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Bekaert to reduce output of Lanklaar plant, as demand moves east
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Kortrijk, Belgium -- Bekaert SA, the Belgian wire producer, has begun negotiations with employees t…

Global rubber/latex summit planned in Thailand
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Akron. Ohio--Rubber Pro Co. Ltd. is organising a rubber/latex global summit in Bangkok, Thailand, D…

Ex-Bayer exec Petersen to serve four months in price-fixing case
Added: 3 Nov 2005
San Francisco--Former Bayer Corp. executive Martin Petersen has been sentenced to four months in pr…

NHTSA issues changes to TPMS rule
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Washington, DC -- Interested parties have until Oct. 24 to petition for reconsideration of the Nati…

Lanxess evacuates Texas rubber facility as Hurricane Rita nears
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Orange, Texas-Employees at Lanxess Corp.'s Orange facility, which makes poly…

A1 Grand Prix series runs on Cooper tyres
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Brands Hatch, UK -- This weekend's inaugural race in the new A1 series of Grands Prix also marks th…

American Gasket & Rubber admits accounting errors
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Copell, Texas -- Tekni-Plex, Inc. has said that it has become aware of certain accounting errors at…

Indianapolis to host F1 Grand Prix in 2006 on July 4 weekend
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Indianapolis, Indiana -- The United States Grand Prix has been scheduled for Sunday, July 2, 2006 a…

Nokian officially opens Russian plant
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Vsevolozhsk, Russia --Nokian Tyres is today marking the official opening of its tyre plant in Vsevo…

Ebay auctioneer sells tyre marked with â€face of Jesus“
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Painesville, Ohio -- A cart racing fan is auctioning a Bridgestone tyre marked with dried mud which…

Finnish company sets up auto components plant in Russia
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Aura, Finland -- Finnish rubber processor, Reka Rubber is planning to set u…

Union to monitor Goodyear's proposed sale of Engineered Products
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The United Steelworkers of America has said it …

Goodyear explores sale of Engineered Products business
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Akron, Ohio --Goodyear is looking into the possible sale of the company's Engineered Products busin…

Cabot buys Showa Denko's shares in Japanese carbon black JV
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
TOKYO -- Cabot Corp. has announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiarie…

Carlisle Companies announces appointment of new group president
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Charlotte, Noth Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. has announced that Michael Popielec has been ap…

Omnova sales, earnings improve
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Fairlawn, Ohio --Omnova Solutions Inc. rebounded from a loss in 2004's third quarter and recorded a…

Kuraray to add 6 ktpa of SEBS capacity at Texas plant
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Tokyo-Japanese polymer producer Kuraray Co. Ltd is to spend $12 million to e…

Kraton to lift capacity for its SBS thermoplastic elastomer at Belpre in US
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Houston, Texas-Kraton Polymers llc announced 19 Sept that it is increasing c…

IOM3 to host half day London meeting on rubber friction
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Bristol, UK-The Rubber in Engineering group of the IOM3 is holding a meeting in London entitled Rub…

MediCor to buy two UK breast-implant companies
Added: 3 Nov 2005
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Las Vegas, Nevada-MediCorp Ltd, the world's third-largest manufacturer o…