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Dyneon launches biodiesel-resistant fluoroelastomer
Added: 24 Aug 2006
Oakdale, Minnesota - 3M subsidiary Dyneon has launched a new fluoroelastomer product which it claim…
Report analyses global gaskets and seals industry
Added: 24 Aug 2006
Dublin - Business analysis firm Research and Markets has released a new report on the global gasket…
Amtel-Vredestein denies share buy-back plans
Added: 24 Aug 2006
Enschende, Netherlands - Tyre maker Amtel-Vredestein has denied reports in the Russian business med…
Malaysian firm to produce Vystar's Vytex non-allergic latex
Added: 24 Aug 2006
Atlanta, Georgia - A Malaysian rubber manufacturer has agreed to produce Vystar Corp's ''safe'' lat…
Global precipitated silica market to reach $2500 m by 2015: report
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Amherst, Massachusetts -- The global market for precipitated silica will grow by 4.7 percent a year…
China reports NR import prices still rising
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Guangdong, China - The volume and per-kilo price of NR imported to China through Guangdong Port in …
Nynas to take over Lyondell's naphthenic oils
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Houston, Texas -Â Nynas USA is to buy for resale the complete output of naphthenic lubricant oils m…
Two Japanese commodities exchanges merge
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Osaka - The Central Japan Commodity Exchange (C-Com) and the Osaka Mercantile Exchange (OME) are to…
China reduces import tariff on Russian SBR
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Beijing - China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) on Tuesday announced a mid-term anti-dumping examin…
Bekaert appoints former Procter & Gamble director as new CFO
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Brussels - Steel cord manufacturer Bekaert has brought in former Procter & Gamble director Bruno Hu…
News from elsewhere on the web 23/August/06
Added: 23 Aug 2006
(11 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Amtel-Vredestein wins Russian business award
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Moscow - Amtel-Vredestein NV's tyres have won Russia's annual Superbrand award for product quality,…
Titan lays off 50 at Illinois farm tyre plant
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Freeport, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. has laid off 50 workers at its Freeport agricultural…
Goodyear rolls out fuel-efficient tyres based on new technology
Added: 23 Aug 2006
San Angelo, Texas -- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has launched three fuel-efficient line-haul tyres…
Teknor Apex to shut down rubber division
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Pawtucket, Rhode Island -- Teknor Apex Co. will phase out its rubber division over the next several…
Huber to hike prices for kaolin clay line
Added: 23 Aug 2006
Atlanta, Georgia -- J.M. Huber Corp.'s Huber Engineered Materials unit will raise prices for its No…
MEMA: Chinese auto aftermarket to triple over next decade
Added: 22 Aug 2006
Research Triangle, North Carolina -- China's automotive aftermarket will triple in value to about $…
Bandag 2Q sales up 9 pc, earnings down 17 pc
Added: 22 Aug 2006
Muscatine, Iowa - Bandag, Inc. reported a nine percent rise in second quarter net sales to $247.3 m…
Chinese OTR tyre maker agrees licence deal with Amerityre
Added: 22 Aug 2006
Pingdu, China - China's Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co. Ltd has entered into a licence agreement with Ame…
Malaysia's production of NR fell in June
Added: 22 Aug 2006
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's production of natural rubber in June 2006 was 96 114 tonnes, an increase …
