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Crumb Rubber receives funds from environmental investor

Added: 8 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (PRW)

Plymouth, UK -- Asset management company Foresight Group has made a £4m inves…

Henniges Grefrath may find investor -- report

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Grefrath, Germany -- Troubled German profiles maker, Henniges, may find an inv…

ElringKlinger increases stake in Chinese partner

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger AG ihas acquired an additional 10.0 …

News from elsewhere on the web (07 July 2009)

Added: 7 Jul 2009

(25 items)

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

Federal Mogul announces liquid elastomer mould compounds

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Southfield Michigan -- Federal-Mogul Corporation claims to have developed an i…

Michelin publishes progress report on sustainability goals

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin has published the fourth edition of its Performance and Resp…

Lanxess aims to develop new rubber production process

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has officially launched a new multilateral c…

Wacker reorganises silicone elastomer distribution in Turkey

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

MUNICH, Germany (July 6, 2009)-Wacker A.G. has restructured distribution of …

Gates to close Iowa hose plant

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. plans to close its Boone, Iowa, facility as pa…

Pirelli agrees to buy Brazilian NR

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Santo Andre, Brazil -- Pirelli Tyre SpA has agreed to buy natural rubber produ…

Andrew Tinker Retires from TARRC

Added: 7 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brickendonbury, UK -- Dr Andrew Tinker retired on 23rd June after just over te…

Hoffmann's reinforcement for silicone adds advantages

Added: 7 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Nuremberg, Germany - Reception for Hoffmann Mineral's latest silicone reinf…

Carbon black wins full registration under REACH

Added: 5 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany - A consortium formed by Evonik Degussa GmbH, Cabot Corp.,…

Lanxess aims for 10 percent of FKM market

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Nuremberg, Germany - Lanxess aims to win up to 10 percent of the global flu…

Unlabelled oils may run short globally, as EU deadline approaches

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Nuremberg, Germany - Unlabelled oils and oil-extended rubber materials are …

Small signs of slight recovery

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Nuremberg, Germany - Delegates to the IRC event in Nuremberg noted that de…

Farrel UK sees healthy sales in second quarter

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Rochdale, UK -- Farrel International reports strong sales in the first part…

News from elsewhere on the web (06/July/2009)

Added: 5 Jul 2009

(44 items)

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

Schill & Seilacher to create zinc-free package

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Nuremberg, Germany - Schill & Seilacher (Struktol) intends to create a pack…

Biwi offers high-tech solutions to rubber processors

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Glovelier, Switzerland -- Biwi SA, A 200-person company in Switzerland, off…