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Trelleborg to add mixing line in Czech Republic
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Helsingborg, Sweden -Â Trelleborg AB is to add a third mixing line in Lesina, in the Czech Republic…

Trelleborg acquires US-based seals distributor
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Helsingborg, Sweden -- Through its Sealing Solutions business, the Trelleborg group has acquired US…

Kossan signs MOU to develop rubber bearings in Iran
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Malaysia -- The board of directors of Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd has announced that its subsidiar…

Rhodia to build a plant for high performance silica in China
Added: 16 Nov 2007
The new facility will be located in the city of Qingdao where Rhodia already operates a silica plan…

2007 Challenge Bibendum under way in Shanghai
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Shanghai, China - The 2007 edition of Challenge Bibendum-Group Michelin's annual gathering of “su…

News from elsewhere on the web (16/Nov/07)
Added: 16 Nov 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Exxon breaks ground on Singapore elastomers project
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Singapore -Â ExxonMobil has broken ground on its giant petrochemical project in Singapore. The pr…

Cooper-Standard cuts losses, boosts sales in 3rd quarter
Added: 16 Nov 2007
By Ryan Beene
Detroit, Michigan -Â Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. boosted revenue and cut its loss…

Desma Elastomertechnik filled its order books at the K show in Düsseldorf
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany - “The order books are filled far into the year to come, and we are now expe…

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

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…