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Suppliers: Rough times will continue
Added: 9 Jul 2007
By Jesse Snyder, Automotive News Europe
Prague - Suppliers want more business with virtually all aut…

CO2 goal worries Arp
Added: 9 Jul 2007
By Dale Jewett, Automotive News Europe
Prague, Czech Republic -Â Automakers are facing tough, expens…

Conti knows how to survive
Added: 9 Jul 2007
By Tony Lewin, Automotive News Europe
Continental CEO Manfred Wennemer says the No. 1 rule for autom…

Opinion - Automakers still must work on supplier relations
Added: 9 Jul 2007
This opinion piece was printed in this week's issue of Automotive News Europe
London -Automotive sup…

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Added: 9 Jul 2007
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Lanxess brings butyl expansion on stream, begins second phase at Sarnia
Added: 9 Jul 2007
Leverkusen, Germany -Â In addition to planning a huge factory for butyl rubber in Asia, Lanxess AG …

Mitsui to double capacity for Tafmer olefin elastomer in Singapore
Added: 9 Jul 2007
Singapore - Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (MCI) is to build a second 100 kt/year plant to make its range …

Latex allergy videos posted on YouTube
Added: 9 Jul 2007
Cyberspace -Â YouTube user, patrick02019 has posted two informative videos about natural rubber lat…

Dana closes sale of European hose and tubing operations
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Toledo, Ohio -- Dana Corp. has closed the sale of its European fluid products hose and tubing opera…

Nokian negotiating in Kazakhstan
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Astana, Kazakhstan -Â Nokian Tyres said it is negotiating with parties in Kazakhstan, but declined …

Just-Auto releases profile of Yokohama Rubber
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Dublin, Ireland -Â The latest company profile from the people at Just-Auto covers Yokohama Rubber
T…

Yokohama blew whistle in marine hose case - report
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Tokyo, Japan -Â Yokohama Rubber Co informed the anti-trust authorities about a price-fixing cartel …

Nitriflex wins €80 000 sale in Egypt
Added: 6 Jul 2007
By Simona Stankovska, ERJ reporter
São Paulo, Brazil -- Nitriflex, a NBR and SBR speciality product…

News from elsewhere on the web 06/July/07
Added: 6 Jul 2007
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Parker division gets new name
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Lynchburg, Virginia -Â Parker-Hannifin Corp. is changing its Powertrain Division name to Integrated…

Albemarle buys controlling share in two Chinese JVs
Added: 6 Jul 2007
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Albemarle Corp. is to increase its ownership to 75 percent (from 25 percen…

Michelin seeks 222 drivers to drive 222 222km in 222 hours
Added: 5 Jul 2007
Frankfurt - In an effort to get into the Guinness World Record book, Michelin Germany is planning t…

High performance elastomers conference set for Frankfurt December 2007
Added: 5 Jul 2007
Shropshire, UK -- Rapra Technology, will hold its fourth high performance and speciality elastomers…

News from elsewhere on the web 05/July/07
Added: 5 Jul 2007
(6 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Phillips Carbon Black to set up JV factory in Vietnam
Added: 4 Jul 2007
Kolkata, India -Â Phillips Carbon Black Ltd. (PCBL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) …