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Cabot's carbon black margins improve in Q3

Added: 3 Aug 2006

Boston, Massachusetts - Profits at Cabot's carbon black business declined in the third quarter of …

Chemtura reports small profit for first half

Added: 3 Aug 2006

Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. reported sales of $1932 million for the first half of 200…

News from elsewhere on the web 3/Aug/06

Added: 3 Aug 2006

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

Titan acquires Conti´s Bryan, Ohio OTR tyre plant

Added: 3 Aug 2006

Quincy, Illinois - Tyre and wheel maker Titan International Inc. has acquired Continental Tire Nor…

Conti to close rest of Mayfield facility

Added: 3 Aug 2006

Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. will close its scaled-back Mayfield…

Sale of Avon Automotive to Petrol Automotive delayed until 31 Aug

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Wiltshire, UK - The sale of Avon Rubber plc's automotive division to Petrol Automotive Holdings Inc…

Safic-Alcan adds Czech chemical distributor Hubron

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Puteaux Cedex, France - Speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has agreed to fully acquire Cz…

Invista's German unit goes to Performance Fibers'

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Richmond, Virginia - Performance Fibers has finalised its acquisition of Invista Resins & Fibers G…

Bridgestone Europe pumps €200 m into new tyre plant in Poland

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Brussels - Bridgestone Europe has agreed to invest €200 million in a new radial truck and bus tyr…

News from elsewhere on the web 2/Aug/06

Added: 2 Aug 2006

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

DSM escapes anti-trust charges from European Commission

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Heerlen, Netherlands - The DSM group will not face anti-trust charges in Europe relating to the EPD…

Trelleborg finalises Kawneer Rubber and Plastics takeover

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Stockholm, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has completed its acquisition of North American polymer sealing …

Parker Hannifin posts $673.2 m profit for the year

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Cleveland, Ohio -- Rubber and elastomer manufacturer Parker Hannifin Corp. has posted record result…

SKF Group profit up 22.6 percent; sales up 5 percent

Added: 2 Aug 2006

Gothenburg, Sweden -- The SKF Group, a global supplier of elastomeric and bearing products, posted …

Amtel-Vredestein makes it into Guinness Book of Records

Added: 1 Aug 2006

Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein appears in the latest edition of the "Guiness Book of World Records" for …

News from elsewhere on the web 1/Aug/06

Added: 1 Aug 2006

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

Performance Fibers raises PET prices in US

Added: 1 Aug 2006

Richmond, Virginia - Performance Fibers has said it will increase prices on its polyester high-tena…

Hartest Precision Instruments completes restructure

Added: 1 Aug 2006

London - Hartest Precision Instruments, the parent company of Wallace Instruments, has finished a t…

Titan's sales, profits grow in second quarter

Added: 31 Jul 2006

Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. posted higher sales and net profits for its second qua…

Aditya Birla Nuvo posts Q1 results

Added: 31 Jul 2006

Mumbai, India - Aditya Birla Nuvo has posted record sales for the three months ending 30 June, 2006…