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NR prices remain above $4

Added: 25 Jan 2012

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London -- Rubber prices increased slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchang…

USW files charges against Cooper for unfair bargaining

Added: 25 Jan 2012

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Findlay, Ohio -- The United Steelworkers (USW) International and USW Local 207…

Court rules against Goodyear in worker's comp case

Added: 25 Jan 2012

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Montgomery, Alabama - A worker at Goodyear's Gadsden, Alabama plant is entit…

US Motoring group warns against loss of the spare tyre

Added: 25 Jan 2012

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Orlando, Florida - The US motoring organisation, AAA has warned that drivers m…

Jyco wins weatherseal contract for Pick up truck

Added: 25 Jan 2012

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Ann Arbor, Michigan  - Jyco Sealing Technologies said it has been awarded the …

Exxium to become, "new standard for tyre building machines"

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Epe, Netherlands - VMI Group will in February launch its Exxium tyre building …

Meteor goes into administration as Ruia deal falls through

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Hildesheim, Germany - Meteor Gummiwerke K. H. Bädje GmbH & Co. KG based in Bo…

Trelleborg divests French auto unit

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Clermont-Ferrand, France - Trelleborg is to sell its French unit which makes r…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 Jan 2012)

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Omnova raises prices for carpet backing latices

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Fairlawn, Ohio - Omnova Solutions has announced a price increase of $0.12 per …

Keyuan brings first SBS line on stream in Ningbo

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Ningbo, China - Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. said one of its production lines fo…

RRI of India seeks development partners

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Kottayam, India  - The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), Rubber Board…

28th Clemson Tire Industry Conference April 18-20

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Hilton Head, South Carolina -  The 2012 election, existing or pending tyre reg…

Green Biologics merges with Butylfuel

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Abingdon, UK - Green Biologics Limited (GBL), a UK-based industrial biotechnol…

Cabot completes sales of Supermetals unit

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp. has closed the sale of its Supermetals Bus…

Pnebo rolls out scooter tyre range with Delticom

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Hanover, Germany --Italian tyre brand GoldenTyre is introducing a new range of…

NR prices rise through $4 in Tokyo

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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London -- Rubber prices increased overnight, amid quiet trading due to the New…

Afriren gets $5m for rubber biomass project

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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London - Takoradi Renewable Energy Limited, a subsidiary of Africa Renewables …

Sasco chemical appoints UK rep

Added: 24 Jan 2012

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Albany, Georgia - Sasco Chemical Group Inc. has appointed Hubron Specialty L…

Columbian expands carbon black plants in Hungary, Spain

Added: 23 Jan 2012

Santander, Spain -- Columbian Chemicals is expanding the capacity of its European sites by 30,000 m…