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Momentive to move headquarters

Added: 11 Jul 2008

Waterford New York -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. will close its headquarters in Wilton, C…

Pirelli concludes buyback of Pirelli Tyre shares

Added: 10 Jul 2008

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C. SpA has repurchased the final tranche of shares in Pirelli Tyre SpA it…

US Commerce Dept. rules against Chinese OTR tyres

Added: 10 Jul 2008

Washington DC -- The US Department of Commerce has issued its final determination, confirming the d…

BASF lifts prices for carpet latex

Added: 10 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Dalton, Georgia - BASF will increase its prices by $0.08 per dry pound on all …

News from elsewhere on the web (10/July/2008)

Added: 10 Jul 2008

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

Wacker raises silicone prices

Added: 10 Jul 2008

Munich, Germany -- Wacker Silicones is boosting prices worldwide for its silicone products by 10 pe…

Goodyear adds equipment at UK retread plant

Added: 10 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Wolverhampton, UK -- Goodyear Dunlop Tyres has taken delivery of two new SDS S…

Limited progress in Goodyear's Amiens negotiations

Added: 9 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Amiens, France -- Progress on the negotiations between Goodyear and the unions…

Evonik studies thermal black JV in Russia

Added: 9 Jul 2008

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Frankfurt, Germany -- Evonik's inorganic pigment unit said it is studying a jo…

ECHA updates FAQ list for REACH-IT system

Added: 9 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland -- ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency has published a new l…

Kraton raises prices for roofing products

Added: 9 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers is implementing further price increases.

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US ITC hears case for and against OTR tyre dumping

Added: 9 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- The US International Trade Commission continues hearing the a…

Sabic joins IISRP

Added: 9 Jul 2008

Houston, Texas -- Saudi Basic Industries Corp. has joined the International Institute of Synthetic …

Strikes in South Korea affect Kumho

Added: 9 Jul 2008

Seoul, South Korea -- South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. Inc. said it is losing 3 billion won (Euro 1.86 …

Goodyear names senior v.p. of HR

Added: 9 Jul 2008

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has named Joe Ruocco senior vice president of human resources (HR), replaci…

Bridgestone raises tyre prices in China

Added: 9 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shanghai, China -- Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. is increasing pric…

Swiss consultancy found to be complicit in peroxide cartel

Added: 9 Jul 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Luxembourg -- Europe's second-highest court has found a Swiss consulting compa…

News from elsewhere on the web (09/July/2008)

Added: 9 Jul 2008

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

DSM Elastomers to raise prices as sale progresses

Added: 8 Jul 2008

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Brussels -- DSM Elastomers has said its sale is progressing, but it cannot …

Chemetall announces global price increases

Added: 8 Jul 2008

Erj staff report (RD)

Frankfurt am Main, Germany - Speciality

chemical company Chemetall GmbH is in t…