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Private equity group buys MAPS North American operations

Added: 20 Sep 2007

Chicago, Illinois - 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.
 

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:  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 (“MoU”) with MKEK, a l…

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 pe…

News from elsewhere on the web 14/Sept/07

Added: 14 Sep 2007

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