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Hexpol publishes prospectus prior to IPO
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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Malmö, Sweden -- Hexpol AB, the polymer and rubber compounding arm of Hexagon…

Another setback for Flexsys as ITC rescinds order against Sinorgchem
Added: 5 Jun 2008
Washington DC -- The US International Trade Commission has rescinded the limited exclusion order ba…

ContiTech to make AVS mounts in Mexico
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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San Luis Potosi, Mexico -- ContiTech Vibration Control has opened a new produc…

Dow-Corning adds HCR-silicone capacity at Wiesbaden
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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Wiesbaden, Germany -- Dow Corning has expanded its manufacturing site at Wiesb…

Report studies Indian tyre industry
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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Dublin, Ireland -- A report titled, Indian Tyre Industry 2008 is now availabl…

NRC to distribute for Cancarb in Switzerland
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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Hamburg, Germany -- Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH (NRC) is to add Switzerand to its …

News from elsewhere on the web (05 June 2008)
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

UK crumb rubber unit celebrates birthday
Added: 5 Jun 2008
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Plymouth, UK -- Producers of technical rubber powder and rubber crumb, Crumb R…

Pirelli to set up tyre, steelcord JVs in Russia
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Milan -- Pirelli & C. SpA and the Russian State-owned inward investment organi…

Hexagon's compounding operation to go public on 9 June
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Stockholm, Sweden -- Hexagon AB has re-christened its polymer activities Hexpo…

Russian anti-monopoly office seeks more time to consider Amtel-Sibur deal
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Moscow -- Russia's Federal anti-monopoly service has said it needs more time t…

Pirelli to invest $65 million in Egypt truck tyre plant
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Rome -- The Pirelli Group intends to increase its manufacturing in Egypt by 50…

Gulf-o-flex builds new foamed rubber plant in UAE
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Dubai -- Rubber World Industries (RWI), the leading manufacturer of closed-cel…

BFS pushes back decision on Akron tech centre location
Added: 4 Jun 2008
AKRON (June 3, 2008) - May 31 has come and gone, and Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) still has yet to d…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 June 2008)
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ECHA is now operational
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Helsinki, Finaland -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is now operational.…

Report studies China's chemicals industry
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Menlo Park, California -- SRI Consulting (SRIC) has released its 2008 China Re…

Report studies US industrial rubber goods industry
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Cleveland, Ohio -- Market research group Freedonia has published a new study t…

Parker buys US hose maker, Titan Industries
Added: 4 Jun 2008
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Cleveland, Ohio -- Parker Hannifin Corp. has acquired Titan Industries, a manu…

Hutchinson sales grew 5 percent in 2007
Added: 3 Jun 2008
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Paris -- Hutchinson S.A.'s sales rose 5 percent last year to Euro 3022 million…