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Berstorff supplies butyl extruder to Carlisle Hardcast
Added: 5 Dec 2006
Weesp, Netherlands - Carlisle Hardcast Europe BV located in the Dutch city of Weesp is the only com…

VMI, Collmann to cooperate in sales, production and service
Added: 5 Dec 2006
Lübeck, Germany - Collmann GmbH & Co. Spezialmaschinenbau KG and VMI Epe Holland BV are to begin a…

Bridgestone changes aimed at boosting sales
Added: 5 Dec 2006
By Roger Schreffler, Automotive News
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. has big plans for its global tyre bus…

EU and Parliament agree REACH deal
Added: 5 Dec 2006
Brussels -Â REACH is getting closer and is still on track to be in place in 2007, following the la…

NEC shows fully flexible phone concept
Added: 5 Dec 2006
Tokyo - Phone maker NEC has shown a concept phone using all flexible components, including rubber. …

News from elsewhere on the web 05/Dec/06
Added: 5 Dec 2006
(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/Dec/06
Added: 4 Dec 2006
(25 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Polimeri declares Force Majeure on EPDM from Ferrara
Added: 1 Dec 2006
Ferrara, Italy -- Polimeri Europa has declared Force Majeure on Dutral ter polymers from its Ferrar…

Pirelli's 'cybertire' comes closer following licensing deal
Added: 1 Dec 2006
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has bought a licence from another Italian company to use, "A method and sys…

WdK warns over EPDM price increases
Added: 1 Dec 2006
Frankfurt, Germany -- Germany's rubber federation, the WdK has warned that raw materials price incr…

Sinorgchem lowers antioxidant prices; Flexsys settles with Sovereign
Added: 1 Dec 2006
Shangha, China -- Chinese chemical company Sinorgchem Co. said it
has reduced the European market pr…

EC fines 5 suppliers $628 million for SR price fixing
Added: 1 Dec 2006
Brussels -- The European Commission has fined five petrochemical companies €519 million for their…

Dow, ENI to face anti-trust fines -- report
Added: 28 Nov 2006

Trelleborg to close industrial tyre factory in Ohio
Added: 28 Nov 2006

Trelleborg looks at future of Automotive unit
Added: 28 Nov 2006

News from elsewhere on the web 24/Nov/06
Added: 24 Nov 2006
(17 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo goes outside the box: creates car to match W-rated tyre
Added: 24 Nov 2006
Mumbai, India - Apollo has shown a concept car designed specifically to compliment the company's la…

Amtel's Avto unit to raise €87m with bond issue
Added: 24 Nov 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein has said its subsidiary, OJSC AV-TO is to raise around €87 million thro…

Tyresense project updates web page
Added: 22 Nov 2006
Brussels - The home page of Europe's Tyresense project has been updated. The project is run jointly…

Nokian opens mixing department at Russian tyre plant
Added: 22 Nov 2006
INokia, Finland -Â Nokian Tyres has opened the mixing and warehouse departments at its tyre plant i…