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IISRP announces programme for Barcelona meeting
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has announced t…
Goodrich Provides 2006 Financial Outlook
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Goodrich Corp. has announced its sales, earnings and cash flow outlook…
Amtel-Vredestein NV to sell Amtel-Carbon subsidiary
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Amsterdam, the Netherlands-Amtel-Vredestein NV announced 12 Dec that it is going to sell its Volgog…
NR prices fail to break 1988 highs in Tokyo - yet
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Tokyo -- Rubber futures prices reached a 17-year high in Tokyo on Monday, but stopped just short of…
USW casts Goodyear as “Scrooge and The Grinchâ€
Added: 12 Dec 2005
Toronto -- United Steelworkers' Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser said Friday the sudden tempo…
Toyota wants better quality in Europe
Added: 12 Dec 2005
By Luca Ciferri, Automotive News Europe
Brussels -- Toyota Motor Europe is re-emphasising the import…
Chrysler reshuffles execs, offices in Europe
Added: 12 Dec 2005
By Rick Kranz, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- The Chrysler group has overhauled its operations…
News from elsewhere on the web 12/12
Added: 12 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Stankiewicz to expand manufacturing site
Added: 12 Dec 2005
Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Stankiewicz GmbH has more than doubled the size of its plant in Spar…
Lanxess to cut BR capacity in Orange, Tx
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess is to close one of its four polybutadiene rubber manufacturing lines…
NR prices approach 17-year highs in Tokyo
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Tokyo -- Rubber futures are close to 17-year highs on the Tokyo Commodities Exchange (TOCOM). Price…
China makes 60% of the world's casual footwear, says report
Added: 9 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Dublin, Ireland-Some 60 percent of the global output of casual footwear is m…
Carbon black conference set for Budapest, Nov 2006
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Portland, Maine - PIRA-Intertech has announced that its ninth international carbon black conferen…
Initial ruling in Hamburg court affirms Conti's takeover of Phoenix
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Hamburg, Germany -- The regional court in Hamburg has affirmed the takeover of Phoenix AG by Contin…
News from elsewhere on the web 09/12
Added: 9 Dec 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Gates Corp. asks ITC for relief on polychloroprene rubber
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Washington DC -- Gates Corp. has asked the International Trade Commission to rescind the 55-percent…
Toyo dedicates new tyre plant in Georgia
Added: 9 Dec 2005
White, Georgia --Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. dedicated its first wholly-owned tyre production facility o…
RMA´s National Tire Safety Week set for April
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Washington, DC -- The United States' fifth annual National Tire Safety Week will be held April 23-2…
German state leader objects to Continental job cuts
Added: 9 Dec 2005
Reuters / Automotive News
Frankfurt, Germany -- A senior German politician turned up the heat on tyr…
Global demand for TPEs to reach 3.1m tonnes in 2009
Added: 8 Dec 2005
Cleveland, Ohio -- Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is forecast to increase 6.2 pe…
