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Tyre firms' CEOs to research tyres' health issues

Added: 18 Jun 2008

Tokyo -- The chief executive officers of tyre companies in the US, Japan, South Korea and Europe ap…

Turkish tyre workers agree new pact, end strike

Added: 18 Jun 2008

Istanbul, Turkey -- Workers at tyre plants of Bridgestone Corp., Goodyear and Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. a…

Chinese silane maker sets up European office

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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Eindhoven, Netherlands -- Nanjing Shuguang Chemical Group Co., Ltd., a leading…

Cooper moves to moulding instead of extrusion for seals

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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Vitré, France -- Cooper Standard Automotive is gradually switching away from …

Becker leaves Goodyear to become Apollo's head of research & technology

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres has named a German national as chief of researc…

Sentences due today in UK Marine hose case

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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London -- Bryan Allison, David Brammar and Peter Whittle admitted participatin…

Indian agency orders 1.5 million female condoms

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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Chicago, Illinois -- The Female Health Company (FHC) said its technical collab…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 June 2008)

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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

Michelin to raise truck & bus tyre prices in Asia-Pacific

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Michelin is increasing truck and bus tyre prices s…

Trelleborg to close Canadian plant

Added: 11 Jun 2008

GUuelph, Ontario -- Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will close its Guelph, Ontario, plant as part of t…

TBWA reportedly to take over Michelin's advertising account

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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New York (AdAge.com) -- Michelin North America is set to hand its…

Transparent TPEs from ExxonMobil

Added: 11 Jun 2008

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Houston Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced transparent and translucen…

New York Health dept reports on safety of artificial turf

Added: 10 Jun 2008

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New York -- A new report from the New York City Department of Health and writt…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 June 2008)

Added: 10 Jun 2008

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

Tokyo rubber prices remain stable around yen 334/kg

Added: 10 Jun 2008

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Tokyo -- The six-month futures contract on Tokyo's TOCOM exchange closed at ye…

BASF hiking kaolin prices in Asia, Middle East

Added: 10 Jun 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina -- BASF Corp. is increasing the prices of all kaolin products it makes in…

PolymerLatex raising XSBR prices

Added: 10 Jun 2008

MARL, Germany (June 9, 2008) -- PolymerLatex GmbH & Co. K.G. said the increases in feedstock, energ…

Alliance's India plant due on-stream by early '09

Added: 10 Jun 2008

Hadera, Israel -- Alliance Tire (1992) Ltd. has broken ground on a $100 million farm tyre plant in …

Goodyear explores brand expansion at Licensing Expo

Added: 10 Jun 2008

New York -- Goodyear is scouting out licensing opportunities at the annual Licensing Expo in New Yo…

ECHA has received over 5000 REACH submissions

Added: 10 Jun 2008

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Helsinki -- in the first week of operations, the European Chemicals Agency (EC…