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Engineers develop 'stretchy' electronics
Added: 11 Oct 2007
Leuven, Belgium -Â A group of scientists and engineeers have developed 'stretchy' electronic system…
Hercules names marketing vice-president
Added: 11 Oct 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. has named Joshua Simpson vice president of marketing, e…
Dow raises EPDM capacity 40 percent through debottlenecking
Added: 10 Oct 2007
Midland, Michigan - Dow Chemical has said it has increased capacity for its range of Nordel IP mate…
Apollo to close tyre plant in Kerala, move production elsewhere
Added: 10 Oct 2007
Mumbai, India - Premier Tyres Ltd - a subsidiary of the Apollo Tyres group - has informed Bombay St…
Yokohama develops 'shelled microbubbles' for winter tyres
Added: 10 Oct 2007
Toronto, Canada -Â Yokohama Rubber Co has developed new technologies to overcome the thin film of w…
UK Consumers' Association supports tyre safety month
Added: 10 Oct 2007
London -Â The UK Consumers' Association under the brand name of its flagship magazine Which? has jo…
ExxonMobil creates new unit to supply compounded polyolefin products
Added: 10 Oct 2007
Houston, Texas -Â ExxonMobil Chemical Company has formed a speciality compounds and composites busi…
Malaysian NR production, stocks continue to slide
Added: 10 Oct 2007
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia's production of natural rubber was 815,138 tonnes in the eight mo…
Oilfield polymers conference set for October 2008 in London
Added: 10 Oct 2007
London -Â The sixth 2-day international conference on Oilfield Engineering with Polymers, will be h…
Excel names Partha Mukherjee as director of technology
Added: 10 Oct 2007
Solon, Ohio - Excel Polymers LLC has named Partha Mukherjee, Ph.D. to the position of director of …
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Added: 10 Oct 2007
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FTC approves Michelin's acquisition of Oliver Rubber
Added: 9 Oct 2007
Greenville, South Carolina -Â Michelin North America said it has completed its acquisition of Olive…
Freudenberg sells nora rubber flooring unit
Added: 9 Oct 2007
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg Group has sold its Building Systems unit to two German investment c…
SI raises prices of phenolic resins
Added: 9 Oct 2007
Schenectady, New York -Â SI Group, Inc., has announced a price increase ranging from US$0.04 /LB to…
Daetwyler Rubber appoints key account manager for Germany
Added: 9 Oct 2007
Schattdorf, Switzerland -Â Daetwyler Rubber has appointed Michael Groth (40) as key account manage…
News from elsewhere on the web (09/Oct/07)
Added: 9 Oct 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Freudenberg holds innovation forum to nurture new ideas
Added: 9 Oct 2007
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg Group discussed with employees and parners how to turn an idea into…
Brits plant now in full-scale run-flat production
Added: 9 Oct 2007
Tokyo - Bridgestone has said that its plant in Brits, South Africa is now in full-scale production …
Avon puts UK mixing business up for sale
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Melksham, UK -Â Avon Rubber has said it is actively seeking a buyer for its rubber mixing business …
DATL enters Asia/Pacific region with retread JV for aircraft tyres
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Birmingham, UK ‚- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hong K…
