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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
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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
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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 -Â 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…