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Lanxess reports strong earnings in H1; but margins slip in rubber
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Leverkusen, Germany -Â Lanxess AG has reported a good second quarter. In performance rubber, the co…
Trelleborg completes Mehren Rubber acquisition
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Stockholm, Sweden -Â Trelleborg's acquisition of Mehren Rubber A/S through its Engineered Systems b…
Report studies wiper blade aftermarket in US
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Palo Alto, California -Â New technology in wiper blades for automotive windscreens is changing the …
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Added: 16 Aug 2006
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Pirelli R&D chief to give ITEC keynote address
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Maurizio Boiocchi, senior vice president and director of research and development fo…
BASF boosting prices for SBR latex
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina -- BASF is raising the price of its styrene-butadiene latex products, bla…
Cooper names European VP
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. has named Julian Baldwin vice president of its European…
GPX names Latin America president
Added: 16 Aug 2006
Malden, Massachusetts -- GPX International Tire Corp. has named Gustavo Lima president of its Latin…
Imerys raises kaolin prices in North America
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Atlanta, Georgia - Imerys Performance Minerals North America has announced a product price increase…
Amtel-Vredestein reports loss, but expects 2006 sales to reach $800m
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Enschede, Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV says it expects full year revenues to reach $800 millio…
Beru reports double digit growth in H1
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Ludwigsburg, Germany - Beru AG (a manufacturer of tyre pressure monitoring systems) increased its t…
Toyota offers to replace Dunlop runflats on Sienna in US
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Washington DC -Â Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. is offering owners of 2004-06 four-wheel-drive Toyota …
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Added: 15 Aug 2006
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Ansell fails in bid for Polish condom maker
Added: 15 Aug 2006
Red Bank, New Jersey -- Ansell Ltd has failed in its bid to purchase Polish condom maker Unimil S.A…
GPX buys China factory
Added: 14 Aug 2006
Boston, Massachusetts - GPX International Tire Corp. has acquired the Hebei Starbright tyre factory…
Automakers shove, suppliers push back
Added: 14 Aug 2006
By Lindsay Chappell and Robert Sherefkin
It would have been unthinkable once for a lowly supplier t…
Continental boosts Mount Vernon tire plant investment
Added: 14 Aug 2006
Mount Vernon, Illinois -- Continental Tire North America Inc. will invest up to $30 million (€23.…
Degussa to cease production of rubber black line
Added: 14 Aug 2006
Parsippany, New Jersey -- Degussa Engineered Carbons LP (DEC) will close one of two rubber black pr…
News from elsewhere on the web 14/Aug/06
Added: 14 Aug 2006
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News from elsewhere on the web 11/Aug/06
Added: 11 Aug 2006
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