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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…
Cooper, USWA reach agreement on Cooper-Standard sale
Added: 2 Dec 2004
FINDLAY, Ohio--Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with the United Steelworkers of Am…
Plymouth Rubber to de-list voluntarily
Added: 1 Dec 2004
Canton, Massachussetts--Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc. has filed an application with the Securities …
China's rubber industry continues rapid growth
Added: 1 Dec 2004
Beijing--The China Rubber Industry Association reports continuing strong growth in the domestic rub…
Kokusai to make tyre-testing equipment in China -- Report
Added: 1 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Japanese tyre equipment maker, Kokusai Co. is reportedly transferring production of some tyr…
Solvay boosting prices for TPEs
Added: 1 Dec 2004
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Nov. 29)--Solvay Engineered Polymers Inc. is raising prices for thermoplastic …
Bridgestone buys Goodyear's final rubber estate
Added: 1 Dec 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it has agreed in principle to purchase The Goodyear Tir…
Lanxess to invest in Dormagen CR plant
Added: 30 Nov 2004
Dormagen, Germany--Lanxess, the Bayer offshoot, is to expand its polychloroprene rubber plant in Do…
Ceat sells steel truck radial tyres from Pirelli
Added: 29 Nov 2004
Mumbai, India--Ceat Ltd has started selling steel truck radial tyres, acording to a report on Sify.…
Alliance Tire returns to profit in Q3
Added: 29 Nov 2004
Hadera, Israel--Alliance Tire has reported net profits of $102 000 in Q3, reversing loss of $1.66 m…
Phoenix announces job losses
Added: 29 Nov 2004
Hamburg, Germany--Phoenix AG has reportedly announced 700 job losses over the next two years, from …
Woco extends links with Sumi Motherson group of India
Added: 26 Nov 2004
New Delhi--Woco group has reportedly set up a joint venture with Indian wiring harness manufacturer…
Lanxess to expand halobutyl production
Added: 26 Nov 2004
Leverkusen, Germany--Lanxess is to expand production of halobutyl rubber at its two plants in Sarni…
Indonesian NR exports jump
Added: 24 Nov 2004
Jakarta--Latest figures from Gapkindo, the Indonesian rubber organisation, show that Indonesia expo…
Former Bayer exec to plead guilty in rubber chemicals probe
Added: 24 Nov 2004
WASHINGTON (Nov. 23)--Former Bayer A.G. executive Martin Petersen has agreed to plead guilty to cha…
