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Lanxess to slash 270 jobs, cease NBR production at Sarnia
Added: 1 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has said it will cease production of nitrile…
Tokyo rubber breaks yen 300 / kg level
Added: 1 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Rubber prices continue to drift upwards from their already-high level…
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Added: 1 Feb 2008
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ATC finalises plans for US OTR plant -- seeks bids from suppliers
Added: 1 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chino, California -- American Tire Corporation (ATC) has finalised the develop…
Omnova cuts Latex production at Mogadore unit
Added: 1 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Omnova Solutions has said it is eliminating approximately 50…
BFS looks at options for US tech centre
Added: 1 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone/Firestone is evaluating whether to r…
Amtel, Sibur in talks over Russian tyre manufacture
Added: 31 Jan 2008
Enschede, The Netherlands Â-- Amtel-Vredestein NV has said it is in preliminary discussions with S…
Tosoh will pay EU fines, but says, "We're not guilty"
Added: 31 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- A spokesman for Tosoh Corp has confirmed that the company will pay th…
Gold mining company will help Yokohama with OTR factory expansion
Added: 31 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Ontario -- A mining company and Yokohama have struck a long-term, mut…
News from elsewhere on the web 31/Jan/08
Added: 31 Jan 2008
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Performance Fibers promotes Carnevale to COO.
Added: 31 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Virginia -- Performance Fibers has named Alexander Carnevale to the…
Low tyre pressure leads to destruction of $24-million military jet
Added: 31 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Balad, Iraq -- An official US military investigation into the destruction on t…
Magnum signs deal to sell $91.2 million of rubber buffings
Added: 31 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc. has signed a 5-year de…
Firms to launch RFID truck tyre tag system in US
Added: 31 Jan 2008
Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Advanced ID Corp. and Patch Rubber Co. will launch a “Guaranteed Life…
SCG-Dow to plan and build speciality elastomers Plant in Thailand
Added: 30 Jan 2008
Midland, Michigan -- SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Siam…
Amtel-Vredestein warns about supply disruptions, problems with debts
Added: 30 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- In announcing strong third quarter results, Amtel-Vredestein has war…
Kumho picks Macon, Georgia, for US tyre plant
Added: 30 Jan 2008
Tire Business staff report
Macon, Georgia -- South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has selected a site n…
Vibracoustic, Freudenberg supply Tata's Nano
Added: 30 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- From autumn 2008 the Tata Nano will come into the Indian …
ICIS to launch English-Language SBR, NBR price reporting service for China
Added: 30 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- ICIS pricing and Chemease, a subsidiary of CBI China, have joined f…
News from elsewhere on the web 30/Jan/08
Added: 30 Jan 2008
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