Is free trade really good for the North American rubber industry?
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 Breaking News Sunday, September 07, 2008
Goodyear to cut European truck tire production
COLMAR-BERG, Luxembourg (Sept. 5, 2008) — Goodyear said it will cut truck tire production considerably at its European factories through the end of the year because of declining European demand for truck tires and subsequent build-up of stocks.
SmarTire, Schrader settle patent dispute
RICHMOND, British Columbia (Sept. 5, 2008) -- SmarTire Systems Inc. said it has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Schrader-Bridgeport International Inc. and Schrader Electronics Ltd.
Titan to increase prices 
QUINCY, Ill. (Sept. 5, 2008) -- Titan Tire Corp. said it will increase prices up to 10 percent on Titan, Goodyear and General brand off-the-road, farm and construction tires, effective Oct. 1.
Pennsylvania finishes cleanup of tire pile
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Sept. 5, 2008) -- The last tires from the formerly mammoth Starr property in Columbia County near Williamsport were loaded up and carted away Sept. 4, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said.
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Sunoco joins IISRP as affiliate
HOUSTON (Sept. 4, 2008) – Sunoco, a supplier of processing oil to the synthetic rubber industry, has the joined the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers as an affiliate member.
DSM Elastomers makes prospectus available
HEERLEN, Netherlands (Sept. 4, 2008) -- DSM N.V.'s DSM Elastomers unit has released its sale prospectus and other documents. The company said it only will release the documents to potential buyers it considers to be serious, and only after those potential buyers have signed a secrecy agreement.
ExxonMobil reaches compounding agreement in Asia-Pacific region
HOUSTON (Sept. 4, 2008) -- ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has reached a compounding agreement with Resin & Pigment Technologies Pte. Ltd. that Exxon said will improve its specialty compound supply in Asia-Pacific.
Air Products to raise prices on PU chemicals
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (Sept. 4, 2008) -- Air Products and Chemicals Inc. will increase prices for its line of polyurethanes chemicals by up to 20 percent effective Oct. 1.
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Kim K.T. Pan
Continental Carbon fights challenges in N.A.
HOUSTON—Carbon black producer Continental Carbon Co., like its competitors and most players along the rubber-industry supply chain, is facing a number of challenges in trying to operate profitably, particularly in North America. |
TKS plants grow in a greenhouse at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Ohio. RPN photo
Ohio State making strides in natural rubber alternative
WOOSTER, Ohio--It’s early August, and the campus at Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, Ohio, is quiet. But inside one of the buildings of the agricultural school is a hotbed of activity that may someday impact the rubber industry. |
From left, PolymerLatex staff members Soren Butz, Alexandra Diehl and R. Vinny Bhalla gather at the International Latex Conference, held recently in Independence, Ohio. RPN photo
PolymerLatex expands in Italy, plans factory in Malaysia
AKRON--PolymerLatex GmbH has completed phase one of a major expansion project aimed at boosting the firm’s nitrile production and is entering the second phase with construction of a plant in Malaysia. |
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