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Contitech opens hose assembly unit in Friedberg
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Friedberg, Germany - ContiTech Techno-Chemie, headquartered in Karben, has opened a new plant in ne…
Sales, profits increase in first half for Cooper Standard Auto
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Novi, Michigan -Â Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive I…
Gamunex declares pharmaceutical stoppers latex-free
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina - Pharmaceutical manufacturer, Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc…
Solutia lifts global prices of Crystex, Santoflex
Added: 15 Aug 2007
St Louis, Missouri - Solutia Inc. is raising the price for Crystex insoluble sulphur and Santoflex …
ExxonMobil launches EPM grade for cables
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Houston, Texas - ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has introduced Vistalon EPM rubber 722 which, it says, can…
SmarTire in three-year deal with GE sensing for TPMS
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Richmond, British Columbia- SmarTire Systems Inc. has signed a 3 year agreement with GE Sensing for…
News from elsewhere on the web 15/August/07
Added: 15 Aug 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Yokohama rolling out print, broadcast ad campaign in US
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. is launching a broadcast and print ad campaign highligh…
Columbian raises carbon black prices in North America
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Marietta, Georgia -Â Columbian Chemicals Co. is increasing the price of industrial-grade carbon bla…
Columbian to add yet more carbon black capacity in Weifang
Added: 15 Aug 2007
Marietta, Georgia - Columbian Chemicals Co. is to increase annual capacity for carbon black in Weif…
Kumho opens NR processing plant in Vietnam
Added: 14 Aug 2007
Bencat, Vietnam - Kumho Tire Co. Ltd. has opened a $4 million rubber processing plant in Bencat to …
NUMSA's rubber strike in South Africa close to settlement - reports
Added: 14 Aug 2007
London--Numerous South African media outlets are reporting that a three-week strike by NUMSA member…
News from elsewhere on the web 14/August/07
Added: 14 Aug 2007
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Kumho invests $40 million on SB-latex plant in China
Added: 14 Aug 2007
Seoul. Korea -- Kumho Petrochemical has stepped up its investment in Asia with a groundbreaking cer…
Malaysian NR production falls 3.5% in six months to June
Added: 14 Aug 2007
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian production of natural rubber amounted to 97 717 tonnes in June 2007, up on…
Sumitomo operating income, sales down in 1st half
Added: 14 Aug 2007
Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered a 6.2-percent drop in operating income…
Michelin to build second car tyre plant in Mexico
Added: 14 Aug 2007
Mexico City - Michelin North America Inc. plans to build a $740 million (€550 million) passenger …
Study into UK rubber products market
Added: 13 Aug 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A report into the UK rubber products business has been published. The 730-page re…
Rapra publishes papers from blowing and foaming conference
Added: 13 Aug 2007
Shrewsbury, UK -Â Rapra technology Ltd has published the papes from its conference titled Blowing A…
The warranty war: Suppliers vs. automakers
Added: 13 Aug 2007
David Barkholz and Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
The campaign to cut warranty costs has created …
