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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…

Metzeler North America is part of worldwide plans for Wynnchurch
Added: 8 Oct 2007
By Brent Snavely, Crain's Detroit Business
Chicago, Illinois -Â Chicago-based Wynnchurch Capital int…

ICIS to launch price reporting service for NBR materials in Asia
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Singapore - ICIS pricing, has launched a new weekly Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) report, in…

MRF to start making aero tyres - report
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Chennai, India - During a press conference reporting the company's annual results, MRF chairman, K.…

Daetwyler seals used in Bosphorus tunnels
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Schattdorf, Switzerland -Â Sealing gaskets by Daetwyler Rubber are being used in the construction o…

Rubber forum scheduled for 7 November at Burton College, UK
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Burton, UK -Â A rubber forum on the subject of Processing of elastomers is scheduled for Wed. 7 Nov…

Sibur Yaroslavl wins ISO/TS 16949:2002
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Yaroslavl, Russia -Â Sibur - Russian Tyres' said its plant in Yaroslavl has passed an independent c…

News from elsewhere on the web (08/Oct/07)
Added: 8 Oct 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Dow's latest polyolefin elastomer aimed at auto sector
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Horgen, Switzerland - The Dow Chemical Company has introduced ENR 7487.00 developmental polyolefin …

Mannino stepping down as head of Pirelli Tire North America
Added: 8 Oct 2007
Rome, Georgia. - Gaetano (Guy) Mannino, president of Pirelli Tire North America (PTNA) Inc. since F…

Hankook gains access to test tracks
Added: 5 Oct 2007
Geumsan, South Korea -Â Hankook Tire has signed a long-term contract to use the IDIADA test track i…

Ireland introduces new scrap tyre tracking scheme
Added: 5 Oct 2007
Dublin, Ireland - The Irish Environment Ministry has launched a tyre recycling initiative which com…

New reports published on auto parts, gaskets & seals and wire and cable
Added: 5 Oct 2007
Villeurbanne , France -Â Information broker, report Linker is selling three new reports from Globa…

New reports published on tyre industries in UK, Poland, Canada
Added: 5 Oct 2007
Dublin, reland - Information broker Research & Markets is selling three reports which claim to give…