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Helvoet Pharma starts new rubber plant in Belgium
Added: 10 Jul 2007
Alken, Belgium - Helvoet Pharma - the pharmaceutical closures division of Swiss company, Dätwyler…
Rapra's 10th TPE conference set for Cologne on 23, 24 October
Added: 10 Jul 2007
Shawbury, UK -Â Smithers Rapra Technology is holding the tenth international conference on thermopl…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/July/07
Added: 10 Jul 2007
(16 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Bridgestone: "no comment" on Indian tyre factory
Added: 10 Jul 2007
Madhya Pradesh, India - Bridgestone declined to make any comment on reports coming out of India tha…
Michelin opens tread manufacturing plant in Mexico
Added: 10 Jul 2007
Queretaro, Mexico - Michelin opened its Michelin Retread Technologies tread manufacturing plant in …
France's Elastopôle is eligible for government funds
Added: 10 Jul 2007
Paris - The Elastopôle initiative established by the French Rubber industry federation, SNCP in J…
Performance Fibers sets up European HQ in Luxembourg
Added: 10 Jul 2007
Bascharage, Luxembourg -Â Performance Fibers, the maker of polyester tyre cord, will establish a n…
Suppliers: Rough times will continue
Added: 9 Jul 2007
By Jesse Snyder, Automotive News Europe
Prague - Suppliers want more business with virtually all aut…
CO2 goal worries Arp
Added: 9 Jul 2007
By Dale Jewett, Automotive News Europe
Prague, Czech Republic -Â Automakers are facing tough, expens…
Conti knows how to survive
Added: 9 Jul 2007
By Tony Lewin, Automotive News Europe
Continental CEO Manfred Wennemer says the No. 1 rule for autom…
Opinion - Automakers still must work on supplier relations
Added: 9 Jul 2007
This opinion piece was printed in this week's issue of Automotive News Europe
London -Automotive sup…
News from elsewhere on the web 09/July/07
Added: 9 Jul 2007
(14 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Lanxess brings butyl expansion on stream, begins second phase at Sarnia
Added: 9 Jul 2007
Leverkusen, Germany -Â In addition to planning a huge factory for butyl rubber in Asia, Lanxess AG …
Mitsui to double capacity for Tafmer olefin elastomer in Singapore
Added: 9 Jul 2007
Singapore - Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI) is to build a second 100 kt/year plant to make its range …
Latex allergy videos posted on YouTube
Added: 9 Jul 2007
Cyberspace -Â YouTube user, patrick02019 has posted two informative videos about natural rubber lat…
Dana closes sale of European hose and tubing operations
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Toledo, Ohio -- Dana Corp. has closed the sale of its European fluid products hose and tubing opera…
Nokian negotiating in Kazakhstan
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Astana, Kazakhstan -Â Nokian Tyres said it is negotiating with parties in Kazakhstan, but declined …
Just-Auto releases profile of Yokohama Rubber
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â The latest company profile from the people at Just-Auto covers Yokohama Rubber
T…
Yokohama blew whistle in marine hose case - report
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Tokyo, Japan -Â Yokohama Rubber Co informed the anti-trust authorities about a price-fixing cartel …
Nitriflex wins €80 000 sale in Egypt
Added: 6 Jul 2007
By Simona Stankovska, ERJ reporter
São Paulo, Brazil -- Nitriflex, a NBR and SBR speciality product…
