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Amtel-Vredestein wins prize for investment in Netherlands
Added: 16 Jun 2006
Amsterdam, The Netherlands -Â Amtel-Vredestein NV has won the "Rus Prix Award 2006" in the categor…
US Labor Dept. sues Goodyear for alleged gender bias in recruitment
Added: 16 Jun 2006
Richmond, Virginia - The Richmond office of the US Department of Labor has filed suit against Goody…
Bandag freezing pension plans, looking to cut work force
Added: 16 Jun 2006
Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag Inc. has said it is offering early retirement and voluntary separations to…
News from elsewhere on the web 16/June/06
Added: 16 Jun 2006
(11 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Pirelli Tyre shares on offer from 21 June
Added: 16 Jun 2006
Milan, Italy -Â Pirelli is to begin selling shares in its new subsidiary Pirelli Tyre SpA from 21 J…
L&T wins contract for Indian expressway
Added: 16 Jun 2006
Mumbai, India - The National Highways Authority of India has placed a Rs 7500 million (€129 milli…
MTI supplies silicone seating cushions to Beijing Metro
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Mississaugua, Ontario - MTI Specialty Silicones division in Richmond, Virginia will supply passenge…
Lanxess raises price of Vulkanox BKF
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is raising prices on its toluene-based chemicals, including antiox…
NR drops another five percent overnight
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Tokyo - Natural rubber prices continued their sharp decline on Thursday, falling below Â¥290/kg. P…
Inventor suggest LCD pressure readout on tyres
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Huddersfield UK - A UK-based inventor has come up with an idea to display the pressure within a tyr…
JSR to add EPDM and S-SBR capacity in Japan, Korea, Europe
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Tokyo - JSR Corp is expanding capacity for synthetic rubber production. The company is adding 28 00…
News from elsewhere on the web 15/June/06
Added: 15 Jun 2006
(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Colombian NR producer joins IRSG
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Wembley, UK - Mavalle S A, a plantation company based in Colombia, has joined the Panel of Associat…
EU car registrations rise in May
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Brussels - Car registrations in the 26 countries of the EU and EFTA rose by nearly 10 percent in Ma…
Michelin views rising NR price as an R&D challenge
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Paris - Michelin faces continued pressure on earnings from rising raw material costs, but CEO Miche…
Improved tyre business leads Toyo to record sales in fiscal ´06
Added: 15 Jun 2006
Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported improved operating income and record sales in f…
CEFIC formally launches ReachCentrum for REACH advice
Added: 14 Jun 2006
Geneva / Brussels - Cefic, the European Chemicals lobbying group, formally launched ReachCentrum a…
Dow lifts prices for poyolefin elastomers
Added: 14 Jun 2006
Horgen, Switzerland - Dow Europe GmbH is announcing the following price increases across the Europe…
NR prices drop 10% this week, to just over yen 300/kg
Added: 14 Jun 2006
Tokyo - Natural rubber prices fell back once more on Wednesday declining to just over Â¥300/kg. Pri…
EU achieves higher tyre recovery rates than US
Added: 14 Jun 2006
Beijing -Â The EU now recovers a greater proportion of its scrap tyres than the US, according to th…
