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Sartomer publishes latest volume of technical elastomer booklet

Added: 11 Oct 2006

Exton, Pennsylvania - Specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has published a new 18-page col…

Michelin to optimise output at 2 plants in France

Added: 11 Oct 2006

Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Groupe Michelin is planning to revamp two of its plants in France, conc…

Michelin and Dynamic settle case over Chinese "copycat" tyres

Added: 11 Oct 2006

Greenville, South Carolina -- Dynamic Tire Corp. has agreed to stop distributing certain Chinese-ma…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/Oct/06

Added: 10 Oct 2006

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Analyst: Goodyear could lose millions a day in US strike

Added: 10 Oct 2006

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear could lose about $38 million (€30.25 million) in revenue for each day its …

Krasnoyarsk reportedly in trouble -- old news

Added: 10 Oct 2006

Krasnoyarsk, Russia - Reports of severe troubles at the Krasnoyarsk tyre factory are over-rated. S…

SI Group lifts phenolic resin prices

Added: 9 Oct 2006

Schenectady, New York - SI Group Inc will lift its prices for all phenolic resin grades by between …

Akzo Nobel lifts organic peroxide price

Added: 9 Oct 2006

Arnhem, Netherlands - Akzo Nobel's Polymer Chemicals division will raise the price of its cumene-ba…

Engel opens Czech service centre

Added: 9 Oct 2006

Schwertberg, Austria - Engel Austria GmbH subsidiary Engel Czechia has opened a new service centre …

TNO tyres part of LMS simulation software

Added: 9 Oct 2006

Leuven, Belgium - Engineering company LMS will integrate the tyre models of TNO's automotive busin…

News from elsewhere on the web 09/Oct/06

Added: 9 Oct 2006

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CT Extrusions acquires extrusion business from Custom Rubber

Added: 9 Oct 2006

Stow, Ohio -- CT Extrusions LLC has acquired the extrusion business and related assets of Cleveland…

Yokohama to set up Indian subsidiary in 2007

Added: 6 Oct 2006

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in New Delhi, India, in January 2…

News from elsewhere on the web 06/Oct/2006

Added: 6 Oct 2006

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Workers strikes at 16 Goodyear sites in US

Added: 6 Oct 2006

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- More than 15 000 union workers at 16 Goodyear tyre and rubber product s…

Bridgestone founder Ishibashi joins Auto Hall of Fame

Added: 5 Oct 2006

Dearborn, Michigan - Bridgestone Corp. founder Shojiro Ishibashi has been inducted into the Automot…

ExxonMobil, Yokohama announce innerliner material

Added: 5 Oct 2006

Houston, Texas -ExxonMobil Chemical Co. and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) have jointly announ…

Bribes offered most often in India, China and Russia

Added: 5 Oct 2006

Berlin, Germany - Transparency International, a website devoted to fighting corruption in governmen…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 Oct 2006)

Added: 5 Oct 2006

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Chemtura to pay $51 million to pay rubber chemicals class claims

Added: 5 Oct 2006

Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. has resolved the federal class action litigation involving…