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Yokohama breaks ground on Chinese truck and bus tyre plant

Added: 25 Aug 2006

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has broken ground in the construction of a truck and bus steel radi…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/Aug/06

Added: 25 Aug 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Dow Corning launches new range of PE silanes and masterbatches

Added: 25 Aug 2006

Midlands, Michigan - Dow Corning, a joint venture between Dow Chemical Co. and Corning Inc., has la…

Ex-Dow worker charged in trade-secret probe

Added: 25 Aug 2006

By Frank Esposito.

Midland, Michigan -- US authorities have arrested a former Dow Chemical Co. emplo…

Cooper adds three sizes to lines

Added: 25 Aug 2006

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added new sizes to its Zeon Sport A/S and Discoverer …

ERJ re-launches website

Added: 24 Aug 2006

London - ERJ has re-launched its website. The new site adds more features, such as a poll for reade…

News from elsewhere on the web 24/Aug/06

Added: 24 Aug 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Dyneon launches biodiesel-resistant fluoroelastomer

Added: 24 Aug 2006

Oakdale, Minnesota - 3M subsidiary Dyneon has launched a new fluoroelastomer product which it claim…

Report analyses global gaskets and seals industry

Added: 24 Aug 2006

Dublin - Business analysis firm Research and Markets has released a new report on the global gasket…

Amtel-Vredestein denies share buy-back plans

Added: 24 Aug 2006

Enschende, Netherlands - Tyre maker Amtel-Vredestein has denied reports in the Russian business med…

Malaysian firm to produce Vystar's Vytex non-allergic latex

Added: 24 Aug 2006

Atlanta, Georgia - A Malaysian rubber manufacturer has agreed to produce Vystar Corp's ''safe'' lat…

Global precipitated silica market to reach $2500 m by 2015: report

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Amherst, Massachusetts -- The global market for precipitated silica will grow by 4.7 percent a year…

China reports NR import prices still rising

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Guangdong, China - The volume and per-kilo price of NR imported to China through Guangdong Port in …

Nynas to take over Lyondell's naphthenic oils

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Houston, Texas - Nynas USA is to buy for resale the complete output of naphthenic lubricant oils m…

Two Japanese commodities exchanges merge

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Osaka - The Central Japan Commodity Exchange (C-Com) and the Osaka Mercantile Exchange (OME) are to…

China reduces import tariff on Russian SBR

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Beijing - China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) on Tuesday announced a mid-term anti-dumping examin…

Bekaert appoints former Procter & Gamble director as new CFO

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Brussels - Steel cord manufacturer Bekaert has brought in former Procter & Gamble director Bruno Hu…

News from elsewhere on the web 23/August/06

Added: 23 Aug 2006

(11 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Amtel-Vredestein wins Russian business award

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV's tyres have won Russia's annual Superbrand award for product quality,…

Titan lays off 50 at Illinois farm tyre plant

Added: 23 Aug 2006

Freeport, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. has laid off 50 workers at its Freeport agricultural…