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Dow and Air Products agree to global distribution deal for PU prepolymers

Added: 6 Sep 2006

Midland, Michigan - Dow Chemical Co. will become the exclusive global distributor of Air Products' …

Ten percent of UK motorists fail tread-depth test

Added: 6 Sep 2006

London - Yet another survey has found that UK motorists consistently ignore tread depth regulations…

Plymouth Rubber exits Chapter 11, is sold to Chrysalis

Added: 6 Sep 2006

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Plymouth Rubber and its subsidiary Brite-Line Technologies have both …

News from elsewhere on the web 6/Sept/06

Added: 6 Sep 2006

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

GM lawsuit against Goodyear moves to federal court

Added: 6 Sep 2006

Detroit, Michigan - A lawsuit General Motors Corp. filed against Goodyear has moved to the US Distr…

Continental Tire North America names new CEO

Added: 6 Sep 2006

Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. has reorganised its leadership stru…

BMW, Rolls-Royce recall vehicles for faulty shock absorber mounts

Added: 6 Sep 2006

Washington DC - BMW Group is recalling 11 600 BMW 5-, 6- and 7-series cars, model year 2006, for fa…

Industry body protests against Swedish government's restriction on flame retardant

Added: 5 Sep 2006

Brussels - The European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel (EBFRIP) has condemned a Swedish …

Degussa lifts price of rubber silanes by 10-15 %

Added: 5 Sep 2006

Frankfurt am Main, Germany -- Degussa AG will raise the price of its rubber silanes by between 10 a…

Apollo aims to raise €62 m in share issue

Added: 5 Sep 2006

Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd will try to raise 3650 million rupees (€62 million) through a s…

News from elsewhere on the web 5/Sep/06

Added: 5 Sep 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Report looks at global thermoplastic elastomers industry

Added: 5 Sep 2006

Dublin - Corporate information broker Research and Markets has released a new report on the global …

Bridgestone appoints new vice president of OE sales and motorsport

Added: 4 Sep 2006

Tokyo - Hideo Hara has been appointed Bridgestone Corp's vice president responsible of original equ…

News from elsewhere on the web 04/Sep/06

Added: 4 Sep 2006

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Wacker exhibits liquid silicone products at CIGRE

Added: 4 Sep 2006

Munich, Germany - Wacker Chemie AG presented its liquid silicone rubber grades for the manufacture …

Parkway Products goes through management buyout

Added: 4 Sep 2006

Florence, Kentucky - Parkway Products Inc., a manufacturer of rubber engineering products, has been…

Michelin´s Chinese plant achieves ISO 14001

Added: 4 Sep 2006

Shenyang, China -- Michelin´s tyre plant in Shenyang has achieved ISO 14001 certification with the…

Conti to set up global IT unit in India

Added: 1 Sep 2006

New Delhi, India - Continental AG,has announced plans to set up a Global IT Competence Centre in I…

Michelin to lay off 90 at Dundee plant in January

Added: 1 Sep 2006

By Mark Gertskis.

London - Michelin is seeking 90 voluntary redundancies at its Dundee factory but p…

JADE releases details of rubber futures contract

Added: 1 Sep 2006

Singapore - The Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE) has released the details of its Technically…