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Sinorgchem puts low-energy TMQ process into Shandong plant
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Shanghai, China -- Jiangsu Sinorgchem Technology Co., Ltd. said it has…

Apollo launches in Sri Lanka
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Apollo Tyres Ltd entered the Sri Lanka market today thro…

Safic buys distributor in Turkey
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Paris -- Safic-Alcan SAS has acquired control of a plastics distribution comp…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 June 2011)
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UK tyre retailer forecasts another tough winter
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Birmingham, UK -- UK tyre retailer, ATS Euromaster is urging motorists to pre-…

Rubber Board names S. Mohanachandran Nair as divisional director
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Kottayam, Kerala, India -- Sri. S. Mohanachandran Nair has taken charge as the…

Pirelli adds S. America to Pessi's duties
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. has added the titles of President and CE…

Sculptors create art out of balloons
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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New York -- You've heard of origami -- the Japanese art of paper folding? Now …

NR prices unchanged
Added: 14 Jun 2011
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Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved up slightly overnight.
On Tok…

Goodyear Blimp safety tour cut short after fatal accident in Germany
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Reichelsheim Airfield, Germany -- The pilot of Goodyear's Spirit of Safety air…

Goodyear deal worth $1800 milllion to Hyosung
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Seoul, Korea -- Hyosung Corp said the long-term steelcord supply contract with…

Sinorgchem breaks gound on insoluble sulphur plant
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Taizhou, China - Sinorgchem has broken ground on a plant to make 5000 tonnes/y…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 June 2011)
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Styrene industry opposes 'unwarranted' carcinogen listing
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Arlington, Virginia -- Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC), Executi…

ACS seeks nominations for awards including Charles Goodyear medal
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division is seeking nominations for six Science …

Gajah Tunggal to invest $2bn in five years - report
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Jakarta -- Bloomberg reports that Indonesian tyre maker Gajah Tunggal plans to…

Hankook recalls tyres in China -report
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Beijing -- China's quality watchdog discovered quality issues with Hankook tyr…

NR prices ease in Tokyo
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved down over the weekend.
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Retired IISRP head Richard "Dick" Killian dies at 72
Added: 13 Jun 2011
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Houston, Texas -- Richard J. “Dick†Killian, 72, the first managing dire…

Hyosung buys Goodyear's global steelcord business
Added: 10 Jun 2011
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Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has agreed to sell its globa…