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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…

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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…

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…