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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
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…