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Conti irritated by Schaeffler's 'interference'

Added: 17 Dec 2008

By Klaus-Dieter Floerecke, Crain News Service

Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG's executive committ…

Chinese markets for polychloroprene studied

Added: 17 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- AMID Co. has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets…

Dow to permanently close three shuttered latex plants

Added: 17 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Chemical has said it will permanently close three p…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 December 2008)

Added: 17 Dec 2008

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Vredestein unit for sale as Amtel's Russian operations run out of money

Added: 16 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Enschede, Netherlands -- The parent of the Russian tyre maker, OJSC Amtel-Vred…

UK replacement tyre market unchanged - Conti

Added: 16 Dec 2008

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

The market for replacement tyres in the UK is likely to be unchanged from l…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 December 2008)

Added: 16 Dec 2008

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Rubber Division issues call for papers for Autumn meeting

Added: 16 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division has issued a call for papers for its 17…

Teijin's EcoPet only available in Japan - Update

Added: 16 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Teijin Fibers has developed a recycled polyester material which, it s…

Rudi Hein moves to Bridgestone from BMW

Added: 16 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Munich, Germany -- Hans-Rudolf Hein is to start work with Bridgestone Europe o…

Testing for the grippiest climbing shoes

Added: 16 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

CERN, Geneva -- Steven Won, a physicist at CERN and an avid climber has been t…

Michelin's Italian cutbacks to cost €80 million

Added: 16 Dec 2008

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Paris -- Michelin has said its restructuring efforts in Italy will cost about …

Mitsubishi to commercialise process for making butadiene from butene

Added: 16 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has developed a technology to manufacture b…

Tigar opens state of the art rubber footwear plant

Added: 15 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Pirot, Serbia -- The Tigar Corporation has opened a new rubber boot and footwe…

Rubber producers cut output with new AETS

Added: 15 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Bogor, Indonesia - The 14th International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) Me…

Teijin announces 'green' polyester tyre cords

Added: 15 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Teijin Fibers has developed a recycled polyester material which, it s…

Algol to cease distribution of PolymerLatex products

Added: 15 Dec 2008

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marl, Germany -- PolymerLatex has said it is ending its relationship with Algo…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 December 2008)

Added: 15 Dec 2008

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Bridgestone to double conveyor belt capacity in Yokohama

Added: 15 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is to double production capacity of steel-reinforce…

Goodyear makes finance appointments

Added: 15 Dec 2008

ERJ staff report (TB)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has announced several leadership changes in its HQ-ba…