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Sika completes acquisition from Wacker
Added: 16 Apr 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Baar, Switzerland-Sika AG has completed its acquisition…
Sabanci group leader dies
Added: 16 Apr 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Istanbul-Sakip Sabanci, head of Turkey's Sabanci Holding-which includes …
Sumitomo reorganises in Europe
Added: 16 Apr 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Tokyo-Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd is establishing a new bus…
Supplier group head will challenge automotive OEMs
Added: 15 Apr 2004
By Bradford Wernle, Automotive News Europe
Brussels-Lars Holmqvist has not even begun his official …
Partners mull dissolving DuPont Dow Elastomers
Added: 15 Apr 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Wilmington, Delaware-Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. are reviewing the b…
Zeon raises SR prices
Added: 15 Apr 2004
Tokyo-Zeon Corp. has announced price increases across its entire range of synthetic rubbers with ef…
Kraton hikes SBS prices
Added: 15 Apr 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
London-Kraton Polymers is raising prices for its clear an…
Goodyear completes accounting investigation
Added: 13 Apr 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Akron, Ohio-Goodyear has completed an investigation into its overseas ac…
Cut price Invista to join Koch soon
Added: 13 Apr 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Wilmington, Delaware-DuPont has accepted a reduced offer …
RPM acquires German silicones firm
Added: 8 Apr 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Medina, Ohio-US coatings group RPM International Inc. has…
Goodyear to buy out Sava's share of Slovenian JV
Added: 7 Apr 2004
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is to acquire the outstanding shares in Sava Tires d.o.o., a joi…
Low-power chips were designed for tyre pressure monitors
Added: 7 Apr 2004
California-based Atmel Corp says it has launched a range of low-power radio transmitter chips desig…
Titan Europe launches on London AIM exchange
Added: 7 Apr 2004
Titan Europe plc has raised approximately $60 million in gross revenues, following its launch on Lo…
AIAG/Odette offers advice on managing materiel
Added: 7 Apr 2004
Europe's ODETTE International and the US-based Automotive Industries Action group (AIAG) have joint…
Thai minister encourages condom use
Added: 7 Apr 2004
In a thoughtful piece, the Indian Express profiles Thai cabinet minister, Mechai Viravaidya, also k…
Conti switches tube suppliers to Metro, from Sava
Added: 7 Apr 2004
Continental AG is to switch suppliers for the majority of its car tyre inner tubes to Metro Tyres o…
Dow Corning to cut 250 jobs
Added: 6 Apr 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
MIDLAND, Mich. (April 5)--Dow Corning Corp. plans to cut 250 jobs, most…
Tyre pressure monitor displays get bad press
Added: 6 Apr 2004
As more car makers fit tyre pressure monitoring systems as standard, drivers are becoming used to t…
Super-stretch vinyl gloves said to be as stretchy as latex
Added: 6 Apr 2004
A company called Volk Protective Products is marketing a 'super-stretch' vinyl glove to pizza outle…
Bridgestone African subsidiary feels free trade pinch
Added: 6 Apr 2004
Firestone East Africa faces a series of problems, and the new managing director is only one month i…
