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Dow Chemical again hiking prices, cutting output
Added: 26 Jun 2008
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co., which raised prices on all its products by as much as 20 pe…

Goodyear to close Australian tyre plant
Added: 26 Jun 2008
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is to close its Australian manufacturing facility…

Cooper: Butadiene shortage a cause of production curtailment
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Findlay, Ohio -- A shortage of butadiene to make synthetic rubber, along with reduced demand, pers…

Report studies global steel wire market
Added: 25 Jun 2008
London -- A new report investigates the global steel wire market. The 504-page report, titled World…

Lanxess awards Singapore contract to Jacobs
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Pasadena, California -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.said it has received a contract from Lanxess …

Energy Saver tyres offer lowest cost of ownership - TuV
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin says its Energy Saver car tyres offer motorists the lowest cost of …

News from elsewhere on the web (25/June/2008)
Added: 25 Jun 2008
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Huber to hike prices for silica, silicates
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Atlanta, Georgia -- Huber Engineered Materials, part of J.M. Huber Corp., said it plans to boost pr…

Diolen raises prices by 10 percent
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Arnhem, Netherlands -- In a letter to its customers, Diolen has announced a price increase of 10 pe…

Amtel-Vredestein suffers from Chinese copycats
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV has said counterfeit Amtel-brand tyres have been found in so…

Daetwyler Rubber expands business in NAFTA countries
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Schattdorf, Switzerland -- In July 2008 Daetwyler Rubber will open a new plant in Silao, Mexico. T…

Hankook to spend €12.5 million annually on 'green tyre' research
Added: 25 Jun 2008
Ney-Isenburg, Germany -- Hankook Tire is investing sustainable future technology for tyre manufact…

Researchers study Goodyear
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Dublin, Ireland -- A new report claims to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the Goodyear Tire…

Kraton profits soar on higher sales
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC (Kraton) has posted results for the five months ended May 31,…

Cooper cuts N American production
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has said it cut production in its North American faci…

Avon Rubber appoints CFO
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Melksham, UK -- Avon Rubber p.l.c. has appointed Andrew Lewis as Group Finance Director with effec…

JK completes acquisition of Tornel
Added: 24 Jun 2008
New Delhi, India -- JK Tyre and Industries Ltd has completed the acquisition of 100 percent shares…

Smithers Rapra appoints REACH expert
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Sropshire, UK -- Smithers Rapra has appointed REACH expert Dr Steffen Erler as Technical Director o…

Cooper-Standard Automotive elevates Hasler to CEO
Added: 24 Jun 2008
Novi, Michigan -- The board of directors of Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Co…

News from elsewhere on the web (24/June/2008)
Added: 24 Jun 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…