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Rail industry and beyond: Seco looks to expand business
NORTH CANTON, Ohio—What's in a name? In Seco Machine Inc.'s case, not quite enough. That happens when a company is multifaceted, versatile and open to expanding further.
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50 years strong, Kastalon preparing for future
Kastalon Inc. is coming off another solid year with expectations of a repeat performance in 2013. But that doesn't mean the Alsip, Ill.-headquartered designer and manufacturer of polyurethane goods is resting on its laurels.
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Expert forecasts SBR prices to remain stable, but high
Styrene-butadiene rubber prices should be relatively stable this year and next, according to a market research expert.
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Goodyear Medalist Livigni builds impressive legacy
AKRON—Don't tell Russell A. Livigni, this year's Charles Goodyear Medalist, that the age of invention in rubber chemistry is past.
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HB Chemical distributing Black Cat carbon black
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—If a shortage of carbon black becomes a reality within the next few years as some forecasters suggest, HB Chemical Inc. will be ready.
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Arkansas honors Alliance Rubber for exporting excellence
May 24, 2013HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Alliance Rubber Co. is one of four companies in Arkansas to earn the 2013 Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade, according to the company.
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Wacker develops modular system for silicone rubber
May 24, 2013MUNICH—Wacker Chemie A.G. said it has developed a modular system for pourable, addition-curing silicone rubber compounds called Elastosil Vario.
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Huntsman CEO: Polyurethane supplies to be tight
May 24, 2013NEW YORK—The North American and European markets for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate-based polyurethanes are going to be tight over the next two years, and Huntsman Corp. will be buying MDI from other sources, according to its CEO>
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Yokohama plants trees to help earthquake remediation
May 24, 2013TOKYO—The Yokohama Rubber Co. planted about 5,000 trees recently to help support the recovery of the town of Otsuchi, one of the areas severely affected by the 2011 earthquake.
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Nexen hopes to expand image by partnering with Dodgers
May 24, 2013DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—Nexen Tire America Inc. is partnering with the Los Angeles Dodgers to further its local marketing efforts.
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Group Robert Bernard opens Canadian plant
May 24, 2013GRANBY, Quebec—Group Robert Bernard has opened a $3 million facility in Granby that is considered the largest Michelin Retread Technologies-licensed plant in Canada as well as the only hybrid MRT facility there.
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Dunlop backing new junior motocross championship
May 24, 2013BIRMINGHAM, England—Dunlop Motorsports said it will supply tires for the new Honda European 150 Championship.
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MRPC honored as one of Wisconsin's top workplaces
May 23, 2013BUTLER, Wis.—The Milwaukee Journal has named Molded Rubber and Plastics Corp. as a Top Workplace in Southeast Wisconsin for the second straight year.
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Argotec adds two manufacturing representatives
May 23, 2013GREENFIELD, Mass.—Argotec Inc. has added CJG Material Solutions and DEG Components as its latest manufacturing representatives.
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Bridgestone praised in UK for carbon emission efforts
May 23, 2013WARWICK, England—Bridgestone Corp. has earned praise from the United Kingdom Freight Transport Association for its voluntary efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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In Print
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Column: The curse of/at distracted drivers
May 20, 2013The sun is shining, birds are chirping, we Ohioans are enjoying our two weeks of spring. I decide to ride my motorcycle to work. Not a half-mile from my home, I'm stopped in an intersection, waiting for the driver of the vehicle in front me to turn left. He does, I follow, and some guy driving a ...
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Golden year, golden times for Kastalon
May 20, 2013Kastalon Inc. is coming off another solid year with expectations of a repeat performance in 2013. But that doesn't mean the Alsip, Ill.-headquartered designer and manufacturer of polyurethane goods is resting on its laurels. R. Bruce DeMent, the firm's president and CEO, has been and is making...
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Goodyear Medalist Livigni makes mark in Akron
May 20, 2013AKRON—Don't tell Russell A. Livigni, this year's Charles Goodyear Medalist, that the age of invention in rubber chemistry is past. “Anyone who thinks there is nothing left to do in this area, nothing left to do in the tire business, I say balderdash. That's ridiculous,” Livigni ...
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Rubber Division financial picture remains positive
May 20, 2013FAIRLAWN, Ohio—The ACS Rubber Division continues to operate in the black, according to a report by Treasurer Terry DeLapa. The group also has released the list of candidates for its officer and director posts. Through April 23, the organization reported a year-to-date net surplus of $511,...
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