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Silicone keyboard co expands in China
Added: 21 Jul 2004
Taiwanese keyboard maker, Kingley Rubber Industries is reportedly adding a second line to its fact…
DSM Elastomers to close Chiba plant in September
Added: 20 Jul 2004
DSM-Idemitsu has announced that it will close its EPDM plant in Chiba, Japan by September 30, 2004.…
Bridgestone appoints new head for European Tech centre
Added: 20 Jul 2004
Bridgestone Europe has appointed Franco Annunziato (pictured) as managing director of its technical…
Car sales fall in China for third consecutive month
Added: 20 Jul 2004
Despite rising vehicle production, sales of sedan cars in China have fallen for the third consecuti…
Indian car tyre production jumps 16 percent in May
Added: 20 Jul 2004
While overall tyre production in India increased by just three percent in May, strong growth contin…
GenCorp sells GDX Automotive
Added: 19 Jul 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Sacramento, California-GenCorp Inc. is selling its automotive profiles unit,…
India alleges China is dumping accelerators
Added: 19 Jul 2004
India's anti-dumping authorities have started an investigation into prices of rubber accelerators, …
F&S awards Zeon for TPV “superiorityâ€
Added: 16 Jul 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-Zeon Corp. has picked up a Frost & Sullivan Innova…
Bayer opts to spin off Lanxess to shareholders
Added: 16 Jul 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Leverkusen, Germany-Bayer AG has decided to separate off…
Alliance Tire posts $2.3 million profit in first quarter
Added: 16 Jul 2004
HADERA, Israel (July 15)--Alliance Tire Co. Ltd. turned a net profit in…
Private equity group to buy Dana's automotive aftermarket business
Added: 16 Jul 2004
Toledo, Ohio-Dana Corp. plans to sell its automotive aftermarket busines…
Tripartite Agreement players to meet in Malaysia
Added: 15 Jul 2004
Officials from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia will meet in Kuala Lumpur in August to discuss the …
Bayer pleads guilty to price fixing in US
Added: 15 Jul 2004
Bayer AG has agreed to plead guilty to allegations that its rubber chemicals business unit engaged …
Chinese tyre cord company seeks listing
Added: 15 Jul 2004
Junma Tyre Cord factory is seeking a listing on Singapore's SESDAQ exchange, according to a local n…
Tyre show set for Shanghai Sept 24-26
Added: 13 Jul 2004
The CITEXPO show is being repeated in Shanghai, China to coincide with the Shanghai Formula 1 grand…
Robbins L.L.C. buys RBX custom mixing business
Added: 13 Jul 2004
From Rubber& Plastics News
MUSCLE SHOALS, Alabama (July 12) - Robbins L.L.C. CustoMix and Prevost & …
Sime Tyres to increase production by 10 percent
Added: 13 Jul 2004
Continental Sime Tyre Sdn Bhd is planning to increase passenger car tyre output this year to 5.5 mi…
Mitsubishi, Tokai to form carbon black JV
Added: 13 Jul 2004
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd have agreed to transfer their carbon blac…
GenCorp negotiating sale of automotive profiles unit
Added: 12 Jul 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Sacramento, California-GenCorp Inc. is in talks about selling its GDX Automo…
Firestone to build airspring plant in Poland
Added: 9 Jul 2004
Carmel, Indiana- Firestone Industrial Products has announced plans to build an airspring plant in W…
