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UK crumb rubber unit celebrates birthday

Added: 5 Jun 2008

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Plymouth, UK -- Producers of technical rubber powder and rubber crumb, Crumb R…

Pirelli to set up tyre, steelcord JVs in Russia

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Milan -- Pirelli & C. SpA and the Russian State-owned inward investment organi…

Hexagon's compounding operation to go public on 9 June

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Stockholm, Sweden -- Hexagon AB has re-christened its polymer activities Hexpo…

Russian anti-monopoly office seeks more time to consider Amtel-Sibur deal

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Moscow -- Russia's Federal anti-monopoly service has said it needs more time t…

Pirelli to invest $65 million in Egypt truck tyre plant

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Rome -- The Pirelli Group intends to increase its manufacturing in Egypt by 50…

Gulf-o-flex builds new foamed rubber plant in UAE

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Dubai -- Rubber World Industries (RWI), the leading manufacturer of closed-cel…

BFS pushes back decision on Akron tech centre location

Added: 4 Jun 2008

AKRON (June 3, 2008) - May 31 has come and gone, and Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) still has yet to d…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 June 2008)

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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

ECHA is now operational

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Helsinki, Finaland -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is now operational.…

Report studies China's chemicals industry

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Menlo Park, California -- SRI Consulting (SRIC) has released its 2008 China Re…

Report studies US industrial rubber goods industry

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Cleveland, Ohio -- Market research group Freedonia has published a new study t…

Parker buys US hose maker, Titan Industries

Added: 4 Jun 2008

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Cleveland, Ohio -- Parker Hannifin Corp. has acquired Titan Industries, a manu…

Hutchinson sales grew 5 percent in 2007

Added: 3 Jun 2008

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Paris -- Hutchinson S.A.'s sales rose 5 percent last year to Euro 3022 million…

Web-Seminar on REACH aimed at US companies

Added: 3 Jun 2008

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Atlanta, Georgia-- In an Xtalks.com live webinar (to be recorded for download)…

Helix Medical adds capacity in China, US

Added: 3 Jun 2008

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Carpinteria, California -- Helix Medical, LLC, which comprises the healthcare …

Tokai Rubber contributes to 'quake fund

Added: 3 Jun 2008

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Komaki, Japan -- Tokai Rubber Industries said it is donating 5 million yen (E…

ECHA offers pre-registration under REACH-IT

Added: 3 Jun 2008

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Helsinki, Finland -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has said its REACH-I…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 June 2008)

Added: 3 Jun 2008

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

Calico plans injection moulding upgrades

Added: 3 Jun 2008

Forty Wayne, Indiana-- Calico Precision Molding L.L.C. said it will invest more than $330,000 (Euro…

Gates to close US belt plant

Added: 3 Jun 2008

Denver, Colorado -- After an extensive study, Gates Corp. is restructuring its belt manufacturing i…