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Private equity firm delays Myers acquisition until April

Added: 11 Dec 2007

Akron, Ohio -- Despite assurances only a week ago that its acquisition would close by year-end cont…

Goodyear merges, East, West European business units

Added: 10 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has created a new business unit which encompasses all …

Conti aims to shrink following huge VDO acquisition

Added: 10 Dec 2007

April Wortham 
Automotive News
December 10, 2007 - 12:01 am EST


Continental AG effectively do…

Strong sales in new and old EU could make Europe the world's No. 1 car market

Added: 10 Dec 2007

By Luca Ciferri 
Automotive News Europe 
December 10, 2007 -- 06:01 CET


Europe is challengin…

Dow says DPE is responsible for Chloroprene fines

Added: 10 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical has said it is not liable for the fines impo…

News from elsewhere on the web (10/Dec/07)

Added: 10 Dec 2007

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

Rosehill appoints new managing director

Added: 10 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Sowerby Bridge, UK -- Rosehill Polymers has appointed Matthew Miller as managi…

Safic Alcan in MBO with private equity

Added: 10 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris, France -- Safic Alcan has changed owners. Management has taken an unspe…

Continental to renegotiate Tier 2 contracts

Added: 6 Dec 2007

Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG will restructure contracts with its suppliers following its $16.…

Burnes steps down as CEO of Cabot. BASF man steps in

Added: 6 Dec 2007

Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has elected Patrick Prevost to the post of

President and Ch…

Toyo names new president, CEO

Added: 6 Dec 2007

Tire Business staff report

 

Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has

appointed Kenji Nakakura…

Goodyear to remain in Akron, get new HQ buildings

Added: 6 Dec 2007

By Dave Zielasko, Tire Business staff©

 


Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (left) joins Goodyear C…

Firestone Natural Rubber extends cargo donation program for Liberia

Added: 6 Dec 2007

Tire Business staff report

 

Harbel, Liberia - Firestone Natural Rubber Co. L.L.C. is

extending its c…

BFS announces retirements, staff changes

Added: 6 Dec 2007

Nashville, Tennessee -- Masao Wada, president of Bridgestone

Firestone Manufacturing Operations, wil…

EC imposes fines of €243 million on members of chloroprene cartel

Added: 5 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- The European Commission has fined producers of chloroprene rubber …

CGS buys Konty-G Czech rubber compounder

Added: 5 Dec 2007

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Zlin, Czech Republic -- CGS as (previously known as Ceska gumarenska spolec…

Apollo selects Simulia CAD modelling system

Added: 5 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris, France -- Apollo Tyres Ltd. is using Abaqus Unified Finite Element Ana…

Rapra publishes European plastics and rubber directory

Added: 5 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shrewsbury, UK -- Smithers Rapra has published the latest edition of its direc…

Kraton raises prices around the world

Added: 5 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston, Texas -- Effective 1 Jan., 2008, Kraton Polymers will increase its pr…

Huber raises silica prices

Added: 5 Dec 2007

ERJ staff report (DS)

Atlanta, Georgia -- Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), part of J.M. Huber Corpo…