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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
From Rubber & Plastics News
Las Vegas, Nevada-MediCorp Ltd, the world's third-largest manufacturer o…
FDA puts Ansell condom plant in Thailand on detention
Added: 3 Nov 2005
From Rubber & Plastics News
Melbourne, Australia-The US Food & Drug Administration has placed Ansell…
New acrylic elastomer from DuPont is 'cost effective for auto hoses & ducts'
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Wilmington, Delaware-DuPont has launched ACE, a new acrylic co-elastomer tha…
Trelleborg acquires French industrial tyre distributor
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg has acquired the French company Cimap Roues Industrielles SAS, whi…
Goodyear Europe announces de Bok as Roney's replacement
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has announced the appointment of Arthur de Bok, 43, as president of the com…
Pronal claims elastomer fuel tanks prevent fuel spills in aircraft
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Lille, France -- French bladder manufacturer, Pronal SA says it has developed new elastomer materia…
MTI-PolyFab to carry out Boeing, Airbus retrofits
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Mississauga, Ontario-MTI-PolyFab has gained a second contract to retrofit a …
Forbo raises price for polymer emulsion adhesives
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-The Synthetic Polymers group of Forbo…
Dow Reichhold to increase latex prices
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Denham, North Carolina -- Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex LLC will boost prices for all specialty lat…
Dow to raise Tyrin chlorinated polyethylene resin prices
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Midland, Michigan --Dow Chemical Co. and Dow Chemical Canada Inc. will raise prices of all grades o…
Chemtura raises antioxidant prices
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Middlebury, Connecticut -- Chemtura and its subsidiary company, Great Lakes Chemical, have said pri…
Kraton D prices going up in Europe
Added: 3 Nov 2005
London- Kraton Polymers llc is to raise prices in Europe for its clear and oil-extended styrene but…
Dow simplifies structure into basic and performance materials
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Midland, Michigan-Dow Chemical has announced it will realign its businesses …
Transcript of Edouard Michelin's statement on 10 Sept
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Paris -- Michelin has released the transcript of the statement made by Edouard Michelin to the pres…
GreenMan divests Tennessee scrap tyre business
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Lynnfield, Massachusetts -- As it promised earlier, tyre recycler GreenMan Technologies Inc. is clo…
Continental pledges $100 000 to hurricane relief
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Continental AG and its subsidiaries have pledged to donate $50 000 to …
Goodyear appoints VP finance for N American tyre unit
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named Marc Voorhees as vice president of finan…
Bridgestone plans proving ground in China
Added: 3 Nov 2005
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has been given permission to build a new proving ground in Yixing, Jiang…
Sika wants to buy Sarna, combine membrane businesses
Added: 3 Nov 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Baar, Switzerland-Sika AG and Sarna Kunststoff Holding AG are planning to co…
