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Caterpillar buys Italian industrial hose maker Rapisarda
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, UT staff
Peoria, Illinois-Caterpillar Inc. has bought Rapisarda Industries, a lead…
Shell to sell stake in Berre cracker to Basell
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London-Shell chemicals companies have agreed to sell to Basell the 50 perce…
Bekaert appoints De Graeve to succeed De Wilde as ceo
Added: 22 Dec 2005
Brussels-NV Bekaert SA's board has appointed Bert De Graeve, currently chief financial and administ…
Chemtura fined Euros 13.6 million in rubber chemicals investigation
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Middlebury, Connecticut-Chemtura Corp. has been fined Euros 13.6 million by …
RAG moves to buy all of Degussa's shares
Added: 22 Dec 2005
Düsseldorf, Germany-RAG AG of Essen, Germany, which holds a 50.1 percent interest in filler and ch…
Ansell to buy back shares
Added: 21 Dec 2005
Melbourne, Australia-Glove and condom maker Ansell Ltd has launched a plan to buy back about $75-mi…
Grefen steps down from top job at Hexagon Polymers Compounding
Added: 21 Dec 2005
Eupen, Belgium-Joachim Grefen, who set up rubber compounding group GFD Technology GmbH in Hückelho…
ERJ prepares preview of tire technology exhibition Stuttgart 7 - 9 March
Added: 20 Dec 2005
London -- the tire technology event is being held in Stuttgart from 7 - 9 March, 2006.
ERJ is prepa…
RT Vanderbilt to distribute Vistalon in N America
Added: 20 Dec 2005
Houston, Texas -- The ethylene elastomers business of ExxonMobil Chemical Company has announced tha…
Colmec publishes paper on rubber extrusion
Added: 20 Dec 2005
Busto Arsizio, Italy -- Colmec SpA has published a paper on rubber extrusion, outlining the company…
This day in 1892 ... US pneumatic tyre patent with bead wires
Added: 20 Dec 2005
Syracuse, New York -- On 20 December, 1892 Alexander Brown and George Stillman filed patent no 4884…
News from elsewhere on the web 20/12
Added: 20 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Tyre makers weary of producing large-diameter tyres
Added: 19 Dec 2005
By Lisa Hockensmith, Automotive News
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Extreme tyre diameters may have run their …
Rapra publishes TPE 2005 papers on Research and Markets
Added: 19 Dec 2005
Dublin, Ireland -- Papers from the conference, TPE 2005 organised by Rapra Technology are available…
EU set to issue fines for Bayer, Chemtura on Wednesday -- report
Added: 19 Dec 2005
Brussels -- International business publications are reporting that the EU will on Wednesday (21 Dec…
Nylex sells two automotive rubber companies to Huon
Added: 19 Dec 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Melbourne, Australia -- Consumer plastics manufacturer, Nylex Ltd -- the fo…
News from elsewhere on the web 19/12
Added: 19 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
IISRP publishes latest worldwide rubber statistics
Added: 19 Dec 2005
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers has released the 2005 e…
Sumitomo confirms plan to quadruple capacity at China car tyre plant
Added: 19 Dec 2005
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. plans to quadruple production capacity for passenger…
Chem-Trend names Mike Quinn as new CEO
Added: 16 Dec 2005
Howell, Michigan -- Chem-Trend, LP has appointed Mike Quinn to the positions of president and CEO o…
