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US demand for silicone rubber to grow faster in next 5 years
Added: 31 May 2006
Cleveland, Ohio - US demand for silicone materials is projected to expand 4.7 percent annually to $…
West Pharma launches isoprene formulation for needle shields
Added: 31 May 2006
Lionville, Philadelphia - West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has announced a proprietary isoprene-b…
Chemtura names head of EPDM, rubber chemicals business
Added: 31 May 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. has appointed Robert Wedinger as vice president and genera…
Bridgestone planning a new factory in Europe
Added: 31 May 2006
Brussels -Â Bridgestone has confirmed that it is planning a new tyre factory in Europe, with produc…
Scrap tyres into art: Chakaia Booker
Added: 31 May 2006
Washington DC - A new exhibition of sculpture has opened in National Museum of Women in the Arts, W…
News from elsewhere on the web 31/May/06
Added: 31 May 2006
(12 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Edouard Michelin dies in boating accident
Added: 30 May 2006
Paris - Michelin Chairman Edouard Michelin died on Friday in a boating accident in the Atlantic Oce…
Bridgestone Corp saves Australian unit's board from dismissal by minority shareholders
Added: 30 May 2006
Adelaide, Australia -Â Amid declining revenues for Bridgestone's Australian subsidiary, minority sh…
Apollo to raise €33 million through share issue
Added: 30 May 2006
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd intends to issue new share capital with the aim of raisi…
Hutchinson '05 sales up 5 percent on higher North American activity
Added: 30 May 2006
Paris - French rubber products maker Hutchinson SA reported 5-percent higher sales in fiscal 2005,…
NR prices peak at $2.85 in Tokyo, then fall back
Added: 30 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices continued their upward thrust over the weekend, peaking at a mas…
News from elsewhere on the web 30/May/06
Added: 30 May 2006
(11 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Tomkins' Trico will export wipers, belts from China
Added: 30 May 2006
Alysha Webb, Automotive News Europe
Suzhou, China - British engineering group Tomkins opened two new…
Toyota: New structure in US will aid suppliers
Added: 30 May 2006
Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -Suppliers will get better access to Toyota Moto…
Euro suppliers go shopping in US
Added: 30 May 2006
Tony Lewin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Big European suppliers are shopping for acquisitions…
Execs fear China will use policy to grab designs, tooling
Added: 30 May 2006
Alysha Webb, Automotive News
Beijing - A policy being considered here could force foreign automakers…
Freudenberg consolidates as sales grow 10 percent in 2005
Added: 26 May 2006
Weinheim, Germany - Following a phase of exceptionally high acquisition and investment activity, th…
EU heavy vehicle registrations up sharply
Added: 26 May 2006
Brussels - Registrations of commercial vehicles in the EU during April 2006 were up sharply over th…
Rubber prices smash through ¥300/kg mark
Added: 26 May 2006
Singapore - Natural rubber prices continued their upward thrust on Thursday, pushing prices yet hi…
Liberian Government presents report on rubber plantations
Added: 26 May 2006
Monrovia, Liberia - The Joint Government of Liberia-United Nations Rubber Plantations Task Force ha…
