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NR prices rebound to $1.90 from mid-October lows
Added: 30 Oct 2008
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Tokyo -- Amid rumours that the main NR producing countries are preparing to re…

Cabot sees volumes fall around the world
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp announced higher sales, but lower earnings…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 Oct 2008)
Added: 30 Oct 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Rohm and Haas shareholders OK sale to Dow Chemical
Added: 30 Oct 2008
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Philadelhpia, Pennsylvania Rohm and Haas Co.'s shareholders have approved the …

GM delays most future product, r&d in cash crunch
Added: 30 Oct 2008
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Jamie Lareau and Robert Sherefkin, Crain staff
Detroit, Michigan -- General Mot…

Green Rubber pioneer honored by Green group
Added: 30 Oct 2008
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Kuala Lumpur -- Petra Group founder and chief executive Datuk Vinod Sekhar has…

Porsche owns 74% of Volkswagen
Added: 29 Oct 2008
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Frankfurt, Germany (Reuters) -- Porsche plans to gain control of more than 7…

Tyre additive on ECHA list of very high concern - new legislation applies immediately
Added: 29 Oct 2008
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Helsinki, Finland -- ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency has published its lis…

EU truck registrations continue to fall
Added: 29 Oct 2008
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Brussels -- For the fifth consecutive month, new registrations of commercial v…

Measure rubber profiles out of the extruder die
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Würselen, Germany, -- At the recent Fakuma fair, Pixargus presented the first…

China's truck tyre market studied
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS) Paris -- A new report titled, China Heavy Truck Industry Report, 2008 has be…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Oct 2008)
Added: 29 Oct 2008
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China's tyre market studied
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- A new report titled, China Tyre Market Report, 2008 has been publishe…

Michelin reducing US production at 3 BFG plants
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. will reduce passenge…

Pirelli re-certifies US plant with international quality standards
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rome, Georgia -- Pirelli Tire LLC has re-certified its US plant in Rome, Georg…

Goodyear to temporarily halt production at two US plants
Added: 29 Oct 2008
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will temporarily halt commercial truck tyre production at its Danville, Vai…

Michelin to expand one plant, close another in Italy
Added: 28 Oct 2008
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Paris -- Michelin plans to invest more than 200 million euros over the next fi…

Yokohama slashes profit projections to just 0.2 percent net margin
Added: 28 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has revised downward its projections for …

Semperit buys Brazilian glove distributor
Added: 28 Oct 2008
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Vienna -- The Semperit Group has concluded the purchase of a Brazilian sales a…

UK federation calls for extension to REACH pre-registration
Added: 28 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK_based Chemical Business Association (CBA) has called for the …