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Lanxess invests €15 m into chloroprene rubber production expansion
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany - Chemical maker Lanxess has invested €15 million into boosting production o…
Albemarle lifts price for Saytex flame retardant by 10 pc
Added: 21 Sep 2006
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Flame retardant maker Albemarle Corp. will increase the global price of it…
Conti puts a stop to takeover bid
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Hanover, Germany -- A private equity investor has approached Continental AG for a potential takeove…
Dow Europe lifts price of hydrocarbon and synthetic rubber in EMEA
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe GmbH, the European arm of Dow Chemical Co., is raising the price …
Lanxess restarts production of Vulkanox DPPD
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has restarted production of its Vulkanox DPPD (N,N'-Diphenyl-p-ph…
Omnova Solutions lifts sales, earnings in Q3
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Omnova Solutions Inc. reported net income of $3.3 million (€2.6 million) in the…
Attempted coup in Thailand unlikely to have lasting effect on NR market
Added: 20 Sep 2006
Bangkok -- All forward offers for Thai natural rubber contracts were withdrawn after the country's …
Goodyear launches energy-saving conveyor belt
Added: 19 Sep 2006
Palm Springs, California - Goodyear Engineered Products' new rubber conveyor belt compound will red…
Degussa tackles rolling resistance with new tyre silane
Added: 19 Sep 2006
Dusseldorf, Germany -- Degussa AG has developed a new silane that is aimed at further reducing roll…
Chemtura makes insider business director of phosphorous flame retardants unit
Added: 19 Sep 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut -- Chemtura Corp. has appointed Janet Chetland as business director of its …
News from elsewhere on the web 19/Sept/06
Added: 19 Sep 2006
(10 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
ERJ seeks technical reporter
Added: 18 Sep 2006
London - ERJ has an immediate vacancy for an enthusiastic journalist with good command of the Engli…
London to host elastomer engineering conference in Nov
Added: 18 Sep 2006
London - An industry conference on elastomer engineering will take place in London on 23 Nov.
Organi…
Eliokem to raise price for Wingstay phenolic antioxidant
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Villejust, France - Speciality chemical maker Eliokem will raise the price of its phenolic antioxid…
Ansell commits to latex glove production
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Red Bank, New Jersey - Ansell Healthcare, a subsidiary of Australian latex maker Ansell Ltd, has co…
Lanxess still expanding butyl rubber capacity
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Leverkusen, Germany -Â Ron Commander, head of Lanxess' butyl rubber business unit said the company…
EU car registrations up on 2005
Added: 18 Sep 2006
Brussels - Despite declines in new car registrations in the months of June, July and August, regist…
News from elsewhere on the web 18/Sept/06
Added: 18 Sep 2006
(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
ERJ changes login procedure
Added: 18 Sep 2006
London - A couple of weeks ago, with the new website, we changed the login procedure. This has led …
Trelleborg Automotive president resigns
Added: 15 Sep 2006
Trelleborg, Sweden - The president of Trelleborg Group AB subsidiary Trelleborg Automotive, George …
