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News from elsewhere on the web 21/Sept/07
Added: 21 Sep 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Shanghai Tyre changes name to Double Coin
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Monrovia, California - Shanghai Tyre and Rubber Co. Ltd., recently changed its name to Double Coin …

Goodyear breaks ground on Gadsden expansion
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Gadsden, Alabama - Goodyear has broken ground on a $100 million-plus, two- to three-year modernisat…

Bridgestone lays foundation stone of Polish truck tyre plant
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Stargard, Szczenski Poland - On 13 Sept, Bridgestone Europe laid the foundation stone on the constr…

Bridgestone lays foundation stone of Polish truck tyre plant
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Stargard, Szczenski Poland -- On 13 Sept, Bridgestone Europe laid the foundation stone on the const…

Lanxess raises prices in rubber chemicals
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - As of 1 Oct. 2007, Lanxess will globally increase its prices for rubber chemi…

Lanxess invests in rubber capacity
Added: 21 Sep 2007
London -- Lanxess is developing new grades of functionalised rubber to deliver improved performance…

DuPont in $500 million Kevlar expansion plan
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Wilmington, Delaware - DuPont has said it intends to spend $500 million (€360 million) to expand it…

Private equity group buys MAPS North American operations
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Chicago, Illinois ? Wynnchurch Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced it has acqui…

Malaysian NR production continues decline
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Kuala Lumpur -- Production of natural rubber (NR) in July 2007 was recorded at 104,286 tonnes, down…

KKPC to expand three rubber plants in Korea - report
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Seoul -- Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., has reportedly said it intends to expand its rubber operati…

Lanxess invests Euro 10 million to add capacity for EVM
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess is to expand production of its ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVM)…

Rob Oudshoorn to re-join Amtel-Vredestein executive board
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Enschede, The Netherlands -Amtel-Vredestein NV said it has increased the size of its executive boar…

Dow increases prices of cable compounds and Nordel-brand EPDM
Added: 21 Sep 2007
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe GmbH has announced price increases across Europe, India, Middle E…

Nokian launches three new tyres
Added: 20 Sep 2007
Nokia, Finland -Â Nokian Tyres is introducing three new car tyres called the Nokian Hakka Z and Nok…

Yokohama Tire launches eco community website
Added: 20 Sep 2007
Fullerton, California -Â Yokohama Tire Corp. has launched an online environmental social network t…

News from elsewhere on the web 20/Sept/07
Added: 20 Sep 2007
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess raises prices in rubber chemicals
Added: 20 Sep 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - As of 1 Oct. 2007, Lanxess will globally increase its prices for rubber chemi…

Lanxess invests in rubber capacity
Added: 20 Sep 2007
London - Lanxess is developing new grades of functionalised rubber to deliver improved performance …

DuPont in $500 million Kevlar expansion plan
Added: 20 Sep 2007
Wilmington, Delaware, DuPont has said it intends to spend $500 million (€360 million) to expand i…