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Yokohama's Chinese tyre plant gets ISO 14001 certification
Added: 8 Feb 2006
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.'s Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co. Ltd. subsidiary in Hangzhou, China, h…

DuPont to postpone Louisville CR closure until March 2007
Added: 8 Feb 2006
Louisville, Kentucky - The continued impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has made it necessary fo…

News from elsewhere on the web 8/Feb/06
Added: 8 Feb 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Degussa, Wellink Group in silica JV in China
Added: 8 Feb 2006
By Liz White, UT staff
Düsseldorf, Germany-Fillers major Degussa AG and Fujian Nanping Xinyuan Inve…

ContiTech buys Roulunds belting business
Added: 6 Feb 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany-ContiTech AG is to acquire belting maker Roulunds Rubber A/…

Risch replaces Bachmann at Hoffmann Mineral
Added: 6 Feb 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Neuberg, Germany-Dr Alexander Risch has taken over as head of sales & market…

Trelleborg acquires US profile maker EPG
Added: 6 Feb 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Trelleborg, Sweden-Trelleborg has bought US sealing profiles maker EPG Inc. …

Manuli opens high-tech hose plant in Suzhou
Added: 6 Feb 2006
Milan, Italy - Manuli Rubber Industries has established a modern, high-tech hose plant in Suzhou, C…

Titan, Steelworkers agree compromise over dismissals in year 2000
Added: 3 Feb 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Titan International, Inc. has reached agreement with the United Steelwor…

Dow's UCAR unit opens latex plant in Louisiana, Texas plants wil close
Added: 3 Feb 2006
Cary, North Carolina-UCAR Emulsion Systems (UES), part of Dow Chemical Co, has opened its "next-gen…

NR prices continue upward surge, hit $2.20/kg
Added: 3 Feb 2006
London -- Natural rubber prices continued upward on Friday, closing around 4 percent higher than th…

Bridgestone unveils 3rd generation in-wheel motor
Added: 3 Feb 2006
Tokyo -Bridgestone Corp. has unveiled the third generation of its in-wheel motor-damper system for …

News from elsewhere on the web 3/Feb/06
Added: 3 Feb 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Michelin to close Kitchener tyre plant by July
Added: 3 Feb 2006
Kitchener, Ontario - Michelin North America Inc. will close its BFGoodrich passenger and light truc…

Amtel aims to raise Euro100m through credit notes
Added: 3 Feb 2006
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein NV plans to issue credit linked notes (CLN) for 100 m…

IRSG releases review of 2005; forecasts for 2006
Added: 2 Feb 2006
London - January's edition of Rubber Industry Report from The International Rubber Study Group (IRS…

Cabot's Q1 profits fall on raw material costs
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Boston, Massachussetts - Cabot Corp, reported net income of $24 million for the three months ended …

Goodyear supplies runflats to Nissan's “Terranaut†concept
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Geneva, Switzerland -Goodyear 19-inch runflats will appear on one of Nissan's flagship concept cars…

Bandag sales rise, profits fall in 12 months to Dec 2005
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Muscatine, Iowa - For full year 2005, Bandag reported consolidated net sales of $914.6 million comp…

Hospira to close medical-grade rubber goods plant in Ohio
Added: 2 Feb 2006
Chicago, Illinois - Hospira Inc., a pharmaceutical and drug-delivery systems specialist said it is …