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Freudenberg plans to acquire Chem-Trend
Added: 11 Feb 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Weinheim, Germany-Freudenberg & Co., the German holding company of Freud…

Iran tyre cord player emerges
Added: 10 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Tehran-Saba Tire Cord Manufacturing Complex of Iran has …

Sumitomo Electric to double steelcord production for tyres
Added: 10 Feb 2004
Osaka, Japan-Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd is to double the capacity of its tyre steel cord prod…

Bekaert boosts Asian steel cord production
Added: 10 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Kortrijk, Belgium-Bekaert has officially inaugurated its …

Suppliers oppose Ford's new terms
Added: 9 Feb 2004
By Bradford Wernle and Edmund Chew, Automotive News Europe
Brussels-Many auto suppliers are refusin…

Cooper posts record sales in fourth quarter
Added: 9 Feb 2004
From Rubber & Plastics News
Findlay, Ohio-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., coming off a record-setting four…

GE to skip K2004
Added: 9 Feb 2004
By Frank Esposito, Plastics News Staff
Pittsfield, Massachusetts-GE Advanced Materials-the newly for…

Koch not replacing McCracken, names industrial fibres boss
Added: 6 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Wichita, Kansas-Koch Industries Inc. will not replace In…

Cabot completes Shanghai expansion, forms Chinese holding company
Added: 6 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Shanghai, China-Cabot Corp. has completed a 50-kilotonne-…

Solvay Engineered Polymers acquires TRS
Added: 6 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Mansfield, Texas-Solvay Engineered Polymers, part of Solv…

Strong results from Cooper based on Auto parts, not tyres
Added: 6 Feb 2004
Cooper Tire & Rubber has announced profits rose by $5 million in the final quarter of 2003, to $28 …

Goodyear launches first tyres in new 'Assurance' brand
Added: 6 Feb 2004
From R&PN
ORLANDO, Fla. (Feb. 5)--Goodyear is launching two tires under a new Assurance line designe…

ERJ Financial File
Added: 6 Feb 2004
Updated summary of financial reports from groups with major involvement
in the global rubber …

ERJ Financial File
Added: 5 Feb 2004
Updated summary of financial reports from groups with major involvement
in the global rubber i…

Avon expansion hinges on gas mask contract
Added: 5 Feb 2004
By Rhoda Miel, Plastics News
Cadillac, Michigan-Avon Rubber plc is laying the groundwork to expand …

Dow to idle Dutch SBR plant
Added: 5 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Amsterdam-Dow Chemical Co. plans to idle its emulsion SBR…

Rapra sales rise after MBO
Added: 5 Feb 2004
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ/UT On-line News editor
Shawbury, UK- Rapra Technology has reported a year-on-…

Bekaert opens steelcord plant in India
Added: 4 Feb 2004
NV Bekaert SA has opened a steelcord plant in Pune (India). The plant has initial capacity for 5000…

Goodyear adds Delphi president to Board
Added: 4 Feb 2004
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has appointed Rodney O'Neal, president of Delphi Corporation's D…

Goodyear seeks to end shareholder rights earlier
Added: 4 Feb 2004
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plans to amend Goodyear's shareholder rights plan, to accelerate…