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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…

News from elsewhere on the web 30/August/06

Added: 30 Aug 2006

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

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

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

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…