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Rubber Friction Part A - Stick -- seminar in London on 8 July
Added: 20 Jun 2005
London--The UK Rubber in Engineering Group has organised a meeting titled, Rubber Friction Part A -…
EC warns polybutadiene rubber producers over cartel concerns
Added: 17 Jun 2005
Brussels--The EC has sent a "statement of objections" to some producers of polybutadiene rubber, al…
Hankook sales up in 1st quarter on increased exports
Added: 17 Jun 2005
Seoul, South Korea --Despite a 6.3-percent increase in sales in the first quarter, Hankook Tire Co.…
Crompton / Great Lakes merger cleared by European authorities
Added: 17 Jun 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut-Crompton Corp. announced 15 June that its proposed merger with Great Lakes …
Peugeot 1007 uses window seals made of styrenic TPE
Added: 16 Jun 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
In what is claimed to be a first for a French car maker, a styrenic TPE is b…
Albemarle expanding production of mineral flame retardants
Added: 16 Jun 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Baton Rouge, Lousiana-Albemarle Corp. is expanding production of its mineral…
Crompton raising rubber chemicals prices
Added: 16 Jun 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut-Crompton Corp. says that it is increasing prices on all deliveries on or af…
EU car registrations continue decline in May
Added: 16 Jun 2005
Brussels--Total Europe (EU-23 + EFTA) passenger car registrations in May 2005 amounted to 1,290,933…
PressurePro takes TPMS systems to China
Added: 16 Jun 2005
Harrisonville, Missouri -- PressurePro TPMS Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, a supplier of TPMS pr…
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Added: 16 Jun 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Pirelli signs JV deal with RoadOne in China
Added: 16 Jun 2005
Milan, Italy - Pirelli and Roadone Tyre Co. Ltd. signed a joint-venture contract aimed at starting …
RMA issues updated GRG Rubber Handbook
Added: 16 Jun 2005
Washington DC--The Rubber Manufacturers Association's General Products Group has issued the Sixth E…
Michelin may expand China tyre plant
Added: 16 Jun 2005
SHENYANG, China (June 15)--Groupe Michelin has bought nearly 39 acres of land adjacent to its Sheny…
Medtech launches female condom made from NR latex to Europe
Added: 16 Jun 2005
Chennai, India -- MedTech Products Ltd. has announced that its NR latex V/A Worn-of-Women (V/A) con…
Bridgestone Europe opens education centre in Rome
Added: 15 Jun 2005
Aprilia, Italy--Bridgestone Europe opened its European Education Centre (EUEC) in grounds of its E…
UK tyre organisation warns against retro fitting self supporting run-flat (SST) tyres
Added: 15 Jun 2005
London -- the UK Tyre Industry Council has issued guidance aimed at preventing the fitment of run-f…
NADA issues tyre safety guidance--suggests replacement after 6 years
Added: 15 Jun 2005
McLean, Virginia--The US_based National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has issued a set of g…
ParaTec, DESC set aside $3.5 million to settle price-fixing suits
Added: 15 Jun 2005
Houston, Texas--Nitrile rubber suppliers ParaTec Elastomers L.L.C. and DESC S.A. de C.V. have agree…
News from elsewhere on the web
Added: 15 Jun 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Wellington changes board following Fenner acquisition
Added: 15 Jun 2005
Hessle, UK--Following Fenner plc's successful acquisition of over 90 percent of the entire issued s…
