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News from elsewhere on the web 06/July/07

Added: 6 Jul 2007

(13 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Parker division gets new name

Added: 6 Jul 2007

Lynchburg, Virginia - Parker-Hannifin Corp. is changing its Powertrain Division name to Integrated…

Albemarle buys controlling share in two Chinese JVs

Added: 6 Jul 2007

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Albemarle Corp. is to increase its ownership to 75 percent (from 25 percen…

Michelin seeks 222 drivers to drive 222 222km in 222 hours

Added: 5 Jul 2007

Frankfurt - In an effort to get into the Guinness World Record book, Michelin Germany is planning t…

High performance elastomers conference set for Frankfurt December 2007

Added: 5 Jul 2007

Shropshire, UK -- Rapra Technology, will hold its fourth high performance and speciality elastomers…

News from elsewhere on the web 05/July/07

Added: 5 Jul 2007

(6 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Phillips Carbon Black to set up JV factory in Vietnam

Added: 4 Jul 2007

Kolkata, India - Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. (PCBL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) …

Michelin to expand tyre operations in Nova Scotia

Added: 4 Jul 2007

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia - Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. has announced a $50-million projec…

Robert J. Himmelright Jr dies in Florida

Added: 4 Jul 2007

Delray Beach, Florida - Robert J. Himmelright Jr former president of Monarch Rubber has died, aged…

Troubled Maerdy compounder rescued from Administration

Added: 4 Jul 2007

Maerdy, Wales - Crosslink, the Maerdy-based rubber compounding operation has been saved, along wit…

Report studies single-site polymer sector in US

Added: 4 Jul 2007

United States - A report studies the market for metallocene & single-site polymers and offers fore…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/July/07

Added: 4 Jul 2007

(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Dow picks Jacobs for Schkopau S-SBR expansion

Added: 4 Jul 2007

Schkopau, Germany - Dow Chemical Co has selected Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. of California to pro…

UK holds REACH seminar for rubber, PU industries

Added: 4 Jul 2007

London - A seminar on the implications of REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Che…

FTS outlines public information campaign for recall of 450 000 tyres in US

Added: 4 Jul 2007

Union, New Jersey -- Foreign Tire Sales Inc.will start a government-mandated recall on 16 July of a…

Call for papers on leachables & extractables for Dublin 2008

Added: 3 Jul 2007

Shropshire, UK -- Rapra Technology, a subsidiary of the US-based Smithers Group, will hold a confer…

Freudenberg-NOK retains AT&T to provide VPN-based comms support

Added: 3 Jul 2007

Northfield, New Hampshire - Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership has signed a three-year cntract wit…

Ford will expand development plan

Added: 3 Jul 2007

By Amy Wilson, Automotive News

The new Ford Fiesta will be the first car designed and engineered und…

Marangoni adds SUV winter tyres to Meteo range

Added: 3 Jul 2007

Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni has extended its range of Meteo HP winter tyres by adding four new tyre…

ITC investigates nitrile glove makers over patent allegations

Added: 3 Jul 2007

Washington DC - The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will investigate 31 international nitri…