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Fukoku, Tokai form AVS partnership in Indonesia
Added: 22 Mar 2004
Two large Japanese rubber processors have formed a joint venture to make automotive antivibration p…

Apollo Tyres looks at Pakistan alliance -- report
Added: 22 Mar 2004
Apollo Tyres management held an informal meeting with the directors of Pakistan's General Tyre & Ru…

Degussa expands Polish carbon black unit
Added: 19 Mar 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Frankfurt, Germany-Degussa AG has doubled the capacity o…

Ciba to add Raisio paper chemicals business
Added: 19 Mar 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Basel, Switzerland-Ciba Specialty Chemicals is to acquir…

Conti to upgrade German truck tyre plant
Added: 19 Mar 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Hanover, Germany-Continental AG will invest over $24 million this year i…

SSL, suitor breaks off glove talks
Added: 19 Mar 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
London-SSL International plc has ended talks with one suitor and begun d…

Goodyear's Keegan talks to the press
Added: 19 Mar 2004
An interview with Goodyear CEO, Robert Keegan in the Akron Beacon Journal throws some light on the …

Mitsubishi buys C4 from Titan, Malaysia
Added: 19 Mar 2004
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp has reportedly signed a two-year deal to buy C4 chemicals from the malaysi…

ISP to expand hot emulsion SBR capability
Added: 19 Mar 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Wayne, New Jersey-International Specialty Products Inc. said it will boo…

Ciba acquires Pira International
Added: 19 Mar 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Basel, Switzerland-Ciba Specialty Chemicals on 15 March …

Bayer's 'NewCo' to be re-christened "Lanxess"
Added: 18 Mar 2004
Bayer AG is placing its rubber activities as well as Rhein-Chemie Rheinau and other activities into…

Shanghai exchange to licence risk technology from Chicago
Added: 18 Mar 2004
The Shanghai futures exchange (SHFE) has agreed to licence some risk management technology from the…

Toyo Tire faces protests in Bartow County
Added: 18 Mar 2004
A group representing citizens of Bartow County, Georgia, is opposing a re-classification of 300 acr…

Thai Carbon Black threatens to switch expansion from Thailand
Added: 18 Mar 2004
Thailand's largest producer of carbon black, Thai Carbon Black, has reportedly threatened to switch…

Dow Reichhold to boost nitrile latex price
Added: 18 Mar 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex L.L.C. will raise the price of nitrile lat…

Cooper to re-launch Avon brand in N America
Added: 18 Mar 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will relaunch its Avon passenger, light truck a…

Yokohama sets up windscreen sealant unit in China
Added: 17 Mar 2004
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it obtained an approval from the authority of Chekian…

Apollo announces Michelin investment
Added: 17 Mar 2004
Apollo Tyres expects the joint-venture tyre plant with Michelin in Ranjangaon in Maharashtra State …

Indian commodity exchange expects volume of 1700 tonnes in second year
Added: 17 Mar 2004
India's National Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (NMCE) has been trading rubber for one year, and…

Amtel plans 40 percent IPO in Oct 2005
Added: 17 Mar 2004
Russian tyre producer has outlined its plans for an initial stock offering (IPO). Alexei Gurin, gen…