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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 -  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 -  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 - 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 -  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 - 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…