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Finnish company to cease manufacture of rubber boots
Added: 16 Dec 2005
Nokia, Finland -- Suomen Kumitehdas has announced that it will cease production of rubber boots at …
Malaysia's NR stats for October
Added: 16 Dec 2005
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia produced 103 820 tonnes of natural rubber in October 2005, 18.8 percent hi…
Michelin N America to boost online ad spend
Added: 16 Dec 2005
DETROIT (AdAge.com) -- Michelin North America is increasing its online advertising spending for car…
Goodyear buys Ansell out of SP Tyre joint venture
Added: 16 Dec 2005
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said it has reached agreement in principle on the…
News from elsewhere on the web 16/12
Added: 16 Dec 2005
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Chemical federations welcome latest REACH deal
Added: 15 Dec 2005
Brussels -- The EU's Council of Ministers has reached agreement on many details of the proposed REA…
IRSG announces BASF, IRCo, AFE join panel of Associates
Added: 15 Dec 2005
London -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that BASF, the world's largest …
Conti approves Euro 900 million investment plan
Added: 15 Dec 2005
Hanover, Germany -- At its regularly scheduled meeting in Hanover on Wednesday, the Supervisory Boa…
News from elsewhere on the web 15/12
Added: 15 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Michelin quits F1; control tyre becomes near-certainty for 2007
Added: 15 Dec 2005
Paris -- Michelin has formally given notice that it will not participate in Formula One racing afte…
DuPont to close Louisville plant despite severe Neoprene shortages
Added: 15 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Louisville, Kentucky-DuPont Performance Elastomers has reaffirmed to the Uni…
Sumitomo to quadruple tyre capacity in China -- report
Added: 15 Dec 2005
Tokyo -- The Nihon Kazei Shimbun is reporting that Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd will invest 10-15…
EU car registrations continue downward drift in November
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Brussels -- The ACEA has released its car registrations data for the month of November 2005. Regist…
Cooper offer to buy back loan notes is over-subscribed
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire has announced the results of its offer to buy back some outstanding de…
IRSG releases 11 new secretariat papers, 3 country reports
Added: 14 Dec 2005
London -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced the release of 11 new Secretari…
China modifies tariffs on Korean SBR imports
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Beijing -- China's Commerce Ministry has altered the tariffs on imports of styrene-butadiene rubber…
Lanxess improves process control at CR factory
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess opened a new central control building for polychloroprene rubber (CR…
News from elsewhere on the web 14/12
Added: 14 Dec 2005
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Freudenberg extends brake hose production in Romania
Added: 14 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Weinheim, Germany-Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik (FDS) has an…
Amtel-Vredestein NV to sell Amtel-Carbon subsidiary
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Amsterdam, the Netherlands-Amtel-Vredestein NV announced 12 Dec that it is going to sell its Volgog…
