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Pensions liabilities force Plymouth Rubber into Chapter 11 reorganisation

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Canton, Massachusetts -- Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc. has announced that it has voluntarily filed …

US demand for fluoroelastomers to grow 5 percent annually

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Cleveland, Ohio -- US demand for fluoroelastomers is expected to grow to a value of $460 million by…

Rubber futures hit nine-year high

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Tokyo (Reuters) - Tokyo rubber futures extended a rally on Wednesday to their highest level in nine…

Dow claims leadership in speciality elastomer sector

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Midland, Michigan -- The Dow Chemical Company has reaffirmed its commitment to leadership in the sp…

EC clears Goldman Sachs' acquisition of Pirelli's cable business

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Brussels -- The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquis…

ACI finalises Green Machine buy, sets out plans for Bahrain project

Added: 14 Nov 2005

London -- ACI Global Corporation (previously Par Advance Technologies, Inc.) has announced it has c…

Goodyear to make runflats in Dalian, China

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Shanghai, China--The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced that it aims to become the first …

EC clears Conti's acquisition of Xtraprint

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Brussels-- The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisi…

Tokyo University makes rubber with reversible crosslinks

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Tokyo--Toshikazu Takata at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed an experimental elastome…

Jörg Sost Joins Management Board of Freudenber

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Weinheim, Germany--Jörg Sost has joined the Management Board of Freudenberg & Co. as a general par…

DuPont Performance Elastomers breaks from DDE

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Wilmington, Delaware-DuPont Dow Elastomers, the joint venture between DuPont and The Dow Chemical C…

Chemtura opens for business, announces logo

Added: 14 Nov 2005

July 1 is Day One in the life of Chemtura, which claims to be the world's largest plastics additiv…

Mosley says Michelin should be ashamed, as FIA publishes transcript of press conference

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Paris--The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has published a transcript of the press …

Cabot adds yet more carbon black at Tianjin

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Tianjin, China -- Cabot Corp. has said it will build a new specialty

carbon black unit at its plant …

Yokohama opens Chinese sealant, hose assembly plants

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Tokyo --Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. opened two Chinese plants in June to better meet automotive and co…

Sartomer buys Kaucuk's liquid polybutadienes business

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Liz White, ERJ staff

Exton, Pennsylvania-Specialty chemicals manufacturer Sartomer Co. has bought…

GM purchasing chief sees suppliers turn unruly

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Automotive News / August 29, 2005

Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors purchasing czar Bo Andersson i…

Nissan mulls buying parts in low-cost regions

Added: 14 Nov 2005

By Yuzo Yamaguchi, Automotive News

TOKYO -- To chop purchasing costs, Nissan's assembly plants in No…

DSM's Louisiana SBR plant survives hurricane

Added: 14 Nov 2005

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana--DSM Copolymer Inc's styrene-butadiene plant in Baton Rouge and…

Former Gates Rubber CEO Charles Gates Jr. dies at 84

Added: 14 Nov 2005

Denver, Colorado--Charles Gates Jr., former chairman and CEO of Gates Corp. and Gates Rubber Co., d…