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Hungary gave Hankook €63 million to help build tyre factory
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Budapest - The Hungarian government has posted online the contract between itself and Hankook Tyre,…

Kautschuk Gesellschaft to sell, distribute for APV Engineered Coatings in Europe
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Frankfurt, Germany - Kautschuk Gesellschaft's business segment, Isogran GmbH, has become APV's excl…

News from elsewhere on the web (15/Nov/07)
Added: 15 Nov 2007
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SmarTire announces reduced losses, continues patent fight
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada - SmarTire Systems Inc. said revenue for its fiscal year ended 3…

Matador to cease Nokian off-take
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Puchov, Slovakia - Following the acquisition by Continental AG of 51 percent of the equity in Matad…

Polyone buys TPE compounder, GLS
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Cleveland, Ohio -Â PolyOne Corp. said it has agreed to buy GLS Corp. GLS is a North American provi…

Report studies Chinese SBR business
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A new report titled "China Styrene Butadiene Rubber Industry Report, 2007 " is av…

NFM/Welding Engineers joins IISRP
Added: 15 Nov 2007
Houston, Texas - NFM/Welding Engineers Inc. is the latest company to join the International Institu…

Kraton suffers 25 percent loss in gross profit in Q3
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC reported a 25 percent loss in gross profit, to $46 million (€…

Hankook to join ETRMA next year
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Brussels - A spokesman for Hankook Tire in Europe has said the company expects to join the ETRMA, (…

Olympic training track claimed to be 'world's fastest'
Added: 14 Nov 2007
University of Oregon - Polyurethane and butyl rubber are the key ingredients in a running track upo…

News from elsewhere on the web (14/Nov/07)
Added: 14 Nov 2007
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European car registrations on the increase again
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Brussels -Â New car registrations in Europe are recovering again after a dip in September. Data fr…

US Consumer body says siping, nitrogen are 'not worth it'
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Washington DC -Â US-based consumer body Consumer Reports has recently looked into the use of nitrog…

Lanxess' EBITDA margin into double figures for Q3
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has reported an improvement in performance for the eleventh consec…

Goodyear loses $4.4 million discrimination case
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Seattle, Washington State -- A former Goodyear store manager has won nearly $4.4 million (€3 millio…

Court approves Federal-Mogul reorganisation plan
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Southield, Michigan -Â The US Bankruptcy Court has confirmed Federal-Mogul Corp.'s reorganisation …

Toyo's net income drops as a result of faulty PU building materials
Added: 14 Nov 2007
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd's net income between 1 April and 30 Sept 2007, has dropp…

DPE prepares for EU fine over polychloroprene price fixing
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Wilmington, Delaware -Â E I DuPont de Nemours is expecting to be hit by a fine from the EU antitrus…

Simrit offers CAD system to make large diameter seals
Added: 13 Nov 2007
Plymouth, Michigan --Simrit has launched its Xpress technology that allows the company to produce c…