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CP Hall appoints Chemcentral Australia as distributor
Added: 2 Oct 2006
Ingleburn, Australia -- Chemcentral Australia Pty Ltd will represent chemical maker CP Hall Co. in …
Bekaert buys €16.5 m stake in Hong Kong tyre cord maker
Added: 29 Sep 2006
Brussels - Bekaert has agreed to buy 18.85 percent of Hong Kong steel cord maker Shougang Concord C…
China's August natural rubber import up 43 pc
Added: 29 Sep 2006
Beijing -- China imported 165,419 tonnes of natural rubber in August, representing a 42.9 percent y…
Kumho Tire USA secures $150 m loan from GE
Added: 29 Sep 2006
Norwalk, Connecticut - The US subsidiary of Korean tyre maker Kumho Tire Co. has secured a $150-mil…
News from elsewhere on the web 29/Sept/06
Added: 29 Sep 2006
(30 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Dow lifts latex prices by 15 pc
Added: 29 Sep 2006
Denham, North Carolina -- Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC is raising the prices for all of its sy…
Michelin to supply tyres to Tesco home delivery vehicles
Added: 28 Sep 2006
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin will supply tyres to Pullman Fleet Services (PFS), which manages ar…
Yokohama's Advan Sport tyre approved for Brabus Rocket coupe
Added: 28 Sep 2006
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co.'s Advan Sport (V103) tyre brand has been approved by Brabus GmbH for i…
Trelleborg Wheel phases out Pirelli name on farm tyres
Added: 28 Sep 2006
Tivoli, Italy -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems SpA is phasing out its use of the Pirelli brand for farm …
Cabot's carbon black cost reduction plan to cost $15 m
Added: 27 Sep 2006
Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp expects to incur a $15 million (€11.8 million) charge in 2006 …
Conti expects €2000 m in sales from OE and replacement business
Added: 27 Sep 2006
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG expects this year to achieve sales of €2000 million across its…
Lehigh to make concentrated rubber powder in pellet form
Added: 27 Sep 2006
Atlanta, Georgia -- Lehigh Technologies LLC will offering its PolyDyne powder in concentrated pelle…
Kosmos Cement to use scrap tyres for fuel
Added: 27 Sep 2006
Louisville, Kentucky -- Kosmos Cement Co., a subsidiary of Mexican cement giant CEMEX SA de CV, is …
Home Rubber buys mixer Ivanhoe Rubber
Added: 27 Sep 2006
Trenton, New Jersey -- Home Rubber Co. has purchased custom specification mixer Ivanhoe Rubber Co. …
Trelleborg buys Reeves Brothers for SEK1300 m
Added: 26 Sep 2006
Stockholm - Trelleborg Group has agreed to buy US polymer-coated fabrics maker Reeves Brothers Inc…
Female Health Co. gets Indian registration for new female condom
Added: 26 Sep 2006
Chicago, Michigan -- Female Health Co.'s FC-2 female condom has received registration by the Indian…
Chemtura lifts fatty acid prices
Added: 26 Sep 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut -- Chemtura Corp. will raise the price on all its fatty acid products by $0…
ExxonMobil launches new TPV with FDA approval
Added: 26 Sep 2006
Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new version of its Santoprene thermoplastic vu…
JADE debut with TSR 20 rubber contract
Added: 26 Sep 2006
Singapore -- The Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE) has started trading its TSR 20 rubber futu…
Cooper ´flex´ plant plan could require 400-500 job cuts
Added: 26 Sep 2006
Texarkana, Arkansas -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.´s plan to reconfigure its Arkansas tyre plant into…
