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Amtel sales rise strongly in 2006 as net loss shrinks
Added: 17 May 2007
Moscow - The financial situation at Amtel Vredestein NV improved markedly in the year to December 2…

Nhumo to add 30kt of carbon black capacity
Added: 16 May 2007
Altamira, Mexico -Â Nhumo, SA de CV, the Mexican carbon black producer, is to increase annual capac…

News from elsewhere on the web 16/May/07
Added: 16 May 2007
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Toyo operating profits fall, despite record sales
Added: 16 May 2007
Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. said rising raw materials costs forced down its operatin…

Songwon boosts phenolic antioxidant capacity
Added: 16 May 2007
Ulsan, Korea -Â Songwon Industrial Co has brought on stream a large factory in Maeam, South Korea f…

EC polychloroprene cartel investigation is not linked to US probe in 2005
Added: 16 May 2007
By Simona Stankovska, ERJ staff
Brussels - The European Commission, today revealed that the alleged …

Indian firm buying Australia's Empire Rubber
Added: 16 May 2007
Nodia, India - Motherson Sumi Systems Inc. has agreed to buy Australian rubber mixer and extruded p…

Mining trucks idled in Botswana due to OTR tyre shortage
Added: 15 May 2007
Jwaneng, Botswana -Â A mine in Botswana has been forced to idle seven large earthmoving trucks due …

Malaysian NR production declined 18% year-on-year in March
Added: 15 May 2007
Kuala Lumpur -Â Malaysia's production of NR in March 2007 was 98 649 tonnes. This is 17.7 percent l…

UK public services to buy tyres from Michelin and Dunlop
Added: 15 May 2007
London - Michelin UK and Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Ltd are now the only contracted and preferred suppli…

UK issues specifications for tyre recyclate, tyre bales
Added: 15 May 2007
Banbury, UK - The UK recycling authorities, Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has issued t…

News from elsewhere on the web 15/May/07
Added: 15 May 2007
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Vibracoustic opens third JV plant in India
Added: 15 May 2007
New Delhi, India -Â Sigma Vibracoustic India Pvt Ltd has opend a third factory in India to make ant…

IRSG meeting opens in Bangkok
Added: 14 May 2007
Bangkok -Â The World Rubber Summit and 43rd Assembly of Nations has opened in Bangkok. The five-da…

Indian company commissions second conveyor belt press
Added: 14 May 2007
Kolkata, West Bengal, India -Â Phoenix Yule Ltd, has installed a 15-metre long steel cord conveyor …

Cabot puts $10 million aside to settle antitrust claims
Added: 14 May 2007
Boston, Massachusetts -Â Cabot Corp has set aside $10 million as a reserve to settle some lawsuits …

News from elsewhere on the web 14/May/07
Added: 14 May 2007
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Hankook earnings down despite higher sales
Added: 14 May 2007
Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. reported lower first quarter operating and recurring earnings …

Michelin shareholders confirm co-managing partners
Added: 14 May 2007
Clermont-Ferrand - Michelin shareholders confirmed Didier Miraton (pictured), director of research …

Rosehill Polymers boosts TPV sales into US sports surface market
Added: 11 May 2007
Sowerby Bridge, UK -Â Rosehill Polymers says sales of its proprietary TPV into the US sports surfac…