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REACh-IT was not saturated on last day of pre-registration period
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implemen…

Final day for REACh pre-registration
Added: 1 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Today is the final day for pre-registrations of substance…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 December 2008)
Added: 1 Dec 2008
(21 items)
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UK motorists drive on under-inflated tyres - survey
Added: 1 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Over half of UK motorists are running in under-inflated tyres, accor…

MREPC to hold glove tour in Australia
Added: 1 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's Rubber Export Promotion Council is to hold a series…

ERJ seeks information from TTE 2009 exhibitors
Added: 1 Dec 2008
London -- The next issue of ERJ will contain a preview of the Tire Technology Expo-2009 event, sche…

SRI supercomputer unravels mysteries of golf ball flight
Added: 28 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Antonio, Texas -- Sumitomo Rubber has worked with two US universities to c…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 November 2008)
Added: 28 Nov 2008
(22 items)
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Rhodia completes REACH pre-registration
Added: 28 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Rhodia said it has pre-registered all of its 736 chemical substances …

Dow unit builds on customer input to help change marketing direction
Added: 28 Nov 2008
By Brad Dawson, Crain Staff
Louisville, Kentucky -- Dow Chemical Co.'s Dow Elastomers unit is changi…

Avon Rubber falls into loss, will sell engineered fabrications unit
Added: 27 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Avon Rubber plc reported a net loss of £19.5 million (euro 23.2 mill…

Evonik to triple Isobutene production in Antwerp
Added: 27 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Evonik Industries plans to build a new production facility f…

Lanxess wins South American award
Added: 27 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess has been named as "Best company on the rubber m…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 November 2008)
Added: 27 Nov 2008
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Dodging bullets: Cooper debuts concept HUMMV tyre
Added: 27 Nov 2008
By Kathy McCarron, Crain staff (TB)
Las Vegas, Nevada-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is pursuing three fro…

Solvay-Solexis to cut Tecnoflon production
Added: 26 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bollate, Italy -- Solvay Solexis will shut down both its Tecnoflon fluoroelast…

DSM Elastomers running trials of ACE production technology
Added: 26 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Heerlen, The Netherlands - DSM Elastomers has successfully started its first K…

Toyo slows pace of expansion at US plant
Added: 26 Nov 2008
Bruce Davis, ERJ staff (TB)
Cypress, California -- Toyo Tire USA Corp. is slowing the pace of work o…

Talbros, Federal Mogul extend deal in India
Added: 26 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Federal Mogul will continue to support Talbros Automotive Com…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 November 2008)
Added: 26 Nov 2008
(24 items)
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