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SSL predicts sales up by 9 percent in first half
Added: 16 Oct 2007
London - Healthcare and condom manufacturer SSL has said it expects sales for the six months to 30 …

Keltan to convert line to make high-efficiency peroxide-cure elastomers
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Geleen, Netherlands - DSM's Elastomer business is to convert one of its three EPDM production lines…

New Chinese tyre plant dedicated to UHP tyres for export
Added: 15 Oct 2007
By Namrita Chow
Shanghai, China-Shandong Linglong Rubber Co. Ltd., producer of the Linglong, Shanlin…

Bekaert pulls out of Uralkord talks - another Russian venture fails
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Kortrijk, Belgium -Â After months of negotiation, Bekaert has withdrawn from talks with ZAO Uralkor…

Continental arranges € 13 500 million in loans to fund purchase of Siemens VDO
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG, is closing the syndication of a €13 500 million loan package, su…

Arcelor buys Chinese steelcord producer; Cooper sells minority stake
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Luxembourg - ArcelorMittal Wire Drawing Asia SÃ rl has bought a 90 percent stake in Rongcheng Cheng…

Amtel-Vredestein to supply Renault Logan factory
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Moscow -Â Amtel-Vredestein NV has won an exclusive contract to supply tyres to the OJSC Autoframos …

Rohm & Haas launches Megum grades at Rubber Expo
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Philidelphia, Pennsylvaia - Rohm and Haas has launched three new adhesives for manufacturers of spe…

Report investigates tyre making in the US
Added: 15 Oct 2007
Dublin, Ireland - The latest monthly report from the US company Supplier Relations claims to offer…

News from elsewhere on the web (15/Oct/07)
Added: 15 Oct 2007
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Michelin clarifies Poland situation: investments already in place
Added: 12 Oct 2007
Olsztyn, Poland -- Michelin has clarified press reports from Poland suggesting that the French comp…

Michelin in Olsztyn, Poland - update and clarification
Added: 12 Oct 2007
Olsztyn, Poland -- Michelin has clarified press reports from Poland suggesting that the French comp…

News from elsewhere on the web (12/Oct/2007)
Added: 12 Oct 2007
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TVS and Novotema form sealing joint venture in India
Added: 12 Oct 2007
Milan, Italy -- Sundaram Industries, a member of the TVS Group and Novotema SpA, a leading producer…

Apollo subsidiary PTL to relocate factory -update
Added: 12 Oct 2007
Kochi, India -- Indian tyre maker PTL Enterprises, formerly known as Premier Tyres Ltd., is relocat…

China's rubber industry suffered from high raw material prices - study
Added: 11 Oct 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Information broker Research & Markets is selling a report on China's rubber indus…

News from elsewhere on the web (11/Oct/07)
Added: 11 Oct 2007
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Zeppelin completes acquisition of Chronos Richardson's dosing & conveying unit
Added: 11 Oct 2007
Friedrichshafen, Germany -Â Zeppelin Silos & Systems GmbH has acquired Chronos Richardson's dosing …

Conti opens Chinese distribution centre
Added: 11 Oct 2007
Shanghai, China - Continental AG has put into operation a 6000 m2 tyre distribution centre in Shang…

Firestone's diversified products plant wins safety award
Added: 11 Oct 2007
Aurora, Colorado -Â Firestone Building Products Company, LLC's (FSBP) plant in Aurora, Colorado, wa…