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Goodyear Dunlop plan to secure future of UK plant
Added: 29 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Birmingham, UK-Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has applied …

Conti may pull plan to buy Phoenix
Added: 28 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Frankfurt, Germany--Continental AG is prepared to walk away from its pla…

EC approves propylene pipeline aid
Added: 28 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Brussels- German, Dutch and Belgian authorities have gai…

JSR licensing butadiene technology to Reliance
Added: 28 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-JSR Corp. has licensed its butadiene distillation …

Dow hikes latex prices in Europe
Added: 28 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Horgen, Switzerland- Dow Europe GmbH is raising the pric…

Michelin Russia plant to open in July
Added: 28 Jun 2004
Groupe Michelin has confirmed that it intends to open its new car tyre plant in Russia on July 7. T…

Bridgestone runflats for Ferrari
Added: 25 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-Bridgestone Corp. has started supplying its Potenz…

Dow raises SR prices in Europe on strong demand
Added: 25 Jun 2004
HORGEN, Switzerland - June 25, 2004 - Dow Europe GmbH* announced today that it will increase the pr…

Bridgestone wins tax breaks in Thailand, plans expansion
Added: 23 Jun 2004
Thai Bridgestone Co. has finally won approval for the tax incentives it requested in 2002, and will…

Indian Rubber Board calls for meeting of growers, users
Added: 23 Jun 2004
The Indian Rubber Board is calling a meeting of rubber growers, consumers and other stakeholders to…

New Zealand implements waste tyre strategy
Added: 23 Jun 2004
The Green Party of New Zealand has cautiously welcomed the country's new waste tyre policy, called …

IRSG appoints secretary-general
Added: 22 Jun 2004
London--The International Rubber Study Group has confirmed that Hidde Smit will be the organisation…

WSJ reports on price-fixing scandals in rubber industry
Added: 22 Jun 2004
A long report into the price-fixing investigations currently underway in the chemical industry hig…

'Eau de caoutchouc' NY costumier writes book about <i>Rubber!</i>
Added: 22 Jun 2004
New York costumier Janet Bloor has written a book about rubber, covering some of its industrial app…

Indian tyre production, exports surged in April 2004
Added: 21 Jun 2004
Production and exports of auto tyres in India are surging ahead, with Automotive Tyre Manufacturers…

Italian unions agree wage deal
Added: 21 Jun 2004
Unions and government have signed a renewal of the National Contract of Employment for medium and s…

India says NR consumption to grow 4.4% in 2004
Added: 21 Jun 2004
Data from the Rubber Board of India, presented at the World Rubber Congress in Kochi, India indicat…

Goodyear posts record first quarter sales, improved loss figures
Added: 21 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
AKRON (June 18) - Goodyear reported record sales in the first quarter o…

Michelin to hike capacity at two Brazilian plants
Added: 18 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil-Soc. Michelin Ltda. will invest $98 million in th…

Hainan rubber exchange in chaos, as head leaves unexpectedly, accounts are emptied
Added: 18 Jun 2004
Rubber trading in Hainan, China has been thrown into turmoil after Zhong Wujian, president of the H…