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European firms choose US, China for tech centres
Added: 31 Aug 2006
Brussels -Â European companies will increase spending on R&D in the coming years, but see the US, G…
Nokian launches forest machine radial tyre
Added: 31 Aug 2006
Helsinki - Nokian Tyres plc has launched a radial forestry tyre especially designed for medium-size…
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Added: 31 Aug 2006
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Sumitomo Rubber earnings slip on higher sales
Added: 31 Aug 2006
Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.s operating income fell 10.4 percent in the first half…
Michelin pumps €22.5 m into Nova Scotia steel cord plant
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Bridgewater, Canada -- Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. will spend $28.9 million (€22.5 milli…
DuPont plans €78 m expansion of Nomex fibre production
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Wilmington, Delaware - DuPont will invest more than $100 million (€78 million) in a three-part ex…
Latest report on global auto suppliers available from Research and Markets
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Dublin - Corporate analysis firm Research and Markets has released the latest issue of its monthly …
Avon Rubber sells UK plant then leases it back
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Wiltshire, UK -- Avon Rubber plc has sold its Wiltshire plant to Clerical Medical Managed Fund for …
Oilgear agrees to €24 m takeover by Mason Wells
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Fluid power components supplier Oilgear Co. has announced a $31.1 million (…
Yokohama's US branch hires Kovel-Fuller as new ad agency
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp., the US subsidiary of Japan's Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd,…
SI Group lifts phenolic resin price
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Schenectady, New York -- SI Group Inc. will lift the price for all grades of its phenolic resin by …
Amtel-Vredestein to launch new tyres at Moscow International Motor Show
Added: 30 Aug 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV will launch four new tyres to the Russian market at this year's Moscow…
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Added: 30 Aug 2006
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Ansell withstands latex price hike with surging profits
Added: 29 Aug 2006
Melbourne, Australia - Condom and rubber glove maker Ansell posted a strong net profit result for t…
Sinopec's chemicals division sees a 33% fall in profits
Added: 29 Aug 2006
Beijing - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) suffered a 33 percent half-year profit plung…
Evacuation order lifted around Dow Reichhold's Delaware latex plant following styrene leak
Added: 29 Aug 2006
Cheswold, Delaware - An evacuation order for the area surrounding a Dow Reichhold Speciality Latex …
Albemarle lifts price of aluminium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide flame retardants
Added: 29 Aug 2006
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Albemarle Corp will lift the worldwide price of its aluminium hydroxide an…
Yokohama raises price on export tyre products by 5-15%
Added: 29 Aug 2006
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd will start raising prices of its export tyre products next month by…
Gerber recalls baby bottles with latex nipples due to labelling error
Added: 29 Aug 2006
Parsippany, New Jersey - Gerber Products Co, has announced a recall of 78 of its three-pack 9 ounce…
News from elsewhere on the web 29/August/06
Added: 29 Aug 2006
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