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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…
Texas judge approves $149 million class action settlement
Added: 17 Mar 2004
From R&PN
BEAUMONT, Texas (March 16)--A Texas state district judge in Beaumont has approved an agree…
Vietnam joins tripartite rubber cooperation
Added: 17 Mar 2004
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has reportedly said Vietnam will join the tripartite rubber …
Mothballed Armenian CR producer may be sold... Again
Added: 17 Mar 2004
ZAO Nairit, the Armenian producer of polychloroprene rubber, may sold once again. The company's cur…
Tokai plans 40 ktpa carbon black JV in Tianjin
Added: 17 Mar 2004
Tokai Carbon is planning a carbon black plant in the Tianjin district of China. Initial capacity of…
Vietnamese co to increase mattress production
Added: 17 Mar 2004
Saigon KymDan Rubber Joint Stock Co., aproducer of latex foam mattresses is building a new factory …
Bridgestone to make runflats in S African unit
Added: 17 Mar 2004
Bridgestone Corp. is investing Rand 700 million (€85 million) to modernise and expand its tyre fa…
Conti confirms plans for Brazil tyre plant
Added: 16 Mar 2004
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany-Continental AG has confirmed that it is planning to invest …
