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Bridgestone buys Belgian mouldmaker
Added: 3 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Brussels-Bridgestone Europe (BSEU), part of Bridgestone C…

Uhde to acquire engineering firm
Added: 3 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ ON-line news editor
Dortmund, Germany- Dortmund-based plant contractor Uhde G…

Nokian starts work on Russian tyre plant
Added: 2 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Nokia, Finland-Nokian Tyres PLC has broken ground in Vsevolozhsk, Russia…

Conti sells ag tyre business to CGS Group
Added: 2 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Hanover, Germany-Continental AG has agreed to sell its agricultural tyre…

Strike at Michelin tyre plant in Ontario
Added: 2 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Kitchener, Ontario-About 1000 production workers staffing Michelin North…

Dow Corning emerges from Chapter 11
Added: 2 Jun 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Midland Michigan-Dow Corning Corp. has left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec…

Reichhold gets new chairman
Added: 2 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-Dainippon Ink and …

IISRP names new committee
Added: 1 Jun 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Warsaw-Steve Wood, chief executive officer of Kraton Pol…

Dow to expand Chinese latex plant
Added: 28 May 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Hong Kong-Dow Latex, part of Dow Chemical Co., is to add …

S&P foresees differing fortunes for two tyre giants
Added: 28 May 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
New York/Tokyo-Tyre makers worldwide are facing increasin…

Yokohama, ExxonMobil to commercialise tyre liner
Added: 28 May 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Tokyo-Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. and ExxonMobil Chemical Co. have agreed t…

Dow firm raising emulsion product prices
Added: 28 May 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Cary, North Carolina- UCAR Emulsion Systems, part of Dow …

Goodyear appoints new CFO
Added: 28 May 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Akron, Ohio- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Ri…

DuPont deal with Chinese compounder
Added: 27 May 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Shanghai, China-DuPont Engineering Polymers has entered …

Dow Corning to increase engineered elastomer prices
Added: 27 May 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Midland, Michigan-Dow Corning Corp. will raise prices on select material…

Michelin forecasts new factories
Added: 25 May 2004
From Automotive News
Paris-Groupe Michelin needs to boost production capacity and could do this by …

Unions claim victory in Turkish tyre dispute
Added: 25 May 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Brussels-Turkish tyre workers union Lastik-Is has claime…

Toyo operating income drops 43 percent for year
Added: 24 May 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Tokyo-Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is counting on increased sales and cos…

MediCor to buy France-based silicone implant maker
Added: 24 May 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Las Vegas, Nevada- MediCor Ltd. has signed a definitive agreement to acq…

SSL sells Regent surgical glove business
Added: 24 May 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London-SSL International plc has finally sold its Regent medical glove and …