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China's rubber chemical output up to 80 m tonnes

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Beijing -- China has increased output of rubber chemicals to 80 million tonnes…

Lanxess execs visit CRIA to talk rolling resistance

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Beijing -- A delegation from Lanxess visited the China Rubber Industry Associa…

NR prices continue steady rise

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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London -- Rubber prices continue to move slowly upwards overnight, remaining s…

Vistalon releases 50 EPDM compounds to mark 50 years

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil is marking 50 years since the first commercial pr…

Sibur, Sinopec JV to discuss two NBR plants in China, Russia

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Beijing -- China's Sinopec and Russia's Sibur have signed a Memorandum of Exte…

Daetwyler develops PEEK-reinforced elastomers for seals

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Thornton Cleveleys, UK -- A new composite made from fluoro-elastomer, (FKM), n…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 Oct 2011)

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

Tyre companies declare tyre wear particles as safe

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Chesapeake Bay, Maryland -- Eleven tyre-manufacturing chief executives have sa…

Malaysian NR output is up on August 2010

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Kuala Lumpur -- Output of natural rubber (NR) in Malaysia in August 2011 was d…

Pirelli's H:01 truck tyre features silica compound

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Milan -- Pirelli is to launch a new a long haul truck tyre range under the nam…

Ford monitors suppliers' carbon footprints

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford Motor Company said it has more than tripled the siz…

Fenner appoints non-Exec director

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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London -- Fenner PLC said it will appoint Vanda Murray as a non-executive dire…

UK tyre recycler appoints sales rep

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Manchester, UK -- Tyre recycler, J. Allcock & Sons Ltd. has appointed Luke Gil…

China's carbon black market to be studied

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Guangzhou, Guangdong -- The third edition report of The Future of Carbon Black…

Delticom promotes winter tyres

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Hanover, Germany -- European online tyre retailer Delticom, is continuing to p…

Shengda director quits

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Shanghai, China -- ShengdaTech, Inc. said Dongquan Zhang has resigned as a mem…

US law firm issues class action suit for fraud against Magnum D'Or

Added: 13 Oct 2011

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Wilmington, Delaware -- The law firm of Rigrodsky & Long, has filed a class ac…

Thai Eastern Group meets Nizhenkamsk, signs deal

Added: 12 Oct 2011

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Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- A delegation of Thai Eastern Group (Thailand) heade…

Roland wins Charles Goodyear Medal

Added: 12 Oct 2011

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Cleveland, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division has named C. Michael Roland, head…

TRW unveils hybrid tyre pressure monitoring system

Added: 12 Oct 2011

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Wueschheim, Germany -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has developed its next ge…