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FDA to reconsider silicone-gel breast implants
Added: 14 Dec 2004
WASHINGTON (Dec. 13)--The Food and Drug Administration tentatively has scheduled a meeting in April…
China to lift import restrictions on rubber, steelcord--report
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Beijing--Press reports indicate that the Chinese Commerce Ministry is lifting import restrictions o…
Zeon raises epichlorhydrin prices
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Louisville, Kentucky--Zeon Chemicals L.P., the US subsidiary of Zeon Corp. has issued a note telli…
PSA to clamp down on poor quality suppliers
Added: 13 Dec 2004
PARIS -- PSA/Peugeot-Citroen is embarking on a three-year plan to improve the quality of components…
Pirelli adds 40 jobs at US warehouse
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Rome Georgia--Pirelli Tire has opened a 247 000 sq. ft. (23 000 m2) warehouse and distribution cent…
Seiberling house goes on sale for $1.4 million
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Akron, Ohio--The house, "Triacre", built in 1913 by Goodyear co-founder, Charles Seiberling, is up …
Former Cabot ceo to run US energy department
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Washington DC--Samuel Bodman, former chief executive of Cabot Corp has been named as President Geor…
Omnova raises Vinyl Pyridine latex prices
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Fairlawn Ohio--Omnova Solutions is raising prices of its tyre cord preparation latices from January…
Singapore's Stamford becomes global distributor
Added: 13 Dec 2004
Singapore--Stamford Tyres has evolved into a global distributor of tyres. The company started life …
Conti pulls out of Moscow, considers closing Hanover tyre factory
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Hanover--Continental AG has decided to pull out of its joint venture with Moscow Tire Factory. The …
Bridgestone to supply Boeing's new 7E7 aircraft with tyres
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it has signed a contract with Boeing Co. to supply radi…
Diolen expands PET fibre capacity
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Arnhem, the Netherlands--Diolen Industrial Fibers will invest in two new spinning lines to increase…
Kobe steel develops 200 kph tyre testing unit
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Kobe Steel Ltd says its latest tyre uniformity tester can accurately measure out-of-balance …
Cabot confirms Tianjin carbon investment
Added: 10 Dec 2004
Boston, Massachusetts--Cabot Corp. has confirmed more details of its proposed new carbon black plan…
PolymerLatex raising latex prices again in January
Added: 9 Dec 2004
Marl, Germany-Synthetic latex supplier Polymer Latex GmbH & Co. KG is raising prices for its SBR la…
IISRP sets program for San Diego meeting 9-12 May, 2005
Added: 9 Dec 2004
Houston, Texas--The IISRP has announced the final programme for its next annual meeting, due to be …
Sevalco fined over sustained leaks of cyanide and deliberate concealment
Added: 9 Dec 2004
Bristol--Sevalco, the UK carbon black manufacturing arm of Columbian Chemicals, has been fined £24…
Amerityre makes spare tyres from polyurethane
Added: 9 Dec 2004
Boulder City, Nevada--Amerityre Corp. has said it will begin production of spare tyres for passenge…
Indonesia boosts tyre production, exports
Added: 9 Dec 2004
Jakarta--Indonesia's association of tyre producers says that the country has increased output of ty…
Bridgestone may build fourth tyre plant in China-Report
Added: 9 Dec 2004
Beijing--A report from Chinese news agency Xinhua implies that Bridgestone Corp. is in the process …
