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Articles in March, 2008 issue of European Rubber Journal

• Nokian Tyres' sales up by 22 percent in 2007.(News)(Financial report)
• People News.(People)
• Machinery boom continues, but when will it end?(Column)
• Zeppelin aims to capitalise on Chronos acquisition; Bulk materials handling company Zeppelin bought Chronos Richardson's mixing and weighing unit last year, after many years of discussions. The company is expanding, and has moved into new premises, but wi
• Rhodia's Chinese subsidiary.(Suppliers)(Brief article)
• ECHA publishes REACH guidance for users; * Publication to help downstream users.(Suppliers)(European Chemicals Agency )(Brief article)
• Bridgestone to withdraw from marine hose business - finds cases of other bribes; * No more marine hose. * Similar findings in rubber dam, marine fender units.(News)
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• EC fines Bayer, Zeon [euro]34 million for NBR cartel; * EU busts another cartel * See also story on p39.(Suppliers)(European Union. European Commission)(Bayer AG and Zeon Chemicals Europe Ltd.)(Brief article)
  by Shaw, David
• A quick guide to suing for damages from rubber cartels; The EU has imposed large fines on cartel members in the nitrile and chloroprene rubber, EPDM and other materials. However, the money paid in fines does not go to the victims of cartels. Those who suf
  by Singleton, Susan
• Avon Rubber sells aerosol gasket unit to ... Avon Group.(News)
• Titan posts net loss despite better sales in 2007.(News)(Financial report)
• Business is good as Conti integrates Matador; The integration of Continental's machinery business with the Matador Machinery unit is progressing well, with Conti gaining from Matador's technology and customer base.(News)(Matador a.s. and Conti Machinery)
  by Shaw, David
• French researchers develop 'self-healing' rubber material; * Rubber will heal itself, even after a few days * Material is easy to make.(Suppliers)
• Cooper Standard buys control of MAPS Indian unit.(News)
• Pomini to remain independent.(News)
• Herbert boosts engineering function to support tyre firms; Herbert is making its presses bigger and better. Bigger because of demand for large sizes and better in terms of flexibility. The company is also boosting its engineering function in response to d
• L&T introduces mixer range.(News)
• Michelin posts strong results - even stronger cash-flow; * Growth limited by tyre factory capacity * R&D budget falls.(News)
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• Rhodia's new Zeosil improves tyres; * Latest generation aims to help tyre makers * Two-year R&D program.(Suppliers)
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• Goodyear's 2007 sales approach $20 billion record, despite lower volumes.(News)
• 'RunOnFlats as good as standard' - Goodyear; * Drivers can't tell the difference * Now on Mercedes.(News)
• Oil prices hit record highs; rubber near all-time peak; stocks falling.(News)
• Desma system adjusts rubber temperature during injection; Klockner Desma has developed an ingenious system which allows production managers to adjust the temperature of the compound as it is injected into the mould cavity, ensuring fast, even curing throu
  by Shaw, David
• Sumitomo's sales up but income down in 2007.(News)(Financial report)
• Rubber machinery boom continues into 2008; The machinery boom is continuing. Last year saw further growth in the sector, helped by the weakness of the dollar. The tyre sector remains strong, but the non-tyre sector is recovering. Regionally, North America
• Tosoh will pay EU fines, but says, "We're not guilty".(Suppliers)
• Trelleborg records steady growth for 12 month period; * Sales growth in all areas * Marine hose managers plead guilty.(News)
• Intralox systems help save money; improve quality through design.(News)
• Rubber overshoes as fashion item.(Suppliers)
• Lanxess confirms Singapore as site for huge halobutyl plant.(Suppliers)
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• Bridgestone's sales rise 13 percent in fiscal 2007, * Strong growth in mining tyres, UHP car tyres * Truck and bus sales fall.(News)(Financial report)
• Avon fails to sell mixing plant - unit to close with 60 job losses; * Mixing to unit in Westbury to close * Compounding operations to end.(News)(Avon Rubber PLC)(Brief article)
  by Shaw, David
• Enasave 97 tyre eliminates nearly all synthetic materials; A standard car tyre is made up of 56 percent by weight of material from non-renewable sources. Sumitomo's Enasave 97 uses just 3 percent - the rubber chemicals. All synthetic fibres, elastomers an
• Rubber machinery companies: Part 1 of 2.(News)
• Berstorff aims to win large contract business under K-M.(News)(KraussMaffei Berstorff)
  by Shaw, David
• Crunch time for Goodyear-Dunlop's factories in Amiens; * Minority shareholders call for more investment * Aiming for 5000 u/day.(News)
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• Dow assigns elastomer unit to strategic evaluation business; * Elastomer unit to be sold? * Dow 'actively' seeking new solutions.(Suppliers)
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• Goodyear wants to triple truck tyre output at Debica.(News)
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• H-F consolidates position at top of machinery rankings; Harburg-Freudenberger is the largest rubber machinery maker in the world by far. The company has enough critical mass and management resources to establish service centres around the world: something
• Lanxess to slash 270 jobs, cease NBR production at Sarnia.(Suppliers)
• Vibracoustic, Freudenberg supply Tata's Nano; * All rubber components sourced from India * AVS components specially designed.(News)
• Rubber machinery companies: Part 2 of 2.(News)