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HSE sets up helpdesk for UK-based REACH enquiries
Added: 12 Oct 2006
London - The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has set up a helpline for companies with question…
RMA says US tyre rolling resistance bill is unlikely to pass
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Washington, DC - A US bill to create a national tyre fuel efficiency consumer education programme i…
SEMA seminars tackle RFID, TPMS
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Las Vegas - This year's SEMA show (31 Oct - 3 Nov) in Las Vegas will feature two seminars relating …
Apollo Tyres net sales up 21 pc; net profit up 3.8 pc
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd posted a 21 percent rise in net sales and a 3.8 percent boost in n…
Diolen Industrial Fibers names new CEO
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Arnhem, Netherlands - Polyester yarn maker Diolen Industrial Fibers has appointed Eric Tierie as c…
News from elsewhere on the web 12/Oct/06
Added: 12 Oct 2006
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Lehigh Technologies acquires German powderisation firm
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Naples, Florida -- Engineered rubber powders maker Lehigh Technologies LLC has acquired German powd…
Goodyear lays off 300 at wire plant during strike
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has temporarily laid off 300 workers at its wire products plant in Asheboro…
Maragoni appoints Eurotyre as its US distributor
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Anagni, Italy -- Marangoni Tyre SpA has appointed Eurotyre USA Inc as its US distributor.
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Analyst: Strike´s impact on Goodyear increases with length
Added: 12 Oct 2006
Akron, Ohio -- The impact to Goodyear from the United Steelworkers strike at 16 plants in the US an…
News from elsewhere on the web 11/Oct/06
Added: 11 Oct 2006
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NN names new VP of plastics and rubber operations
Added: 11 Oct 2006
Johnson City, Tennessee -- NN Inc. has named James Anderson group vice president of its plastics an…
Sartomer publishes latest volume of technical elastomer booklet
Added: 11 Oct 2006
Exton, Pennsylvania - Specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has published a new 18-page col…
Michelin to optimise output at 2 plants in France
Added: 11 Oct 2006
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Groupe Michelin is planning to revamp two of its plants in France, conc…
Michelin and Dynamic settle case over Chinese "copycat" tyres
Added: 11 Oct 2006
Greenville, South Carolina -- Dynamic Tire Corp. has agreed to stop distributing certain Chinese-ma…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/Oct/06
Added: 10 Oct 2006
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Analyst: Goodyear could lose millions a day in US strike
Added: 10 Oct 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear could lose about $38 million (€30.25 million) in revenue for each day its …
Krasnoyarsk reportedly in trouble -- old news
Added: 10 Oct 2006
Krasnoyarsk, Russia -Â Reports of severe troubles at the Krasnoyarsk tyre factory are over-rated. S…
SI Group lifts phenolic resin prices
Added: 9 Oct 2006
Schenectady, New York - SI Group Inc will lift its prices for all phenolic resin grades by between …
Akzo Nobel lifts organic peroxide price
Added: 9 Oct 2006
Arnhem, Netherlands - Akzo Nobel's Polymer Chemicals division will raise the price of its cumene-ba…
