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Lanxess raises rubber chemical prices
Added: 25 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is to increase its prices worldwide for rubbe…

Kneader, Rutil join products in test unit
Added: 25 Mar 2008
By Brad Dawson, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Stow, Ohio-Rubber machinery companies Kneader Machinery…

Pelmar Engineering buys machinery from Slovak plant
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Ramat Hasharon, Israel -- Used machinery dealer Pelmar Engineering Ltd. has acquired all of the pro…

Bridgestone to boost radial aircraft tyre capacity
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is planning to boost the scale of new radial aircraft tyre capacity bein…

Michelin to tie OE tyre prices to oil prices
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Paris -- Group Michelin, citing soaring oil prices, is launching a new pricing system for its origi…

Cooper recalls 48 000 light truck tyres
Added: 25 Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (March 24, 2008) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has recalled 48,037 light truck tyres, Load …

News from elsewhere on the web 19/March/08
Added: 19 Mar 2008
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Trelleborg acquires MacDermid Offset Printing Blankets in US
Added: 19 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg Engineered Systems has agreed to buy US compa…

Daetwyler Holdings reports record results for 2007
Added: 19 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf, Switzerland -- In 2007 the Daetwyler Group recorded a record result. …

French Oil Mill Machinery joins IISRP
Added: 19 Mar 2008
Houston, Texas -- French Oil Mill Machinery Co. has become the latest affiliated member of the Inte…

JD Power issues bleak US vehicle sales outlook
Added: 19 Mar 2008
Detroit, Michigan -- JD Power and Associates today lowered its 2008 US sales forecast to 14.95 mill…

Dow raises prices for Versify, Engage, Affinity
Added: 18 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Effective from 1 April, 2008, or as contract terms allo…

Hella launches TPMS system
Added: 18 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lippstadt, Germany -- Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. has launched a tyre pressure moni…

Tyre shipments to reach 1600 million by 2010
Added: 18 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose, California -- Global Industry Analysts has published a report on the…

Demand for artificial turf growing at 20 percent annually
Added: 18 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bristol, UK -- Global demand for artificial turf is growing at 20 percent annu…

Malaysia's NR production increases
Added: 18 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia recorded an increase in production of natural rubber …

News from elsewhere on the web 18/March/08
Added: 18 Mar 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Three members of ECHA committee resign
Added: 18 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- The report on the a recent meeting of the European Chemic…

SSL seeks East European growth
Added: 18 Mar 2008
London -- SSL International PLC is positioning itself to become a bigger player in Eastern Europe w…

Cooper considering India as off-take source
Added: 18 Mar 2008
New York -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s plan to increase the number of tyres it sources from low-cos…