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DuPont comments on court ruling against Kolon

Added: 3 Sep 2012

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Richmond, Virginia - DuPont issued a long statement after a ruling by the U.S.…

NGF Europe brings high tensile glass fibres to UK

Added: 3 Sep 2012

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St Helens, UK - Glass fibre maker NGF Europe Ltd has announced an investment o…

Yokohama marks Pikes Peak successes

Added: 3 Sep 2012

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Tokyo Yokohama Rubber is marking two successes at the Pikes Peak mountain clim…

China's tyre industry studied

Added: 3 Sep 2012

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Dublin, Ireland -- AMID Co has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets …

September declared as Balloon month in the US

Added: 3 Sep 2012

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Wichita, Kansas - The US-based International Balloon Association has declared …

Europe to monitor tyre labelling legislation

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Brussels - A working party on market surveillance and enforcement of the forth…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 August 2012)

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Reuters improves Gajah Tunggal debt rating

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Jakarta - Reuters debt rating service has upgraded its opinion of tyre maker G…

Mitsui adds Tafmer capacity in Singapore

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Singapore - Mitsui Chemical Corp has announced a project to build capacity for…

China releases raw material prices for August

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has published a compre…

Tokyo NR prices weaker on Friday

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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London - Rubber prices trended downwards on Friday 31 August. On Tokyo's Tocom…

Kolon to challenge court ruling banning its production of para-aramid

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Richmond, Virginia - Kolon Industries said it is disappointed with a court rul…

Recreational rubber tube may cause chemical allergies

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Washington DC - A US-based inner tube maker has issued a voluntary recall of s…

Zeon publishes 2012 CSR document

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Tokyo Zeon Corp has published the 2012 edition of its Corporate Social Respons…

Schaeffler reports increased revenues in first half

Added: 31 Aug 2012

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Herzogenaurach, Germany -- The Schaeffler Group's revenue increased by five pe…

Bridgestone tops global tyre list - again

Added: 30 Aug 2012

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By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff

Akron, Ohio -- Higher wholesale selling pri…

Sibur establishes subsidiary in India

Added: 30 Aug 2012

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Jamnagar, India -- Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur has extended its geogr…

Hexpol adding TPE capacity in Germany

Added: 30 Aug 2012

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Malmo, Sweden -- Hexpol A.B. is adding thermoplastic elastomer compounding ca…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 August 2012)

Added: 30 Aug 2012

(7 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

China's machinery sales fell in first half; exports grow

Added: 30 Aug 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - the boom in sales by China's rubber machinery segment appears to end…