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ITC rejects polychloroprene rubber review with 5-0 vote
Added: 14 Mar 2006
Washington DC -- The International Trade Commission has overwhelmingly rejected a petition by Gates…
Rapra Technology goes into administration
Added: 13 Mar 2006
Shawbury, Shropshire - Rapra Technology ltd went into administration last Wednesday, 8 March. The a…
Lanxess lifts Force Majeure declaration at Sarnia's butyl unit
Added: 13 Mar 2006
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess said it has lifted the force majeure declaration on the production of…
VMI buys 49 percent of bead-making company, ART
Added: 13 Mar 2006
Epe, The Netherlands - VMI and Advanced Rubber Technology, based in Oldenzaal, The Netherlands, wil…
Chemtura raises flame retardant prices
Added: 13 Mar 2006
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. has announced price increases of up to 10 percent on a wid…
News from elsewhere on the web 13/Mar/06
Added: 13 Mar 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Eaton buys hose, tubing business from Saint-Gobain
Added: 13 Mar 2006
Cleveland Ohio - Eaton Corp., a Cleveland-based industrial conglomerate, has purchased the Synflex …
Conti threatens indefinite suspension of tyre production at Charlotte
Added: 13 Mar 2006
Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. will indefinitely suspend tyre prod…
USW: Conti's tyre production suspension 'not a surprise'
Added: 13 Mar 2006
PIittsburggh, Pennsylvania Continental Tire North America Inc.´s announcement to suspend tyre prod…
NHTSA opens investigation of Toyota Sienna TPMS
Added: 10 Mar 2006
Washington, DC - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminar…
Pecorelli selected to head Engineered Products' North American unit
Added: 10 Mar 2006
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Engineered Products has elevated Jim Pecorelli to vice president and general…
Michelin, Cirad develop high-yield SALB-resistant H. Brasiliensis varieties
Added: 10 Mar 2006
Montpellier, France - CIRAD, the French agriculture research body and Michelin have bred thirteen r…
Dana brings turnaround specialists on board
Added: 10 Mar 2006
Toledo, Ohio - Dana Corp. has brought on board two managing directors from AlixPartners, a financia…
News from elsewhere on the web 10/Mar/06
Added: 10 Mar 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Manuli buys French maker of equipment for hydraulic hose
Added: 9 Mar 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Milan, Italy-Manuli Rubber Industries SpA has bought French maker of machine…
Silica mixing gets boost from new accelerator & process aid
Added: 9 Mar 2006
Mannheim, Germany-Rubber chemicals specialist Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH has launched two new produc…
Euromap says eastern Europe fuelling growth for polymer machinery makers
Added: 9 Mar 2006
Frankfurt, Germany-During the second half of 2005, business conditions for European makers of plast…
Ciba breaks ground for antioxidant plant in Singapore
Added: 9 Mar 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Singapore-Ciba Specialty Chemicals held a groundbreaking ceremony 8 March 2…
Lord buys Henkel's rubber-to-metal bonding business
Added: 8 Mar 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Cary, North Carolina- Lord Corp. has signed an agreement to purchase the rub…
CIL gets environmental standard ISO14001 at Preston
Added: 8 Mar 2006
Preston, UK-Chemical Innovations Ltd (CIL) has gained accreditation to the International Environmen…
