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Private equity group buys MAPS North American operations
Added: 20 Sep 2007
Chicago, Illinois -Â Wynnchurch Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced it has acq…

News from elsewhere on the web (19/Sep/2007)
Added: 19 Sep 2007
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Malaysian NR production continues decline
Added: 19 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: 19 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: 18 Sep 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess is to expand production of its ethylene-vinyl acetate
copolymer (EVM).…

Cabot to re-purchase more shares
Added: 18 Sep 2007
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp.'s board has given permission for the company to buy back a fu…

Rob Oudshoorn to re-join Amtel-Vredestein executive board
Added: 18 Sep 2007
Enschede, The Netherlands -Amtel-Vredestein NV said it has increased the size of its executive boar…

Precision Polymer plans 5 million pound expansion
Added: 18 Sep 2007
By David Arminas |
UK firm to nearly double its employees. |
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Amtel appoints deputy director of corporate development
Added: 17 Sep 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV (has named Nikolay Khalko to the post of deputy general girect…

Amtel's Kirov plant wns ISO 14001 and ISO/TS 16949
Added: 17 Sep 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV said the Amtel-Povolzhye (Kirov) Tyre Complex received the ISO…

Amtel-Vredestein board calls EGM
Added: 17 Sep 2007
Enschede, Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein has called an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to dis…

News from elsewhere on the web 17/Sept/07
Added: 17 Sep 2007
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Dow increases prices of cable compounds and Nordel-brand EPDM
Added: 17 Sep 2007
Horgen, Switzerland - Dow Europe GmbH has announced price increases across Europe, India, Middle Ea…

EC draft directive removes doubt over inch sizes for tyres
Added: 14 Sep 2007
Brussels - The European Commission has proposed a Directive amending 80/181/EEC to indefinitely per…

Pirelli considering buying back Pirelli Tyre stake
Added: 14 Sep 2007
Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C. SpA is considering buying back the 39-percent share of its Pirelli Tyre…

Degussa name to die as parent changes name to Evonik
Added: 14 Sep 2007
Frankfurt, Germany - The parent of Degussa AG:Â RAG Beteiligungs-AG, has changed its name to Evoni…

Report looks at Italian replacement tyre business
Added: 14 Sep 2007
Dublin, Ireland - Information broker Research & Markets is selling a report titled, "Snapshots Ita…

Turkish armed forces to take Avon respirators
Added: 14 Sep 2007
Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoUâ€) with MKEK, a l…

EC draft directive removes doubt over inch sizes for tyres
Added: 14 Sep 2007
Brussels -Â The European Commission has proposed a Directive amending 80/181/EEC to indefinitely pe…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/Sept/07
Added: 14 Sep 2007
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