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Dow Chemical to close 2 more latex sites in N America
Added: 20 Jun 2008
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co. said it will close latex plants in California and Quebec by t…
Ground rubber surface safety debate continues in US
Added: 20 Jun 2008
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News
SAN DIEGO-State legislatures are rushing to judgment against …
News from elsewhere on the web (20/June/2008)
Added: 20 Jun 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Nynas launches new unlabelled oil for tyres
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Stockholm, Sweden -- Nynas has launched Nytex 4700, developed specifically for tyre compounds to me…
ECHA to re-issue pre-registration submission guidelines
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Helsinki, Finland -- ECHA is to re-issue its submissino lines, after initial studies showed that so…
Degussa adds capacity for silica in Turkey
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Izmit, Turkey -- The Chemicals Business Area of Germany-based Evonik Industries AG, Essen, has expa…
Eliokem raises prices for VP latex 35 percent
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Villejust, Paris -- Eliokem has announced a 35percent price increase for its Pliocord VP Latices ef…
Titan moves ahead with European unit stock buyback
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Tire Business staff report
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. said it should be able to fi…
Canada OKs use of super single truck tyres
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Tire Business staff report
OTTAWA, Ontario (June 18, 2008) - Canada's Council of Ministers Responsib…
Cooper to acquire stake in Mexican tire plant
Added: 19 Jun 2008
Tire Business staff report
Fondlay, Ohio-- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is investing $31 million and tak…
PPG raising price of silica
Added: 18 Jun 2008
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- PPG Industries Inc. is enacting a price increase of as much as 20 perce…
Nisseki Chemical joins IISRP
Added: 18 Jun 2008
Houston, Texas -- Nisseki Chemical Texas Inc. is the latest company to join the International Insti…
DuPont to raise Viton prices 10 percent
Added: 18 Jun 2008
Wilmington, Delaware-- DuPont Performance Elastomers said it will raise prices on Viton fluoroelast…
PolymerLatex hikes prices, reviews plants
Added: 18 Jun 2008
Marl, Germany (June 17, 2008) -- PolymerLatex GmbH & Co. K.G. said it is hiking prices for all its …
1 dead, 6 injured in Goodyear SBR plant accident
Added: 18 Jun 2008
By Steve Dudukovich, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Houston, Texas -- One employee was killed and six …
Tyre firms' CEOs to research tyres' health issues
Added: 18 Jun 2008
Tokyo -- The chief executive officers of tyre companies in the US, Japan, South Korea and Europe ap…
Turkish tyre workers agree new pact, end strike
Added: 18 Jun 2008
Istanbul, Turkey -- Workers at tyre plants of Bridgestone Corp., Goodyear and Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. a…
Chinese silane maker sets up European office
Added: 11 Jun 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Eindhoven, Netherlands -- Nanjing Shuguang Chemical Group Co., Ltd., a leading…
Cooper moves to moulding instead of extrusion for seals
Added: 11 Jun 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vitré, France -- Cooper Standard Automotive is gradually switching away from …
Becker leaves Goodyear to become Apollo's head of research & technology
Added: 11 Jun 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres has named a German national as chief of researc…
