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Michelin to increase US tyre prices
Added: 4 Jan 2008
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. said it will raise prices on its replacem…

PolyOne finalises acquisition of GLS Corp.
Added: 4 Jan 2008
Cleveland, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. has completed its acquisition of GLS Corp. Details of the deal wer…

Michelin US exec elected to energy firm's board
Added: 4 Jan 2008
Columbia, South Carolina -- Scana Corp., a Columbia-based energy provider, has elected James Micali…

Continental Carbon´s Ponca City plant returns to operation
Added: 4 Jan 2008
Ponca City, Oklahoma -- Operations returned to normal over the weekend of Dec. 22-23 at Continental…

Henniges Automotive replaces GDX, Metzeler as the name for merged company
Added: 3 Jan 2008
Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems-North America said last month that it has completed its acquis…

Indian researchers say tyre industry to grow 10% annually for five years
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- A new report suggests the Indian tyre industry will register…

Former Phoenix exec charged in marine hose investigation
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Washington DC -- Uwe Bangert a former executive with Phoenix AG, a division o…

News from elsewhere on the web (03/Jan/08)
Added: 3 Jan 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers migh…

Huber increases prices for speciality grade silica and silicates
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Atlanta, Georgia -- Huber Engineered Materials, part of JM Huber Corp., will …

Michelin to increase tyre prices in Japanese market
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Tokyo -- Nihon Michelin Tire Co. Ltd. will raise the delivery price of passen…

VTC launches TPE medical grades
Added: 3 Jan 2008
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Manchester, UK -- The VTC TPE Group has developed a range of TPE grades which can be us…

Freudenberg-NOK acquires moulder APEC
Added: 3 Jan 2008
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK G P has acquired the assets of Anura Plastics Engineering Cor…

Toyo changes the trading names of US subsidiaries
Added: 3 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire and Rubber Co. Ltd. has announced that it is changi…

News from elsewhere on the web (02/Jan/08)
Added: 2 Jan 2008
(14 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Welsh uni professor derives oil from tyres
Added: 2 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Bangor, Wales -- A professor from Bangor University's school of chemistry and…

Lanxess increases prices for all chemicals by 5 percent
Added: 2 Jan 2008
ERJ staff report (SS) Leverkusen, Germany -- The Basic Chemicals business unit of Lanxess AG will i…

Flexsys continues with patent battle against Sinorgchem
Added: 31 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Missouri -- Flexsys parent, Solutia Inc. has said it is seeking a re…

News from elsewhere on the web (31/Dec/07)
Added: 31 Dec 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess raises EPDM prices globally
Added: 31 Dec 2007
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, germany -- Effective January 1, 2008, Lanxess Technical Rubber Pro…

Quebec issues mandate for snow tyres
Added: 31 Dec 2007
Quebec city, Quebec, Canada -- The province of Quebec has issued a law requiring all passenger vehi…