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DuPont to close Louisville plant despite severe Neoprene shortages
Added: 15 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Louisville, Kentucky-DuPont Performance Elastomers has reaffirmed to the Uni…
Sumitomo to quadruple tyre capacity in China -- report
Added: 15 Dec 2005
Tokyo -- The Nihon Kazei Shimbun is reporting that Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd will invest 10-15…
EU car registrations continue downward drift in November
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Brussels -- The ACEA has released its car registrations data for the month of November 2005. Regist…
Cooper offer to buy back loan notes is over-subscribed
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire has announced the results of its offer to buy back some outstanding de…
IRSG releases 11 new secretariat papers, 3 country reports
Added: 14 Dec 2005
London -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced the release of 11 new Secretari…
China modifies tariffs on Korean SBR imports
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Beijing -- China's Commerce Ministry has altered the tariffs on imports of styrene-butadiene rubber…
Lanxess improves process control at CR factory
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess opened a new central control building for polychloroprene rubber (CR…
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Added: 14 Dec 2005
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Freudenberg extends brake hose production in Romania
Added: 14 Dec 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Weinheim, Germany-Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik (FDS) has an…
Amtel-Vredestein NV to sell Amtel-Carbon subsidiary
Added: 14 Dec 2005
Amsterdam, the Netherlands-Amtel-Vredestein NV announced 12 Dec that it is going to sell its Volgog…
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Added: 13 Dec 2005
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Goodyear to raise tyre prices 6%
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will raise prices up to 6 percent on all brands of its consumer, commercial…
IISRP announces programme for Barcelona meeting
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has announced t…
Goodrich Provides 2006 Financial Outlook
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Goodrich Corp. has announced its sales, earnings and cash flow outlook…
Amtel-Vredestein NV to sell Amtel-Carbon subsidiary
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Amsterdam, the Netherlands-Amtel-Vredestein NV announced 12 Dec that it is going to sell its Volgog…
NR prices fail to break 1988 highs in Tokyo - yet
Added: 13 Dec 2005
Tokyo -- Rubber futures prices reached a 17-year high in Tokyo on Monday, but stopped just short of…
USW casts Goodyear as “Scrooge and The Grinchâ€
Added: 12 Dec 2005
Toronto -- United Steelworkers' Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser said Friday the sudden tempo…
Toyota wants better quality in Europe
Added: 12 Dec 2005
By Luca Ciferri, Automotive News Europe
Brussels -- Toyota Motor Europe is re-emphasising the import…
Chrysler reshuffles execs, offices in Europe
Added: 12 Dec 2005
By Rick Kranz, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- The Chrysler group has overhauled its operations…
News from elsewhere on the web 12/12
Added: 12 Dec 2005
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