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Total Petrochem to exit SBCs, close Antwerp unit
Added: 10 Jul 2006
Antwerp, Belgium -Â Total Petrochemicals intends to end elastomer production at its Antwerp facilit…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/July/06
Added: 10 Jul 2006
(13 items)London -The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Rollier will keep Michelin's goals
Added: 10 Jul 2006
Bruce Davis, ERJ Akron bureau
PARIS - Michelin's No. 1 task following the May 26 death of co-CEO Edo…
Suppliers change tactics to cover materials costs
Added: 10 Jul 2006
Jens Meiners, Automotive News Europe
Brussels -Â Suppliers are trying new tactics to get their autom…
Trelleborg buys Norwegian rubber company
Added: 10 Jul 2006
Stockholm, Sweden - Through its Engineered Systems business area, Trelleborg AB has signed an agree…
News from elsewhere on the web 07/July/06
Added: 7 Jul 2006
(22 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Imerys slashes jobs in UK kaolin operations
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Paris - Imerys, the French-owned producer of kaolin (or china clay) has announced a plan to slash u…
Trelleborg buys construction profiles maker in US
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Trelleborg, Sweden - Through its Building Systems business area, Trelleborg has signed an agreement…
Trelleborg buys protective body suit company
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Trelleborg, Sweden -Â Through its Engineered Systems business area, Trelleborg has agreed to acquir…
Bridgestone to supply F1 tyres until 2010
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Paris -Â Formula One's ruling bodyk, the FIA has formally annonced that Bridgestone has been select…
Gates changing structure for power transmission business
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Denver, Colorado - Gates Corp. will create a new structure for its Worldwide Power Transmission Div…
Pirelli withdraws Pirelli Tyre IPO, citing unfavourable market conditions
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Milan, Italy - Pirelli & C. SpA has withdrawn the public offering of shares in Pirelli Tyre SpA, sa…
WRAP report from UK government agency praises retreading
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Bambury, UK - Tyre retreading saved the United Kingdom nearly 102 million litres of oil in 2005, ac…
Rhein Chemie to boost rubber product prices
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Chardon, Ohio - Rhein Chemie Corp. will increase prices across all rubber division product lines ef…
Ansell makes offer for Polish condom maker
Added: 7 Jul 2006
Red Bank, New Jersey - Glove and condom manufacturer Ansell Ltd. has made a $34 million (€26.6 mi…
Lanxess seeks long-term pricing
Added: 5 Jul 2006
Nuremberg, Germany - Lanxess' technical rubber goods business is offering an open proposal to all c…
Lanxess begins process to add CR capacity
Added: 5 Jul 2006
Nuremberg, Germany - Lanxess AG is applying to the German authorities to expand capacity for polych…
DPE clarifies CR position. Updated
Added: 5 Jul 2006
Nuremberg, Germany - DuPont Performance Elastomers has invested $50 million in its CR factory in Po…
Safic Alcan distributes for DSM Elastomers
Added: 5 Jul 2006
Nuremberg, Germany - From 1 July, Safic Alcan will be the main distributor of DSM Elastomers materi…
DPE launches Viton copolymer for injection moulders
Added: 5 Jul 2006
Nuremberg, Germany - DuPont Performance Elastomers has launched a new grade of Viton copolymers aim…
