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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 ”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…