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NHTSA opens inquiry into 100000 Cooper tyres
Added: 26 Jul 2006
Findlay, Ohio -- The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week opened an …
Carlisle posts 61 percent rise in second quarter income to $56 m
Added: 26 Jul 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Companies Inc. has reported a net income of $56 million (€44…
US condom sales tipped to reach $444 m by 2010
Added: 26 Jul 2006
New York - Condom sales in the US are tipped to reach $444 million (€352.6 million) by 2010, acco…
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 -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…
