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Goodyear eyes new HQ in Akron - If the city will help

Added: 12 Apr 2007

Akron, Ohio - Goodyear is considering building a new corporate headquarters on a several-acre plot …

Conti to buy controlling stake in Matador Rubber

Added: 11 Apr 2007

Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG

is set to acquire a 51 percent stake in the tyre, rubber and mach…

Sinopec made 668 kt of rubber in 2006

Added: 10 Apr 2007

Beijing - Sinopec, the Chinese chemical concern, made 668 kt of synthetic rubber in 2006, up from …

W.R. Grace to open rubber membrane plant in Tennessee

Added: 10 Apr 2007

Mount Pleasant, Tennessee - W.R. Grace Co. plans to go onstream with a new rubber membrane products…

Skellerup to buy Italy's Tumedei for €10.6 million

Added: 10 Apr 2007

Christchurch, New Zealand - Skellerup Holdings Limited has entered into an agreement to purchase Tu…

News from elsewhere on the web 10/Apr/07

Added: 10 Apr 2007

(17 items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Cooper-Standard records losses for 2006

Added: 10 Apr 2007

NOVI, Mich. (April 5) -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. reported a net loss of $8.4 million for 2006…

Cooper-Standard Automotive completes purchase of Mexican firm

Added: 10 Apr 2007

Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Automotive has completed its purchase of Automotive Components Hol…

Parker Hannifin acquires Rayco Technologies

Added: 10 Apr 2007

Cleveland, Ohio - Parker Hannifin Corp. has purchased Rayco Technologies, an Asian-based elastomer …

Last chance for Compounding companies to participate in ERJ survey

Added: 10 Apr 2007

London - In the next issue of ERJ, we will be reporting on the custom compounding business, and pub…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/Apr/07

Added: 4 Apr 2007

(5 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Bandag shareholders OK sale to Bridgestone

Added: 4 Apr 2007

Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag Inc.'s shareholders have approved the $1050 million sale of the company to…

Wacker Silicones to add finishing plant in Czech Republic

Added: 4 Apr 2007

Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG's Wacker Silicones unit will expand its capacity for ready-to-us…

Lanxess to debottleneck EPDM plants, add capacity

Added: 4 Apr 2007

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess is to de-bottleneck its ethylene-propylene rubber factories in Marl, …

Vulcan says Goodyear is top conveyor belt supplier

Added: 3 Apr 2007

Akron, Ohio - Vulcan Material, the leading US construction aggregate provider has named Goodyear E…

News from elsewhere on the web 03/Apr/07

Added: 3 Apr 2007

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

Bridgestone, Continental, GITI Tire named GM´s top tyre suppliers

Added: 3 Apr 2007

Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors Corp. selected three tyre companies to receive the auto maker´…

Rapra celebrates a year since the buyout

Added: 3 Apr 2007

Shawbury, Shropshire - it is now a year since Smithers Scientific acquired Rapra Technology Ltd. R…

LuV expands rubber chemical sourcing in China

Added: 3 Apr 2007

Hamburg, Germany - Lehmann & Voss & Co. has founded a subsidiary in Beijing to further consolidate …

Avon Rubber issues trading update

Added: 2 Apr 2007

London - Avon Rubber has said it encountered unexpected costs in the commissioning of its M50 resp…