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China levies antidumping duties on polychloroprene rubber
Added: 9 Dec 2004
BEIJING (Dec. 8)--China's Ministry of Commerce started charging antidumping duties Nov. 30 of up to…
Asahi Kasei licensing synthetic rubber technology to China
Added: 8 Dec 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. has licensed its synthetic rubber producti…
Rapra to expand; rubber not mentioned
Added: 8 Dec 2004
Shrewsbury, UK--Rapra Technology Ltd expects to increase turnover by some 50 percent over the comin…
Dwory sets share price for Warsaw flotation
Added: 8 Dec 2004
Warsaw--Dwory SA, the Polish manufacturer of SBR, has set the share price prior to its flotation on…
Bridgestone reveals details of BIRD system
Added: 8 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone has lifted the veil on its latest production system, BIRD, just a little bit. Br…
Continental Carbon, union end 3½-year lockout
Added: 7 Dec 2004
PONCA CITY, Oklahoma --A new contract for workers at Continental Carbon Co.'s Ponca City carbon bla…
Alaskan columnist praises winter tyres
Added: 6 Dec 2004
Fairbanks, Alaska--A columnist for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has written a newspaper column ex…
Amtel's Gupta talks about manufacturing in Russia
Added: 6 Dec 2004
Singapore--Sudhir Gupta, founder of Russian tyre maker Amtel has given a long interview to Business…
Kumho seeks international stock market listing
Added: 3 Dec 2004
Seoul--According to a report in today's Financial Times, Korea's largest tyre maker, Kumho Tire is …
Henkel launches Chinese venture
Added: 3 Dec 2004
Beijing--Henkel KgaA Group has signed a joint venture with a Chinese company to make "white latex" …
Bridgestone's Fujimura blames price hikes on Chinese demand
Added: 3 Dec 2004
London--A report in today's Financial Times quotes Minekazu Fujimura, chief executive of Bridgeston…
Nokian completes sale of bicycle tire business
Added: 3 Dec 2004
NOKIA, Finland (Dec. 2)--Nokian Tyres P.L.C. has completed the sale of its bicycle tire business to…
Bridgestone simulates ground deformation under tyres
Added: 3 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone loves acronyms. The latest is CROSS, for Comprehensive Road Surroundings Simulat…
Spielberg films "War of the Worlds" in rubber plant
Added: 3 Dec 2004
Naugatuck--Crompton Corp.'s former rubber and chemical plant off Elm Street, in Naugatuck has becom…
Parker buys US seal maker Advanced Products
Added: 2 Dec 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Cleveland, Ohio-Following its recent purchase of Acadia Elastomer Corp., Par…
Avon's full year figures show falling sales, better profits
Added: 2 Dec 2004
London--Avon PLC has declared its annual figures for the 12 months to 30 Sept, 2004. The company sa…
Japanese extract isoprene from wild mushrooms
Added: 2 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Japanese researchers have, reportedly, extracted latex from a species of edible wild mushroo…
Goodyear adds jobs, capacity at US conveyor belt plant
Added: 2 Dec 2004
Marysville, Ohio--Goodyear's conveyor belt plant in Ohio has added over 100 jobs in the last year, …
Chinese automotive sales slow down
Added: 2 Dec 2004
Beijing--Sales of saloon cars to the Chinese 'middle classes' have slowed dramatically, according t…
John Crane buys Chinese seal-maker
Added: 2 Dec 2004
London--The John Crane organisation has bought Chinese-based Tianjin Timing Seals Co Ltd and associ…
