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CF Gomma refinances
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Passirano, Milan -Â C F Gomma, the Italian automotive supplier has completed a re-structuring of it…

Sales, profits up at Tomkins in first half
Added: 4 Aug 2006
London - Tomkins PLC, owner of Gates Corp., has reported increased sales and profits for the six mo…

Hexion changes name of Latices for Europe
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Columbus Ohio - Hexion Specialty Chemicals is renaming its full range of polymer dispersions in Eur…

Cardinal Health reports earnings up by 10 percent
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Dublin, Ohio -Â Cardinal Health has reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2006 results, with full-year…

Cabot to delist from Pacific Exchange
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Boston, Massachusetts - Cabot Corp. has said it intends to withdraw its common stock from listing o…

News from elsewhere on the web 4/Aug/06
Added: 4 Aug 2006
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Cooper posts second-quarter loss, expects demand to improve
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Findaly, Ohio - Facing "extraordinarily" weak replacement demand in North America and high raw mate…

Cooper chief Thomas Dattilo resigns
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Findlay, Ohio - Thomas Dattilo has resigned as chairman, president and CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber …

Bridgestone to close plant in Chile by year-end
Added: 4 Aug 2006
Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Firestone Chile SA will close its multipurpose tyre plant in Coq…

DSM raises prices for EPDM-based TPEs
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Heerlen, the Netherlands - DSM Thermoplastic Elastomers will raise its prices for the Sarlink, Kelp…

ERJ publishes updated European tyre map
Added: 3 Aug 2006
London -Â ERJ is publishing its updated and revised map of European tyre factories. The new wallcha…

Conti reports steady progress in H1, despite raw materials increases
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Hanover, Germany -Â In the first six months of 2006, Continental AG's consolidated sales rose 6.2 p…

Freudenberg-NOK acquires Imperial Rubber of Canada
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Plymouth, Michigan - Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership has acquired the assets of Imperial Rubber…

Cabot's carbon black margins improve in Q3
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Boston, Massachusetts -Â Profits at Cabot's carbon black business declined in the third quarter of …

Chemtura reports small profit for first half
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. reported sales of $1932 million for the first half of 200…

News from elsewhere on the web 3/Aug/06
Added: 3 Aug 2006
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Titan acquires Conti´s Bryan, Ohio OTR tyre plant
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Quincy, Illinois -Â Tyre and wheel maker Titan International Inc. has acquired Continental Tire Nor…

Conti to close rest of Mayfield facility
Added: 3 Aug 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. will close its scaled-back Mayfield…

Sale of Avon Automotive to Petrol Automotive delayed until 31 Aug
Added: 2 Aug 2006
Wiltshire, UK - The sale of Avon Rubber plc's automotive division to Petrol Automotive Holdings Inc…

Safic-Alcan adds Czech chemical distributor Hubron
Added: 2 Aug 2006
Puteaux Cedex, France - Speciality chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has agreed to fully acquire Cz…