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Chemtura raises prices on flame retardants, bromine
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Middlebbury, Connecticut -- Chemtura Corp. is raising prices globally by 70 cents per kilogram on i…
Firestone EPDM roofing plant receives health and safety award
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Kingstree, South Carolina -- Firestone Building Products Co.'s Kingstree manufacturing plant -- whi…
Nokian signs construction deal for new mixing room at Russian plant
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Vsevolozhsk, Russia -- Nokian Tyres plc has signed a contract with YIT Construction Ltd. concerning…
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…
