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Amtel-Vredestein poised to take over Moscow Tyre Plant

Added: 26 Jul 2006

Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV has agreed to acquire Moscow Tyre Plant (MTP) through its Russian subs…

News from elsewhere on the web 26/July/06

Added: 26 Jul 2006

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

Michelin ordered to pay £112 500 for industrial accident

Added: 25 Jul 2006

Trent-on-Stoke, United Kingdom - Michelin Tyres plc were fined £100 000 (€146 295) and ordered t…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/July/06

Added: 25 Jul 2006

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

Kraton to boost European production by April 2007

Added: 25 Jul 2006

Houston, Texas - Kraton Polymers LLC will increase production capability for unhydrogenated styreni…

Market report into TPMS systems

Added: 25 Jul 2006

Dublin, Ireland - Information broker Research and Markets is selling a report into the tyre pressu…

Report looks at rubber chemicals

Added: 25 Jul 2006

Dublin, Ireland - Information broker, Research and Markets is selling a report on the global rubbe…

Chinese tyre exports grow by 55 percent to €2400 m

Added: 24 Jul 2006

Hong Kong - Chinese tyre exports jumped by 55 percent to $3 000 million in value (€2 400 million)…

Dúrex plans Poland auto-parts facility

Added: 24 Jul 2006

By Richard Higgs, Plastics News

Salamanca, Spain -- Plásticos Dúrex SA has launched a €4 million…

Sealy to build latex plant in 2007

Added: 24 Jul 2006

Archdale, North Carolina - Bedding manufacturer Sealy will start construction on a new latex foam f…

Bandag hopes to offset rising costs through internal measures

Added: 24 Jul 2006

Muscatine, Iowa -- Bandag Inc. was counting on cost containment measures instituted during the June…

Dow Reichhhold lifts price of nitrile butadiene latex by 5 percent

Added: 24 Jul 2006

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina -- Dow Reichhold Speciality Latex has raised the price of it…

Global investment firm joins International Rubber Study Group

Added: 21 Jul 2006

London -- Private investment firm The Carlyle Group will join the International Rubber Study Group'…

Jaguar picks Dunlop tyres for new XKR Grand Tourer

Added: 21 Jul 2006

Akron, Ohio -- Dunlop's SP Sport performance tyres have been chosen for Jaguar's new XKR Grand Tour…

British rubber industry networking event planned for 24 November

Added: 21 Jul 2006

The British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Association (BRPPA) will hold its first anniversary ce…

Durex maker SSL optimistic about reaching growth target

Added: 20 Jul 2006

London - SSL International plc, the manufacturer of Durex condoms, has announced that it was expect…

DuPont launches new high-performance material for rubber applications

Added: 20 Jul 2006

Kingston, Canada - ~DuPont has announced that it is starting production of a high-performance mater…

Tenneco appoints vice president in-house

Added: 20 Jul 2006

Lake Forest, Illinois - Automotive elastomer manufacturer Tenneco Inc. has appointed its European v…

New Audi S8 to come with Yokohama tyres

Added: 20 Jul 2006

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber's ADVAN Sport tyre has been named one of the original equipment tyres of Au…

Bridgestone Australia half-year profit plummets by 50 percent

Added: 20 Jul 2006

Sydney - Bridgestone Australia Ltd has posted a 50.3 percent drop in half-year net profit of A$3.26…