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Web seminar on environmental issues set for Wednesday
Added: 7 Aug 2009
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Akron, Ohio -- A free web seminar titled, "Going Green in Rubber" will be held…

Chem-Trend launches new release agent
Added: 7 Aug 2009
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Howell, Michigan - Chem-Trend has launched an additional family of products in…

Ameraal Beltech improves splicer unit
Added: 7 Aug 2009
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Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands -- Ammeraal Beltech has announced some improve…

CRIA opens campaign to resist US tyre tariffs
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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Beijing, China -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has posted a se…

ElringKlinger remains in the black for first half
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- In the first half of 2009, the severe malaise facin…

Supplier woes will worsen before they improve
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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By Jesse Snyder, Automotive News
For auto parts suppliers in North America, the…

Researchers track Investment in China tyre sector
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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Beijing, China -- China Research and Intelligence (CRI) has published a new r…

Biesterfeld Plastic extends Santoprene distribution to Turkey and Mid-east
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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Hamburg, Germany -- Biesterfeld Plastic has extended its distribution agreemen…

Avon Rubber closes UK pension scheme to existing workers
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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Melksham, UK -- Avon Rubber plc has said it did well in the first half of the…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 August 2009)
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper's operating earnings improve in quarter
Added: 6 Aug 2009
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Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported $41.5 million in operating …

Cooper-Standard files for chapter 11 protection in US
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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Novi, Michigan. -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper…

German Environment agency nominates rubber softeners for restriction
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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Berlin -- Germany's environmental agency, the Umwelt Bundesamt (UBA) has nomin…

M & M moves to radials for agricultural OE
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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Mumbai, India -- Apollo Tyres has begun supplies of its radial tractor tyres, …

Bridgestone officially opens Japanese OTR tyre plant
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has officially opened its new Kitakyushu Plant for …

News from elsewhere on the web (05 August 2009)
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Toyo to adopt Eco mark for fuel-efficient tyres
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. will start marking its fuel-efficie…

Disc-golf - now with rubber discs
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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North Brookfield, Massachusetts -- Players of disc-golf will now have the chan…

US rubber, fibre businesses studied
Added: 5 Aug 2009
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Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US has published a new report titled, Re…

Lanxess announces speakers at Rubber's centenary event on 12 Sept.
Added: 4 Aug 2009
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Cologne, Germany -- Lanxess AG has announced a preliminary programme for its 1…