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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 …

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…