Latest News
REACH comes into force tomorrow (Friday)
Added: 31 May 2007
Brussels -Â As of Friday 1 June, the clock will start ticking on REACH compliance. From Friday ther…
US Supreme Court rules in Goodyear's favor in pay discrimination case
Added: 30 May 2007
Washington, DC - The statute of limitations in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prevents a former …
EU clears Bridgestone's acquisition of Bandag
Added: 30 May 2007
Brussels - The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of the US company Bandag by…
News from elsewhere on the web 30/May/07
Added: 30 May 2007
(8 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Lanxess plans rubber research centre in China
Added: 30 May 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG said it is planning to build a centre for rubber research in Qingd…
Amtel -Vredestein loses another board member
Added: 30 May 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV has accepted the resignation of group COO Sergei Bokhanov, eff…
First tyre comes off line at Voronezh-II
Added: 30 May 2007
Moscow, Russia - Amtel-Vredestein NV has begun test production at the new factory at its Amtel-Cher…
Safic upgrades China service with acquisition
Added: 29 May 2007
Paris - Safic-Alcan has bought the pharmaceutical ditribution company, Bim Sifram Group (BSG). BSG'…
IISRP updates butadiene popcorn polymer resource book
Added: 29 May 2007
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has published an…
Goodyear may invest up to $125 million in Alabama plant
Added: 29 May 2007
Akron, Ohio - Local tax abatements were approved recently for a proposed $125 million investment in…
News from elsewhere on the web 29/May/07
Added: 29 May 2007
(22 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
ZF Rubber-metal sales declined slightly in 2006
Added: 29 May 2007
Damme, Germany - Sales at the rubber-metal bonding unit of ZF, ZF Boge Elastmetall, declined slight…
E & R Polymers closes - equipment to be sold
Added: 29 May 2007
Stanley, Co. Durham, UK -Â A small foamed rubber moulding company based in Stanley, Co. Durham: E &…
Bonus feature: Hankook's CEO reveals global strategy
Added: 24 May 2007
Akron, Ohio - Seung Hwa Suh was the man in charge of the construction of Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.'s fi…
Michelin to name research lab after late CEO
Added: 24 May 2007
Greenville, South Carolina - Michelin North America Inc. will name a laboratory being built to supp…
News from elsewhere on the web 24/May/07
Added: 24 May 2007
(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Freudenberg Group continues to increase sales and result
Added: 24 May 2007
Weinheim, Germany - The Freudenberg Group reported sales over €5000 million for the year to Dece…
US firm takes TPMS to the next step - an inflation system
Added: 23 May 2007
Orlando, Florida -Â A US company, Maxair-ATMI, is marketing a retro-fit tyre inflation system under…
Freudenberg-NOK to sell part of Corteco aftermarket unit
Added: 23 May 2007
Plymouth, Michigan - Freudenberg-NOK is to sell specific assets of Corteco's North American Traditi…
Michelin to auction tyre machinery in Ontario; USW to demonstrate
Added: 23 May 2007
Kitchener, Canada -Â A demonstration is being held tomorrow to coincide with Michelin's planned auc…
