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Solideal opens three service centres in France
Added: 29 Oct 2007
Luxenbourg City, Luxembourg - Solideal International SA's French unit has opened three service cent…

Yokohama revises earnings forecast upward
Added: 29 Oct 2007
Tokyo- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) has revised upward by nearly 30 percent its earnings projecti…

Conti to build Eur150 million tyre factory in China
Added: 28 Oct 2007
Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG is setting up a new passenger and light truck tyre plant in the…

Dwory to make Nd-BR for Michelin at new plant
Added: 26 Oct 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Düsseldorf, Germany - Synthos Dwory, the Polish SBR maker has announced a …

Rep to sell technology that can halve cure time
Added: 26 Oct 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Düsseldorf, Germany - Injection moulding machine maker Rep has said its la…

Apollo net profits nearly triple in H1
Added: 26 Oct 2007
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd, has reported a huge rise in net profit and operating profit for …

GLS wins licence to modify Dow's Infuse range of OBCs
Added: 26 Oct 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany - GLS corp., a TPE compounder based near Chicago, Illinois, says it has obtain…

CTS, Cooper Standard fit Peugeot 308 with SEBS TPV seals
Added: 26 Oct 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Düsseldorf, Germany - The latest Peugeot 308 has static window seals made …

Synthos to be holding company for Dwory, Kaucuk Kralupy
Added: 26 Oct 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Düsseldorf, Germany - Following the acquisition of Kaucuk Kalupy by the Dw…

DuPont Elastomers wins Vamac business, markets it alongside Viton
Added: 26 Oct 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany - DuPont has decided to move the Vamac acrylic elastomer business into its DuP…

Berstorff sells continuous compounder to tyre maker
Added: 26 Oct 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Düsseldorf, Germany - The Berstorff division of Krauss-Maffei has sold a p…

Kraton moves into condom business with IR latex
Added: 25 Oct 2007
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Düsseldorf, Germany - Kraton's recent expansion of its isoprene rubber la…

Momentive launches fully fluorinated LSR
Added: 25 Oct 2007
Düsseldorf, Germany - Momentive, the former GE Advanced Materials business, has launched a range o…

Kumho shows environmentally friendly car concept
Added: 23 Oct 2007
Seoul, Korea - Tyre maker Kumho is paving the way for the world's first truly eco-friendly racing c…

Durex brand extends 'condom testers' marketing ploy
Added: 23 Oct 2007
Toronto, Ontario - Condom manufacturer SSL is promoting its Durex brand through a clever marketing …

Report looks at UK tyre dealers
Added: 23 Oct 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A new report, "Tyre Dealers - Portfolio Analysis" from Plimsoll Publishing Ltd c…

Report looks at US rubber goods manufacturng
Added: 23 Oct 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A report from Supplier Relations of the US claims to be an in-depth analysis of …

News from elsewhere on the web (23/Oct/07)
Added: 23 Oct 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone adds more detail to management plan
Added: 23 Oct 2007
Tokyo -Â Following the release yesterday of Bridgestone's mid-term management plan, the company has…

TTE expo set for 19-21 Feb in Cologne
Added: 23 Oct 2007
Dorking, UK -Â The organisers of tire technology expo scheduled for Feb 19 - 21 in Cologne, Germany…