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Glove selection for healthcare to be discussed at two UK seminars
Added: 2 Mar 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Two seminars on glove selection for health care and personal protection are …
Rollier nominated to be Michelin managing partner
Added: 2 Mar 2005
Clermont-Ferrand, France-Groupe Michelin is proposing that Michel Rollier, its chief financial offi…
Pirelli tyre posts 10-year high in earnings
Added: 2 Mar 2005
Milan, Italy-Pirelli SpA, led by its resurgent tyre division, reported a 42-percent jump in 2004 op…
Lanxess sets up rubber chemicals joint venture in China
Added: 2 Mar 2005
Shanghai, China-With Lanxess AG's new joint venture, it intends to be the first western player to m…
DSM Elastomers back in profit in 2004
Added: 2 Mar 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Heerlen, the Netherlands-DSM's elastomers business is back in profit. “Hav…
Buzuluk´s mixers going to China
Added: 2 Mar 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Buzuluk Komárov as despatched two new 270 litre internal mixers on 15 Nov …
Renault unsure about runflat technology
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--A spokesman for Renault said the company is re-evaluating its approach to runf…
Goodyear plans huge spend on Run-flat advertising
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Goodyear Dunlop Tyres plans a major spend on advertising its run-on-flat tyre …
DuPont boosts specialty elastomer prices
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva-DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (P&IP) announced a price increase of 0.30 Euro/kg for…
Yokohama launches Advan brand throughout the world
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Yokohama Rubber is integrating its top brands around the world under the Advan…
Vredestein, Amtel hope to prepare contracts soon
Added: 1 Mar 2005
Geneva, Switzerland--Vredestein and Amtel hope to conclude the negotiations on the Russian tyre mak…
Safic divests silicone compounder to Silcomp
Added: 28 Feb 2005
Paris--Safic Alcan has sold its silicone compounding activities to Silcomp France SA.
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VMI launches modular tyre building system
Added: 23 Feb 2005
VMI Epe has announced a new tyre building system, designed to permit lot sizes as small as one tyre…
News fom elsewhere on the web
Added: 23 Feb 2005
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Conti to close Akron test center 31 May
Added: 23 Feb 2005
Charlotte, North Carolina--Continental Tire North America Inc. will close its Akron Test Center 31 …
Elementis may sell Linatex rubber business
Added: 23 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
London--Linatex, the speciality rubber unit of UK chemicals group Elementis …
Trelleborg adds some Metso assets to marine fender unit
Added: 22 Feb 2005
By Liz White, ERJ staff
Trelleborg, Sweden-Trelleborg Engineered Systems is to buy machinery and oth…
Reinhard Uphus moves to VMI A-Z
Added: 22 Feb 2005
Dr Reinhard Uphus told ERJ today that he is leaving Berstorff GmbH at the end of March, and will ta…
ThyssenKrupp considers legal action against Yiyang Machinery Group
Added: 22 Feb 2005
ThyssenKrupp Elastomertechnik has issued a statement suggesting that it is considering legal action…
Chronos launches new control system
Added: 22 Feb 2005
Chronos Richardson is using the tire technology expo to launch its latest control system, the CR 60…
