber will open a new plant in Silao, Mexico. T…

Hankook to spend €12.5 million annually on 'green tyre' research
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Ney-Isenburg, Germany -- Hankook Tire is investing sustainable future technology for tyre manufact…

Researchers study Goodyear
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Dublin, Ireland -- A new report claims to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the Goodyear Tire…

Kraton profits soar on higher sales
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC (Kraton) has posted results for the five months ended May 31,…

Cooper cuts N American production
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has said it cut production in its North American faci…

Avon Rubber appoints CFO
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Melksham, UK -- Avon Rubber p.l.c. has appointed Andrew Lewis as Group Finance Director with effec…

JK completes acquisition of Tornel
Added: 24 Jun 2008
New Delhi, India -- JK Tyre and Industries Ltd has completed the acquisition of 100 percent shares…

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

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
(11 items)
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…