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European Rubber Journal

February 1997

News stories in this issue

• Bayer to make HNBR in Europe
• Mitsui plans 40 kt EPDM unit
• Shanghai Belt buys Nanchang
• Watts buys Germany distributor
• BTR expands in Argentina, India
• Sanok flotation successful
• Japanese import more golf balls
• UCP sells Russian materials
• Yukong quits EPDM business
• China orders butyl plant
• Gates eyes further expansion
• Dunlop Textiles completes management buy out
• Avon anticipates further growth
• Bekaert to cut cord capacity
• INRA-3 to go ahead; or not
• GT starts new Chinese venture
• US study links rubber materials to cancer
• BTR Sealing Systems adds 310 jobs in USA
• Italian car sales to climb
• Summary of World Broadcasts
• Conti signs deal in China
• Phoenix's expansion continues in India, Malaysia, China
• South Asia newsclips
• Conti expands capacity for tyre/wheel assemblies
• Belshina making heavy duty tyres for Trelleborg
• Kumho eyes Indian tyre factory
• Severe weather across Europe good for winter tyre sales
• All-season green tyre on offer from Michelin

Goodyear lifts SR

• Goodyear Tire & Rubber plans expansion of SR/chemicals businesses in Europe & the Far East, with a major project in 1997

NR latex stabilises

• Latex goods are now largely made in SE Asia, with production again shifting from Malaysia towards cheaper regions
• News from US latex glove firms

Gloves meet goals

• US disposable glove use is predicted to grow by 60% to 2002, to 18.5 billion.

Postscript

• David Shaw peers into his crystal ball for advance warning on 1997's news
  

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