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Conti helps win new speed record

Added: 3 Jul 2008

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Hanover, Germany -- The ContiSportContact Vmax tyre has set a new record. Jan …

World carbon market studied

Added: 3 Jul 2008

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Paris -- A new report titled World Carbon & Graphite Market is available from …

News from elsewhere on the web (03/July/2008)

Added: 3 Jul 2008

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

Firestone to raise prices on air springs

Added: 3 Jul 2008

Iindianapolis, Indiana -- Firestone Industrial Products Co. LLC said it plans to boost the prices o…

Momentive, Anabond to make sealants for India

Added: 3 Jul 2008

Chennai, India -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. and Anabond Inc. are joining to develop and …

ElringKlinger implements stock split

Added: 2 Jul 2008

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Dettingen / Erms, Germany -- The 1:3 stock split agreed at the recent Annual G…

Shin-Etsu develops silicone rubber for micro printing

Added: 2 Jul 2008

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Tokyo -- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has developed a silicone rubber ideal fo…

Ansell buys Hawkeye, US military glovemaker, for US$10.8 million

Added: 2 Jul 2008

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Melbourne, Australia -- Latex glove and condom maker Ansell Ltd. said Wednesda…

Michelin raises N American tyre prices

Added: 2 Jul 2008

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Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America is increasing prices on t…

Lanxess raises rubber prices again

Added: 2 Jul 2008

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Leverkusen, Germany -- Specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG is to increase i…

News from elsewhere on the web (02/July/2008)

Added: 2 Jul 2008

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

Trelleborg buys licence for weight-saving paint technology

Added: 1 Jul 2008

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Edinburgh, Scotland -- Trelleborg Engineered Systems has signed an intellectua…

Evonik raises silica prices

Added: 1 Jul 2008

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Frankfurt, germany -- Evonik Industries AG is raising its specialty silica pri…

News from elsewhere on the web (01/July/2008)

Added: 1 Jul 2008

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

Cooper Tire names marketing v.p.

Added: 1 Jul 2008

FINDLAY, Ohio (June 30, 2008) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Hal Gardner as vice presiden…

ISP hikes prices of E-SBR 15 cents per pound in N America

Added: 1 Jul 2008

Wayne, New Jersey -- International Specialty Products has raised prices in North America for emulsi…

Sibur, Amtel strike deal

Added: 30 Jun 2008

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Moscow -- Sibur Russian Tires (SRT) and Amtel-Vredestein (A-V) have outlined t…

ETRMA publishes annual review

Added: 30 Jun 2008

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Brussels -- The ETRMA (European Association of Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers),…

Auto wiper systems to see high growth - study

Added: 30 Jun 2008

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Paris, France -- Research broker, ReportLinker is selling a report into the gl…

Michelin raises prices of aero tyres

Added: 30 Jun 2008

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Paris -- Michelin Group will raise the price of its aircraft tyres worldwide b…