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Smartire to close UK plant by March, cutting R&D effort
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada -SmarTire Systems Inc.said it has completed its restructuring of…
Study shows latex allergies driving medical glove sales
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Dublin, Ireland - A report into the medical gloves market in the US says latex allergy issues are d…
Chemtura to pay $21 million to settle EPDM class action
Added: 31 Jan 2007
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. will pay $21 million to resolve federal class action litig…
Apollo introduces truck, bus radials under Regal brand
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Mumbai, Maharashtra - Apollo Tyres Ltd today formally unveiled the first of the Regal brand truck a…
Rubber prices creep up to $2.40/kg, with no respite in sight
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Tokyo -Â Prices of natural rubber on the world's markets are rising sharply once more. In Singapore…
UK company buys China Energy & Carbon Black Holdings
Added: 30 Jan 2007
London, UK -Â UK-based company CO2 Tech has announced the successful completion of the reverse merg…
Bridgestone's acquisition of Bandag passes regulatory hurdle
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag, Inc. has received notice from the Federal Trade Commission that the wait…
Swales named as CEO, South Pacific Tyres
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Judith Swales to the position of managin…
Dwory to buy Czech rubber maker, Kaucuk Kralupy
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Oswiecim, Poland - Firma Chemiczna Dwory SA, headquartered in Oswiecim, Poland is to buy 6 236 000…
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Added: 30 Jan 2007
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Hankook forecasts ´07 global sales of $3.6 billion
Added: 30 Jan 2007
Seoul, South Korea - Hankook Tire Co. Inc. is forecasting 23-percent growth in global sales for 200…
News from elsewhere on the web 29/Jan/07
Added: 29 Jan 2007
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Just-Auto releases profile of Kumho
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Dublin - Latest in a series of reports profiling suppliers to the automotive industry is this one o…
Lee named president, CEO of Columbian
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Marietta, Georgia -Carbon black producer Columbian Chemicals Co. has named Jac Sup Lee president an…
Synthetic latex demand to rise, study says
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Little Falls, new Jersey - The Chinese synthetic latex polymer market is expected to grow at a high…
Trico's China business grows
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Detroit, Michigan - The China wiper blade business of Trico Products is growing quickly, says Dan C…
Michelin wins $170 million / year contract with US military
Added: 29 Jan 2007
Columbus, Ohio - The US Defense Logistics Agency has signed a five-year deal with Michelin North Am…
ExxonMobil releases FEA database for Santoprene grades
Added: 25 Jan 2007
Akron, Ohio - ExxonMobil Chemical says it has introduced a new finite element analysis (FEA) databa…
News from elsewhere on the web 25/Jan/07
Added: 25 Jan 2007
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Cabot profits double in Q1 on lower feedstock prices
Added: 25 Jan 2007
Boston, Massachussetts - Cabot Corp. has announced net income of $54 million (€41.6 million) for …
