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News from elsewhere on the web 03/Jan/06
Added: 3 Jan 2006
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Michelin recalling 6500 Pilot Sport tyres in North America
Added: 3 Jan 2006
Greenville, South Carolina )--Michelin North America Inc. is recalling about 6500 Michelin Pilot Sp…
Trelleborg buys Czech compounder from Rado
Added: 3 Jan 2006
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has acquired the remaining 70 percent of Elastomer Compounding …
Titan completes purchase of Goodyear farm tyre business
Added: 3 Jan 2006
Akron, Ohio -- Titan International Inc. has completed its purchase of Goodyear's North American far…
Demand for NR in China grows
Added: 3 Jan 2006
Beijing--China will use 2.3 million tonnes of natural rubber annually by 2010, according to a repor…
Cooper gets approval to buy control of Chinese tyre maker
Added: 3 Jan 2006
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has received approval from the Chinese government to buy …
Bridgestone to invest $100 million in 50 ktpa SBR plant in China
Added: 3 Jan 2006
Tokyo-Bridgestone Corp. is planning to invest about $100 million to build a synthetic rubber plant …
EC fines four for rubber chemical cartel: Bayer to pay Euros 58.8m
Added: 3 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Brussels-Following yesterday's report that Chemtura has been fined Euros 13.…
Trelleborg doubles oil/gas sector business with CRP buy
Added: 3 Jan 2006
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Trelleborg, Sweden-Trelleborg is to acquire UK-based engineering CRP Group f…
Dupont opens new elastomer technical centre in Shanghai
Added: 23 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Shanghai, China-DuPont Performance Elastomers has opened a new technical cen…
Hoffmann Mineral invests Euro 4 million in new facility
Added: 23 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Neuberg, Germany-White filler supplier Hoffmann Mineral has spent Euros 4 mi…
Dow Corning builds plant in India for silicon-based products
Added: 23 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Midland, Michigan-Dow Corning is building a new manufacturing facility in Pu…
BASF launches ammonia-free latex for carpet backing
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Dalton, Georgia-In January 2006, BASF will launch new ammonia-free latex bin…
Caterpillar buys Italian industrial hose maker Rapisarda
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, UT staff
Peoria, Illinois-Caterpillar Inc. has bought Rapisarda Industries, a lead…
Shell to sell stake in Berre cracker to Basell
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London-Shell chemicals companies have agreed to sell to Basell the 50 perce…
Bekaert appoints De Graeve to succeed De Wilde as ceo
Added: 22 Dec 2005
Brussels-NV Bekaert SA's board has appointed Bert De Graeve, currently chief financial and administ…
Chemtura fined Euros 13.6 million in rubber chemicals investigation
Added: 22 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Middlebury, Connecticut-Chemtura Corp. has been fined Euros 13.6 million by …
RAG moves to buy all of Degussa's shares
Added: 22 Dec 2005
Düsseldorf, Germany-RAG AG of Essen, Germany, which holds a 50.1 percent interest in filler and ch…
Ansell to buy back shares
Added: 21 Dec 2005
Melbourne, Australia-Glove and condom maker Ansell Ltd has launched a plan to buy back about $75-mi…
Grefen steps down from top job at Hexagon Polymers Compounding
Added: 21 Dec 2005
Eupen, Belgium-Joachim Grefen, who set up rubber compounding group GFD Technology GmbH in Hückelho…
