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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 -Â Information broker Research and Markets is selling a report into the tyre pressu…
Report looks at rubber chemicals
Added: 25 Jul 2006
Dublin, Ireland -Â 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…
Trelleborg AB second quarter operating profit down 5.8pc; sales up 11 pc
Added: 19 Jul 2006
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Swedish polymer group Trelleborg AB posted a 5.8 per cent drop in second quar…
NBA star wins celebrity car competition with Pirelli tyres
Added: 19 Jul 2006
Rome, Georgia -- Pirelli's Scorpion Zero tyres became a celebrity among celebrities after NBA bask…
New Volkswagen Eos convertable to come with Goodyear Eagle tyres
Added: 19 Jul 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear's Eagle LS-2 tyres will be fitted on all of Volkswagen's 2007 Eos coupe con…
