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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

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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…