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United Polymers future in question as administrators go in
Added: 27 Oct 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Birmingham, UK-Rubber and plastics group United Polymers Ltd is up for sale.…
Vietnamese look for bright future in rubber
Added: 27 Oct 2004
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam--In a long report, the Voice of Vietnam gives details of the progress of …
Michelin invests €400 m in power plant for Cuneo
Added: 27 Oct 2004
Paris--Elyo Italia, a joint-venture unit of SUEZ, the French utilities giant and ERG Petroli, has a…
Yokohama to double capacity at Philippines tyre plant
Added: 27 Oct 2004
TOKYO (Oct. 26)--Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. plans to more than double production capacity at its Yoko…
Rubber Division names 5 award winners, but no Goodyear Medalist
Added: 27 Oct 2004
Akron, Ohio--The ACS Rubber Division has named five winners of its science and technology awards, b…
Conti-Phoenix merger approved
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Brussels--The European Commission has approved Continental AG's takeover of Phoenix AG. In order to…
UK firm in solid tyre deal with Conti
Added: 26 Oct 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Lydney, UK-Watts Industrial Tyres plc, a major UK-based maker of industrial …
Trelleborg talks with unions about closing Swedish tyre factory
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Trelleborg, Sweden--Trelleborg AB has announced its third quarter results and simultaneously said i…
Rubber-covered beach house in Dungeness wins award
Added: 26 Oct 2004
London-A beach house covered with rubber, built on Dungeness beach in the UK, has won an award name…
China's NR consumption will continue to rise
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Guangzhou, China--An official with the Chinese government has forecast further increases in China's…
Junma Tyre Cord's Singapore listing to go ahead in November
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Singapore--Chinese company Junma Tyre Cord is continuing with plans to list on Singapore's SESDAQ e…
Gajah Tunggal transfers ownership of tyre cord, synthetic rubber units
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Jakarta--PT Gajah Tunggal is reportedly transferring some assets from its PT GT Petrochem Industrie…
Michelin: Improved pricing, mix offset raw materials costs
Added: 26 Oct 2004
PARIS (Oct. 25)--Despite a sales slowdown in the third quarter, Groupe Michelin still expects to me…
Pirelli raising tyre prices in Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Nafta regions
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Milan, Italy-Pirelli has announced price rises of between 3 and 5 percent, for all brands of car, m…
Sibur to modernise Yaroslavl Tyre and buy majority stake
Added: 26 Oct 2004
Moscow--Local press reports indicate that the Russian oil giant SIBUR intends to increase its minor…
ACI to build huge cryogenic rubber crumb projects
Added: 25 Oct 2004
Berlin, Germany--Berlin-based ACI Corp. is planning a series of huge cryogenic rubber crumb project…
EU to approve Continental takeover of Phoenix on Tuesday - sources
Added: 25 Oct 2004
Brussels--AFX news agency has a report today saying that the European Commission will tomorrow cond…
Dana boosts stake in Japanese seal maker
Added: 25 Oct 2004
TOLEDO, Ohio (Oct. 22)--Dana Corp. has increased its ownership stake in Nippon Reinz Co. Ltd., a Ja…
Bridgestone commercialises electronic displays
Added: 25 Oct 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corp. has announced that it intends to sell electronic display units suitable fo…
Bridgestone (officially) opens carbon black plant in Thailand
Added: 22 Oct 2004
Tokyo--Bridgestone Corporation held the official opening ceremony earlier this week for a 40 kt/yea…
