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Ritus purchases John Crane rubber seal facility
Added: 14 Nov 2005
From Rubber & Plastics News
Vandalia, Illinois-Rubber and plastic moulder Ritus Corp. has purchased …
French meeting in Rheims to cover polyphase industrial polymers
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Paris-A two-day meeting which is being organised by the French rubber training body, the LRCCP, wil…
Dow's emulsions business has strong Q2 despite Finnish paper strike
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Midland, Michigan-Dow Chemical Co.'s latex business had a strong second quar…
Cabot boss says high feedstock prices affected carbon black results
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Boston, Massachusetts-Cabot Corp.'s chairman and ceo Kennett Burnes said the…
Bekaert says first half 'excellent' but warns of 'challenging' H2
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Kortrijk, Belgium-Steel producer NV Bekaert SA saw strong sales growth in al…
Amerityre to sell technology, equipment to Ace Products
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Boulder City, Nevada-Amerityre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
Skellmax spending NZ$20 m on firms in New Zealand, Australia-and the UK
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Auckland, New Zealand-Skellmax Industries Ltd in New Zealand has been active…
Cooper reports 2nd-quarter loss, partially blames effects of strike
Added: 14 Nov 2005
From Rubber & Plastics News
Findlay, Ohio-Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. fell into the red in the second q…
SKF sees sales, profits rise, as US seal plant is set to close
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Gothenburg, Sweden-Swedish engineering group SKF, which numbers seal maker Chicago Rawhide among it…
Harburg Freudenberger identity change complete
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Hamburg, Germany-Rubber machinery maker Harburg Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH has completed its n…
Blackfriars moves granulator manufacturing to Corby
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Corby, UK-Blackfriars Ltd, a UK-based maker of granulating equipment for the rubber sector and the …
Hrit joins EaglePicher's Hillsdale Division
Added: 14 Nov 2005
Inkster, Michigan-John Hrit has been appointed vice president of operations with the Hillsdale Divi…
Rhein Chemie investing Euro 3 million in new unit at Mannheim
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Mannheim, Germany-Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH is building a new Euro 3 million…
Bridgestone planning 2nd Chinese plant for steel tyre cord
Added: 14 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-Bridgestone Corp. is to spend about $100 million (Euro 82 million) to …
Bridgestone N America suggests 10-year limit on car tyre life
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone/Firestone has sent a technical bulletin to its US dealers, tell…
Garibaldi Venture Cap divests Gajah Tunggal stake -- report
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Jakarta -- Newswires are reporting on a story from Indonesian daily paper, Bisnis Indonesia, that S…
FDA proposes warnings against STDs on condom packaging
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Washington DC -- The US-based Food and Drug Administration has proposed changes to the packaging of…
Toyota signs multi-year F1 tyre deal with Bridgestone
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- Toyota Motorsport has announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with Bridgestone Moto…
News from elsewhere on the web 11/11
Added: 11 Nov 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Company proposes airless tyre made by transfer moulding
Added: 11 Nov 2005
Boca Raton, Florida -- Venture Capital company, NewTech Tire claims to have succesfully tested a no…
