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News from elsewhere on the web (30/Oct/07)

Added: 30 Oct 2007

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

FIA calls for global 140 g/km standard on automotive emissions

Added: 30 Oct 2007

Geneva, Switzerland - The FIA has called on the United Nations to adopt the first-ever worldwide ta…

Jyco to collaborate with Sherbrooke University on acoustic testing

Added: 30 Oct 2007

Sherbrooke, Quebec - TPV window extrusion company Jyco has said it intends to do more research in…

News from elsewhere on the web (29/Oct/07)

Added: 29 Oct 2007

(19 items)

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

Vibracoustic announces first silicone rubber engine mount

Added: 29 Oct 2007

Düsseldorf, Germany - BMW has selected engine mounts using silicone rubber in place of natural rub…

Zhejiang GuXianDao to sell PET in US through Performance Fibers

Added: 29 Oct 2007

Richmond Virginia - Chinese polyester fibre maker, Zhejiang GuXianDao Industrial Fibre Co., Ltd. ha…

Nokian buys tyre dealer in Vermont, expects more US acquisitions

Added: 29 Oct 2007

St. Johnsbury, Vermont - Nokian Tyres PLC has purchased US-based tyre retailer Goss Tire Co. of St.…

Trelleborg reports growth in Q3

Added: 29 Oct 2007

Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg AB reported strong growth in the third quarter and in the nine mon…

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…