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Kraiburg adding new admin building to TPE unit
Added: 21 Oct 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Waldkraiburg, Germany-Kraiburg TPE GmbH has broken ground for construction o…
Acquisitive ITW buys instrument maker Instron
Added: 21 Oct 2005
By Bill Bregar, Plastics News
Norwood, Massachusetts-Testing instrument maker Instron Corp. has a ne…
Kraton feels effects of isoprene shortage
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC says customers of isoprene-based products may be affected by …
Hutchinson to close auto profiles plant in UK
Added: 21 Oct 2005
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Telford, UK -- Hutchinson SA has announced the closure of its automotive pr…
OCC doubles capacity for insoluble sulphur
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Dharuhera, India -- Oriental Carbon & Chemicals has added a new line for insoluble sulphur at its f…
ISP raises prices on SBR grades
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Wayne, New Jersey -- International Specialty Products Inc. raised prices on its styrene-butadiene r…
Manufacturer of prosthetic testes wins Ig Nobel award
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Cambridge, Massachusetts -- The annual Ig Nobel awards celebrate the opposite of scientific genius…
Jatma publishes data on Japanese tyre business
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Tokyo -- production of automobile tyres in 2004 increased 3.7% from the previous year to 1.27 milli…
Natural rubber prices soar to highest level since 1988
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Singapore -- Prices of technically-specified rubber rose to a new 17-year high in Singapore yesterd…
Goodyear to replace crashed blimp
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will launch a new airship next spring, replacing the Stars & Stripes, which…
Galaxy, Dynamic complete merger to form GPX
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Boston, Massachusetts -- Boston-based Galaxy Tire & Wheel Inc. and Toronto-based Dynamic Tire Corp.…
New nitrile Female Condom will sell at
Added: 21 Oct 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Baltimore, Maryland-The Female Health Co. has developed a second-generation …
Mitsui to build huge metallocene-EPDM factory
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Tokyo -- Mitsui Chemicals has announced plans to build a 75 kt/year EPDM factory at its Ichihara (C…
Parker Hannifin buys tubing and hose operation
Added: 21 Oct 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Cleveland, Ohio-Parker Hannifin has followed its acquisition of seals and ga…
GDX appoints senior managers
Added: 21 Oct 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Farmington Hills, Michigan-GDX Automotive has appointed Howard Duxbury as ch…
Two-wheel show opens in Paris
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Paris -- the Paris motorbike show is now on in the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The Internationa…
Many new car statistics available from ACEA
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Brussels -- ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association has updated its website with a…
West appoints new president of N American pharma systems
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Lionville, Philadelphia -- West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has announced the appointment of Don M…
Goodyear's US tyre output falls 30 percent after Rita
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said it has implemented temporary reductions in produ…
Cabot's Australian carbon black unit closes on schedule
Added: 21 Oct 2005
Melbourne, Australia -- Cabot Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cabot Australas…
