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UK nurse wins Euro 500,000 in latex allergy case

Added: 17 Jun 2004

A British nurse who contracted an allergy to natural rubber latex has won compensation from her fo…

Goodyear delays Q1 figures, likely to report record sales

Added: 17 Jun 2004

From Rubber & Plastics News

AKRON (June 16)--Goodyear expects to record first-quarter sales of about…

Lanxess plans Chinese halobutyl rubber plant, rationalisation

Added: 17 Jun 2004

By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor

Cologne, Germany-Lanxess plans to build a halobutyl rubb…

New female condom made from latex

Added: 16 Jun 2004

Intellx Inc. will introduce its VA condom for women throughout Europe during the second half of 200…

Malaysian compounder seeks European customers

Added: 16 Jun 2004

Malaysian rubber compounder, Goodway Integrated Industries Bhd is planning to enter the European ma…

Zeon to build LCD plant, R&D centre in Japan

Added: 16 Jun 2004

Zeon Corp, which has built its business around high-tech elastomer polymers, is continuing to devel…

BFS: Liberia ready to go back into NR business

Added: 16 Jun 2004

From Rubber & Plastics News

HARBEL, Liberia--Bridgestone/Firestone has negotiated a new contract wit…

Role of carbon black in Formula 1 'tyre wars'

Added: 15 Jun 2004

Degussa AG has won a write-up in the German youth magazine, 'My Stuff and News' (Mysan) describing …

Polar to re-launch Adam condoms in India

Added: 15 Jun 2004

Polar Pharma India Ltd is to boost capacity for condom production in India's Orissa State and begin…

UK tyre recycling group emerges

Added: 11 Jun 2004

By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line/news editor

London-The UK is to have a new scrap tyre recycling body…

Conti acquires half of Phoenix's shares

Added: 11 Jun 2004

From Rubber & Plastics News

Hanover, Germany-Continental AG reports it has acquired more than 50 per…

RCMA, Centrobank discuss NR merger

Added: 10 Jun 2004

From Rubber & Plastics News

Hamburg, Germany-RCMA Commodities Asia Pte. Ltd. and Raiffeisen Centroba…

Dow Europe hikes latex prices by 18%

Added: 10 Jun 2004

By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor

Horgen, Switzerland- Dow Europe GmbH is increasing its l…

Eliokem raising Wingstay prices

Added: 10 Jun 2004

From Rubber & Plastics News

Villejuust, France-Eliokem SAS said it will boost prices on 1 July for i…

PolyOne sells Melos granulates business to MBO team

Added: 9 Jun 2004

By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor

Cleveland, Ohio-PolyOne Corp. has sold its Melos rubber …

IRSG reports rubber demand slows in May

Added: 9 Jun 2004

From Rubber & Plastics News

London-Worldwide rubber consumption fell in May from April, the first mo…

DuPont boosts capacity despite cutting 3500 jobs

Added: 9 Jun 2004

By Frank Esposit Plastics News Staff

Wilmington, Delaware-2004 is shaping up to be an odd year for D…

Toyo to build plant in Georgia

Added: 7 Jun 2004

Osaka, Japan-Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has confirmed Bartow County, Georgia, as the site for its …

Bridgestone in truck tyre retread JV with Marangoni

Added: 7 Jun 2004

By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor

Brussels-Bridgestone Europe NV/SA is the majority partne…

Crompton unifies polymer, chemicals leadership

Added: 7 Jun 2004

BBy Patrick Raleigh UT On-line/news editor

Middlebury, Connecticut-Crompton Corp. has appointed Myle…