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Indonesia makes more tyres
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Jakarta--Indonesia reached a record tyre production in 2004, meeting the target of 34.45 million un…
Vietnam set to report record export earnings from rubber
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Ha Noi, Vietnam--The Vietnam Rubber Corp expects 2004 export earnings from rubber to reach $300 mil…
Sinopec to build 100 ktpa SBR plant--report
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Beijing--Local press reports indicate that Sinopec, the China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, is plannin…
Smit takes over as new IRSG Sec-Gen
Added: 5 Jan 2005
London--Dr Hidde Pieter Smit assumed the post of Secretary-General of the International Rubber Stud…
Goodyear, insurers settle environmental cover dispute
Added: 5 Jan 2005
AKRON, Ohio-A group of general liability insurers has agreed to pay Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. $159…
Freudenberg's Simrit plant in Iowa wins ISO 9001 certificate
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Spencer, Iowa--Simrit, the industrial products division of Plymouth, Michigan-based Freudenberg-NOK…
Cabot makes changes to top management
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Boston, Massachusetts--Cabot Corp has made some changes to its senior management, though the carbon…
Bridgestone expects 2004 profits to be down 17 percent
Added: 5 Jan 2005
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp reportedly expects consolidated full-year pre-tax profits for the 12 months…
Goodyear's amended annual report may be delayed
Added: 5 Jan 2005
AKRON (Jan. 4)--Goodyear has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission it continues to work o…
Trelleborg supporting relief efforts on Sri Lanka
Added: 5 Jan 2005
TRELLEBORG, Sweden (Jan. 4)--Trelleborg A.B., which operates two tire plants on Sri Lanka, is worki…
Toyo to open German sales subsidiary
Added: 5 Jan 2005
OSAKA, Japan (Dec. 29)--Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. said it will set up a sales subsidiary in Germa…
West Pharmaceutical to spin-off drug delivery business
Added: 4 Jan 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Lionville, Pennsylvania-West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. is to sell a major…
China seeks opinions on Tyre industry policy
Added: 4 Jan 2005
Beijing--China is reportedly seeking opinions on a new policy for the development of the country's …
BASF, Continental to aid tsunami relief efforts
Added: 4 Jan 2005
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (Jan. 3)--The board of executive directors of BASF A.G. has agreed to provide…
DuPont to take over DuPont Dow Elastomers
Added: 4 Jan 2005
Geneva-DuPont Co. is buying 100-percent control of elastomer producer DuPont Dow Elastomers llc aft…
Hankook makes 500 millionth tyre
Added: 4 Jan 2005
Seoul--Hankook Tire Co says it has now made more than 500 million tyres, since it began tyre manufa…
Bridgestone to increase European capacity
Added: 4 Jan 2005
London--Bridgestone is reviewing its European operations, and expects to increase tyre-building cap…
ExxonMobil and employees commit $5 million towards disaster relief
Added: 31 Dec 2004
Irving, Texas-Exxon Mobil Corp. and its employees are contributing $5 million to assist relief effo…
Zeon raises SR, latex and chemicals prices
Added: 31 Dec 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-Zeon Corp. announced price increases for a range of synthetic rubber a…
Phoenix shareholders sell Vibracoustic stake to Freudenberg, cede control to Conti
Added: 30 Dec 2004
Hamburg--Shareholders in Phoenix AG have sold the company's stake in the Vibracoustic joint venture…
