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Second ex-Crompton exec to plead guilty to price-fixing
Added: 24 Sep 2004
San Francisco, California-A second former Crompton Corp. executive, James Conway, has agreed to ple…
West Pharmaceutical blamed for fatal explosion in 2003
Added: 24 Sep 2004
West Pharmaceutical Services should have warned workers about the build-up of potentially explosive…
Rhodia increases silica prices
Added: 24 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Paris-Rhodia Silica Systems is to raise prices for its m…
Bridgestone and Conti in TPMS link
Added: 24 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-Bridgestone Corp. and Continental AG are to jointl…
SSL completes sale of medical division with Silipos divestment
Added: 23 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London- SSL International plc is to sell its Silipos business, which marks t…
Russian tyre company Amtel to sell 10 percent of stock
Added: 23 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Moscow-Leading Russian tyre maker Amtel agreed 23 Sept to sell 10 percent of…
Wellington sees good margins, high order levels
Added: 23 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Polymer seals specialist Wellington Holdings plc increased its turnover and …
Trelleborg's Forsheda unit expanding compounding
Added: 23 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Nottingham, UK-Trelleborg Forsheda Building Systems AB has bought new equipm…
Tenneco Automotive to make rubber parts in Europe
Added: 23 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany-Tenneco Automotive has launched its elastomer business in E…
Conti signs MoU with Chinese tyre maker, Doublestar
Added: 22 Sep 2004
Continental AG has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qingdao Doublest…
Mardec to increase rubber output in 2005
Added: 21 Sep 2004
Mardec Bhd will reportedly increase its output of rubber in 2005 by 25 percent, to 250 000 tonnes, …
Latex suppliers raising prices in Europe
Added: 21 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Basel, Switzerland/Marl, Germany-Two of Europe's leading …
Cooper aims to be top tyre maker in China in five years
Added: 21 Sep 2004
DETROIT (Sept 17) -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s top executive envisions Cooper becoming the largest…
Q&A: Michelin PAX
Added: 21 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
After three years of trying in Europe, Groupe Michelin h…
Columbian shuts MT unit in UK, transfers business to Cancarb
Added: 21 Sep 2004
Columbian closing UK MT carbon black unit, transferring business to Cancarb
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ…
Kraton SBS price increase
Added: 20 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
London-Kraton Polymers is increasing its prices for clea…
Equity funds team up to buy Cooper-Standard Automotive
Added: 17 Sep 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Findlay, Ohio-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has found a buyer, or rather two,…
Dow opens first Versify plant, in Spain
Added: 17 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tarragona, Spain-Dow Chemical Co. has started up a 57-ki…
Nokian Tyres to expand logistics in home town
Added: 16 Sep 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Nokia, Finland-Nokian Tyres plc is to spend Euro 17 million on doubling the …
Rhodia hikes silicone prices
Added: 16 Sep 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Paris-Rhodia Silicones will increase prices for all its …
