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12-month revenues, profits jump at Fenner

Added: 9 Nov 2006

Hessle, UK - Fenner PLC, the UK-based conveyor belt maker has recorded record profits for the year…

Study looks at contraceptive market

Added: 9 Nov 2006

Dublin, Ireland - A report on the global contraceptives market is being merketed by informtion brok…

Performance Fibers to expand HMLS yarn production in Korea

Added: 9 Nov 2006

Richmond, Virginia - Performance Fibers is to expand its joint venture operation in South Korea to …

Kraton's revenues improve despite volume drop in Q3

Added: 9 Nov 2006

Houston, Texas - Kraton Polymers LLC's sales revenues for the three months to 30 Sept., 2006 were $…

US Tyre industry sees difficult times with Democrat Congress

Added: 9 Nov 2006

Washington, DC - With Democrats winning their first majority in the House of Representatives in 12 …

Cooper posts deeper losses companywide, in North America

Added: 9 Nov 2006

Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted a 28.3-percent gain in net sales in the third quart…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/Nov/06

Added: 9 Nov 2006

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

Columbian confirms 35kt carbon black expansion in Hungary

Added: 8 Nov 2006

Budapest, Hungary -- Columbian Chemicals Co. has confirmed that it is to expand its Columbian Tisza…

Lanxess realigns its EPDM rubber business

Added: 8 Nov 2006

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is to realign its ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) business.…

Columbian to make more carbon black at Hungarian factory

Added: 8 Nov 2006

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Budapest, Hungary -- Columbian Chemicals will soon announce an expansion of…

Precise and finer winding promised

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Roche la Molière , France-French winding technology specialist, Calemard has launched Gemini II, a…

ExxonMobil - Sabic deal is to support tyre/vehicle industry in Saudi

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Budapest, Hungary -- According to sources close to the deal, the announcement by Sabic and ExxonMob…

Lanxess to use Goodpack crates for BR

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Leverkusen, Germany-Lanxess AG's Polybutadiene Rubber (BR) business unit is moving from wooden pack…

Trelleborg's roofing acquisition finalised

Added: 7 Nov 2006

By John Osborne
Trelleborg, Sweden-Swedish polymer specialist, Trelleborg AB has acquired Hetag Tagm…

Carlo Buora resigns from Pirelli & C.

Added: 7 Nov 2006

MILAN (Nov. 7) -- Carlo Buora, managing director and general manager of

Pirelli & C. SpA, has resign…

Hardness testing prototypes unveiled by Zwick

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Ulm, Germany-With its latest ZHU-topLine hardness tester, Zwick claims that it is strengthening its…

Trelleborg buys diving suit maker

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Trelleborg, Sweden-In a bid to strengthen its position in the demanding environments sector Swedish…

TPE topcoat for EPDM door seal gives colour

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Guiyang, China -- Hong Yang Sealings of Guiyang is using new materials and a proprietary process to…

DPE sets up China trading company

Added: 7 Nov 2006

Geneva, Switzerland -- DuPont Performance Elastomers (DPE) has opened its new business entity in Ch…

Sabic, ExxonMobil study JV in SBR, BR, IIR, EPDM and carbon black

Added: 6 Nov 2006

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and ExxonMobil Chemical are inve…