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News from elsewhere on the web (26/Nov/07)
Added: 26 Nov 2007
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Bridgestone is raising tyre prices in Japan
Added: 26 Nov 2007
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. said it will raise prices on 1 March, 2008 for tyres, tubes and flaps so…

Bridgestone to supply run-flats as OE on Nissan sports car
Added: 26 Nov 2007
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp will supply run-flat tyres (RFT) for factory installation as standard equ…

Report tracks US resin, rubber industry
Added: 26 Nov 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A report titled "Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. a…

Hankook rebuts press reports related to Hungarian plant
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Dunaujvaros, Hungary -Â A Hankook Tyre spokesman has emphatically rejected press reports from the …

JK Tyre reports strong profit growth for full year
Added: 23 Nov 2007
New Delhi, India - JK Tyre & Industries Ltd reported steady growth in sales and strong profit growt…

Semperit reports further growth in Q3
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Vienna -- In the first three quarters of the 2007 financial year Semperit Group reported consolidat…

Marangoni completes € 5 million investment in cold retreading innovation
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Rovereto, Italy -- The Marangoni Group Retreading Systems division has invested 5 million euro into…

Dow-Corning launches fully-fluorinated LSR
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Brussels - Dow Corning said it will launch a fully fluorinated two-part injection mouldable elastom…

Dow announces price increase for Engage polymers
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase for Europe, India, the Middle…

News from elsewhere on the web (23/Nov/07)
Added: 23 Nov 2007
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MEPs support Dancet as head of ECHA
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Brussels - MEPs on the European Parliament's Environment Committee have supported the appointment…

Rhodia announces global price increases on all products
Added: 23 Nov 2007
paris - Rhodia has announced worldwide price increases in the range of 7 percent to 15 percent depe…

Michelin offsets Challenge Bibendum emissions by planting trees
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Shanghai -- In order to make the 2007 Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai emissions neutral, Group Miche…

Contitech shreds fake Chinese drive belts
Added: 22 Nov 2007
Malta -- Around 19 500 fake drive belts and packaging produced by an unidentified Chinese company, …

News from elsewhere on the web (22/Nov/2007)
Added: 22 Nov 2007
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Dow Reichhold hit by environmental fine in Delaware
Added: 22 Nov 2007
Cheswold, Delaware -- The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNRE…

ASTM proposes standard for rubber allergens
Added: 21 Nov 2007
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania - The American Standards body, ASTM, has proposed a new standard to…

Koppers to make carbon black oil in China
Added: 21 Nov 2007
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Koppers Holdings Inc.has set up a joint venture with Kailuan Clean Coal…

News from elsewhere on the web (21/Nov/07)
Added: 21 Nov 2007
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