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ExxonMobil waiting out global recession, preparing for recovery
Added: 14 Aug 2009
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By Frank Esposito
FAIRLAWN, OHIO (Aug. 13, 3:05 p.m. ET) - ExxonMobil Chemical…

Dow and Siam Cement reinforce plans for Asia elastomer plant
Added: 14 Aug 2009
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Bangkok , Thailand -- The drop in global chemicals demand will not slow a spec…

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Magna says it has accord to buy 55% of GM's Opel
Added: 14 Aug 2009
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Frankfurt, Germany (Reuters) -- Magna International Inc. and its Russian partn…

UK company recycles steelcord from scrap tyres
Added: 14 Aug 2009
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Birmingham, UK -- A UK- based recycling company claims to be the first in Euro…

Loss in tyres pushes Sumitomo into the red in first half
Added: 14 Aug 2009
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Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) fell $72.2 million into t…

Neumann "steps down" from Conti board
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Hanover, Germany -- Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann (48) has stepped down from his po…

Bridgestone revises '09 profit forecast upward
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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TOKYO (Aug. 7, 2009) - Bridgestone Corp. is revising upward its financial proj…

Lanxess reports profits down by 69%, sales down by 30% in Q2
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has reported sales down by 30 percent, to eu…

Lanxess takes Nanoprene commercial
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG said it is ready to take its Nanoprene produ…

Lanxess signs strategic partnership with Nynas
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Leverkusen -- Lanxess AG said it will eliminate all DAE (distillate aromatic e…

US car makers seek tariff exemption for OE tyres
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Washington DC -- The three US domestic car makers are asking the Obama adminis…

Kumho in the red for 4th straight quarter
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Seoul, South Korea -- Kumho Tire Co. Inc. reported a net loss of $76.5 million…

Rubber glove market studied
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Dublin, Ireland -- Koncept Analytics has published a new report titled, Globa…

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Tyre recycler says microwave process generates high quality carbon black
Added: 12 Aug 2009
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Mount Laurel, New Jersey -- A US-based developer of microwave systems to proc…

Cooper prepares for possible import duties
Added: 7 Aug 2009
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Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is preparing contingency plans for ma…

Cooper's operating earnings improve in quarter
Added: 7 Aug 2009
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Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported $41.5 million in operating …

News from elsewhere on the web (06 August 2009)
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NTDA confirms ECI International as sponsor of 2009 TAFF Awards
Added: 7 Aug 2009
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London -- ECI International, organisers of Brityrex 2010, the UK tyre and gara…