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Primasil moving organic rubber moulding to Czech Republic

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Weobley, UK-Primasil Silicones Ltd is moving its organic rubber unit to the …

Wacker makes Jointec Italian-wide distributor for silicone elastomers

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Munich, Germany-Wacker Silicones has appointed Jointec srl to distribute the…

Cooper-Standard Automotive buys Mexico hose unit from Gates

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Novi, Michigan-Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. has announced that it recentl…

Ellerbrock's new management team in place as Zimmerman retires

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Henstedt-Ulzburg, Germany-Klaus Zimmermann retired from his post as managing director for German re…

Alliance wins US Army contract worth $2 million

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Hadera, Israel-Alliance Tire Co. announced 25 July that it had won five tenders totaling $2 million…

Lanxess warns on profitability of nitrile business as it opens China tech centre

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Leverkusen, Germany-Opening Lanxess AG's new Euro 5 million technical centre…

Conti agrees scheme for 860 job losses at ex-Phoenix HQ in Hamburg

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Hanover, Germany- Continental AG's management has agreed with the works coun…

Tenneco Automotive reports strong Q2 results

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Lake Forest, Illinois-In the second quarter of 2005, Tenneco Automotive repo…

Ansell appoints director, warns on South Pacific Tyres write down

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Richmond, Australia-Ronald Bell has been appointed to the board of healthcar…

First silicone rubber for hair-now chocolate and elastomers for skin care

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Midland, Michigan-Dow Corning Corp. has followed its development of silicone…

ContiTech negotiating sale of profiles unit to SaarGummi's buyer

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Hannover, Germany-ContiTech AG is in talks with private equity group Orlando…

Best licenses glove patent to Microflex

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Menlo, Georgia-Best Manufacturing Co. a leading industrial and medical glove…

Scapa says performance is improving as the year progresses

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Blackburn, UK-Scapa Group plc is optimistic that its current performance is…

ICL Industrial Products raises prices for DSP's magnesia

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Beer Sheeva, Israel-Dead Sea Periclase (DSP)-now the ICL Industrial Products…

NOK-Freudenberg ramping up in China

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Nina Ying Sun, ERJ Akron Bureau

Shanghai, China-NOK-Freudenberg Group China, a partnership betwee…

Programme set for US seminar on health risks of butadiene/chloroprene

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Houston, Texas- An international symposium on, Evaluation of Butadiene and Chloroprene Health Risk…

SSL

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

London-Ian Martin, chairman of condom manufacturer and footcare specialist S…

Tenneco Automotive makes management changes

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Lake Forest, Illinois-Tenneco Automotive has made Timothy Donovan the firm's…

Silicone rubber, epoxy used to preserve bodies by plastination

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Jason Lea, ERJ Akron Bureau

Akron, Ohio-Gunther von Hagens, 60, inventor of the plastination proc…

Bandag's sales, earnings climb-but European business is down

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Muscatine, Iowa-Spurred by strong transportation business results, Bandag Inc. recorded improvement…