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Phelps Dodge announces Q4, annual figures
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Phoenix, Arizona--Phelps Dodge Corp., the parent of carbon black-maker Columbian Chemicals, has ann…

US tyre shipments up 2.5 percent in 2004
Added: 28 Jan 2005
Washington, DC--tyre shipments in the U.S. last year grew about 2.5 percent on economic growth in b…

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Added: 27 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Cabot announces Q1 results
Added: 27 Jan 2005
Boston, Massachusetts--Cabot Corp. has announced net income of $35 million for the quarter ended 31…

India Infoline report on Indian tyre business available on R&M
Added: 27 Jan 2005
Mumbai, India--India Infoline published a report in December 2004, titled, Indian Tyre Industry. Th…

Dow Reichhold to boost prices
Added: 27 Jan 2005
DENHAM, N.C. (Jan. 26)--Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex L.L.C. plans to boost prices globally for nit…

Amtel president attends commissioning of Kirov-II tyre line
Added: 27 Jan 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff (lwhite@crain.co.uk)
Moscow-Amtel president Sudhir Gupta saw the commissioni…

Crompton increases prices-for rubber chemicals, EPDM
Added: 27 Jan 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut-Crompton Corp. is increasing prices of its rubber chemicals and its EPDM pr…

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Added: 26 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

DuPont reports results, hails "transformation"
Added: 26 Jan 2005
Wilmington, Delaware--DuPont Co. has released its fiscal 2004 results, claiming that the company ha…

China Energy & Carbon Black Holdings raises profile
Added: 26 Jan 2005
Hong Kong--China Energy & Carbon Black Holdings, Inc. produces natural gas and makes carbon black f…

Michelin to change accounting system to meet IFRS standards
Added: 26 Jan 2005
Paris--Michelin has outlined its plans to meet European financial reporting rules, known as IFRS. I…

Michelin tyres to equip Airbus A380 aircraft
Added: 26 Jan 2005
Paris--The new Airbus A380 aircraft, unveiled to the public Jan. 18 in France, will carry tyres pro…

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Added: 25 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Ansell delays SEC filing on South Pacific
Added: 25 Jan 2005
Washington, DC--Australia's Ansell Ltd. said it will delay filing its annual report with the US Sec…

Mitsubishi, Tokai revoke carbon black alliance
Added: 25 Jan 2005
Tokyo--Mitsubishi Chjemical Corp. and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. have decided to revoke the agreement o…

Goodyear: No imminent plans to restructure
Added: 25 Jan 2005
AKRON (Jan. 24)--A Goodyear spokesman said the Akron-based tire maker has not made any decisions to…

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Added: 24 Jan 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

OPINION: Beat up suppliers, lose market share; they go together
Added: 24 Jan 2005
The following editorial appears in this week's edition of Automotive News
It is hard to believe Toy…

Mixing conference opens tomorrow in Paderborn
Added: 24 Jan 2005
Paderborn, Germany--Hotels around Paderborn are full, prior to the opening of the mixing technology…