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Rapra MD changes as Pace returns to N America to head Pirelli
Added: 9 May 2007
Shropshire, UK -Â Smithers Scientific has appointed James Dowey to the post of vice president and m…

Koemm to leave Lanxess board early
Added: 9 May 2007
Leverkusen, Germany -Â Dr. Ulrich Koemm (pictured, left) is to leave Lanxess AG and step down from …

Nokian, Lanxess, Bekaert all announce Q1 results
Added: 9 May 2007
London -Â As the first quarter reporting season accelerates, Nokian, Bekaert and Lanxess all report…

Lanxess 'not involved' in CR investigation
Added: 9 May 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has said it is not involved in any way in the on-going investigati…

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Added: 9 May 2007
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EC investigates alleged polychloroprene cartel
Added: 9 May 2007
Brussels - The European Commission has recently sent a Statement of Objections to, "a number of com…

Lanxess and Hankook Tire sign long-term supply contract
Added: 8 May 2007
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess's Polybutadiene Rubber business unit and the South Korean tyre manufa…

Russian tyre & rubber industry explores regulation of raw materials prices
Added: 8 May 2007
Moscow - A 4 May meeting of the Russian subcommittee on development of tyre and rubber industry con…

Bridgestone supports campaign to fit stability control systems
Added: 8 May 2007
Rome - The 'ChooseESC!' campaign being launched today at Bridgestone's Tech centre near Rome, estim…

Davis-Standard says feed roller reduces scrap
Added: 8 May 2007
Pawcatuck, Connecticut - Davis-Standard, LLC says a new feed roller design can help reduce the leak…

New European chief for Hankook
Added: 8 May 2007
Seoul, Korea - Hankook Tire has announced the appointment of Seung Do Jin (pictured), currently exe…

Hankook made 100 million tyres in China
Added: 8 May 2007
Beijing, China -Â Hankook Tire has celebrated the manufacture of the 100 millionth tyre at its Chin…

News from elsewhere on the web 08/May/07
Added: 8 May 2007
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Goodyear looks at tyre research lab in Virginia
Added: 8 May 2007
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear and a research organisation affiliated with Virginia Tech are exploring the …

Carbon black makers expand in India
Added: 4 May 2007
Mumbai, India - Two separate announcements wil lead to more carbon black being made in India in the…

MRF takes top slot in J D Power's Asia-Pacific survey
Added: 4 May 2007
Singapore - MRF ranks highest in customer satisfaction with original equipment tyres in India, acc…

Ansell buys Brazilian condom company, Blowtex
Added: 4 May 2007
Richmond, Victoria -Â Ansell Ltd has acquired Brazilian condom maker, Fabrica de Artefatos de Latex…

Nokian Tyres to join Dow-Jones Stoxx 600 index
Added: 4 May 2007
New York -Â Dow Jones Indexes said it has added Nokian Renkaat to its Stoxx 600 index. Nokian has a…

Rugged USB flash drive uses EPDM as waterproof seal
Added: 4 May 2007
Freemont, California - A new ruggedised USB flash drive uses EPDM to help seal the unit against dir…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/May/07
Added: 4 May 2007
(7 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…