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PolyOne to open Chinese rubber compounds plant
Added: 17 Dec 2003
From Rubber & Plastics News
Cleveland, Ohio - PolyOne Corp. is building a specialty rubber compoundi…

IRRDB meeting opens in Kottayam
Added: 17 Dec 2003
An international, four-day workshop on Exploitation Technology has opened in Kottayam, India. The w…

Sumitomo Rubber plans tyre sales network in China
Added: 15 Dec 2003
Following a report in last week's Nikkei, Yahoo says SRI plans to develop a 400-store network in Ch…

MG Technologies sells Safic-Alcan
Added: 15 Dec 2003
By David Shaw ERJ Editor and Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Frankfurt Germany- MG Technolog…

Kinugawa Rubber subsidiary to list in Taiwan
Added: 11 Dec 2003
Report in the Nikkei says Taiwanese rubber manufacturer, Chung Kwang Rubber Goods Mfg. Co., will li…

India changes tax rebate rules for tyre exporters
Added: 10 Dec 2003
Per-item cap is removed on tyre export rebates, making the export rebate calculated solely on weigh…

Kumpulan Guthrie selects Abd Wahab as CEO
Added: 10 Dec 2003
New Chief Exec comes straight from Golden Hope, and starts on 1 Jan, 2004.
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Compounding upgrade for Goodyear Dunlop in the UK
Added: 10 Dec 2003
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Nottingham, UK-The Goodyear Dunlop tyres plant at Washington, Tyne and Wear,…

Thais order B1400-million of rubber seedlings
Added: 9 Dec 2003
Contract for 90 million Hevea Brasiliensis plants goes through after legal challenge over 'irregula…

Matador Puchov announces rubber meeting dates
Added: 9 Dec 2003
Puchov, Czech Republic--Matador AS has announced that its annual rubber technical meeting will take…

GE clear to acquire Agfa NDT business
Added: 9 Dec 2003
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Brussels-The European Commission has cleared General Elec…

Polimeri's US plant sold to Taiwanese firm
Added: 9 Dec 2003
By Patrick Raleigh ERJ On-line news editor
Milan-Polimeri Europa SpA has sold its 50-kilotonnes-per-…

Taiwan firm to buy Polimeri Europa's TPE plant in Texas
Added: 8 Dec 2003
From Rubber & Plastics News
MILAN, Italy (Dec. 5)--Polimeri Europa S.p.A. has agreed to sell its Bay…

Bridgestone to revitalise Firestone brand in Thailand
Added: 3 Dec 2003
Following aggressive marketing by Michelin's B F Goodrich brand in Thailand, Bridgestone aims to re…

Goodyear appoints Singh to global purchasing
Added: 3 Dec 2003
Dipinder "DP" Singh, former director, global market intelligence and
strategy, has been appointed di…
ERJ FINANCIAL FILE
Added: 28 Nov 2003
This table summarises recent financial results of various companies involved in the rubber sector.
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Vietnamese NR production jumps
Added: 27 Nov 2003
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Omnexus fall leaves big questions, void
Added: 27 Nov 2003
By Joseph Pryweller, Plastics News
Atlanta, Georgia-The initial confusion about Omnexus' mission an…

Cooper invests $7.5m in Tupelo tyre plant
Added: 26 Nov 2003
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China probes chloroprene rubber imports
Added: 25 Nov 2003
By Patrick Raleigh, ERJ On-line news editor
Beijing-The People's Republic of China has launched an a…