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Mitsui to introduce metallocene elastomer in November
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Tokyo--Mitsui Chemical plans to introduce a new alpha-olefin-based elastomer, made using metallocen…

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Added: 13 Apr 2005
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Gadjah Tunggal releases 2004 results
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Jakarta--Indonesian tyre maker Gadjah Tunggal has released financial data for 2004, showing a decli…

ExxonMobil introduces more Vistamaxx grades
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Houston, Texas--ExxonMobil Chemical has announced two new grades of Vistamaxx(TM) specialty elastom…

Goodyear Canada picks site in Quebec for new retread plant
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Ville St. Laurent, Quebec--Goodyear Canada Inc. will invest nearly $4 million this year to relocat…

US study finds no allergic reactions from Guayule
Added: 13 Apr 2005
Carlsbad, California)--Commercially manufactured latex from the desert shrub guayule causes no dete…

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Added: 12 Apr 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

GE Advanced materials adds capacity for NXT silanes
Added: 12 Apr 2005
Wilton, Conecticut--GE Silicones has announced that it has expanded its capacity for silanes used i…

Goodyear arranges $3650 million in new credit facilities
Added: 12 Apr 2005
New York--Goodyear Tire and Rubber has secured $3650 million in new credit facilities, replacing it…

Ratification of new pact ends month-long strike at Cooper plant
Added: 12 Apr 2005
TEXARKANA, Ark. (April 11)--Striking Steelworkers at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Texarkana tyre plan…

FDA reconsiders silicone breast implant ban
Added: 12 Apr 2005
WASHINGTON (April 11)--The US Food and Drug Administration has convened a three-day hearing to hear…

Michelin to build earthmover tyre plant in Brazil
Added: 12 Apr 2005
PARIS (April 11)--Groupe Michelin will spend about $200 million through mid-2007 to build a plant …

TIA blasts TPMS final rule
Added: 12 Apr 2005
Washington, DC--The Tire Industry Association has joined the Rubber Manufacturers Association in co…

Vita adds to medical TPE range
Added: 11 Apr 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Middleton, UK-The French unit of Vita Thermoplastics Compounds has passed it…

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Added: 11 Apr 2005
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TPMS makers gear up for boom in sales
Added: 11 Apr 2005
London--Following last week's announcement that new cars in the US will have to have tyre pressure …

Government body to reassess Durex undertakings on condom distribution
Added: 8 Apr 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London-The UK's Office of Fair Trading is reviewing undertakings given in 19…

Best settles glove patent cases with suppliers
Added: 8 Apr 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Menlo, Georgia-Medical and industrial glove maker Best Manufacturing Co. and…

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Added: 8 Apr 2005
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Alliance Tire returns to profit in 2004
Added: 8 Apr 2005
Hadera, Israel--Israeli tyre maker, Alliance Tire has returned to profit after four years of net lo…