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European Rubber Journal

Vol. 180, no. 2
February 1998

News stories in this issue:

MA Hanna buys German compounder

Irish company in Dutch MBO

Avon to open mixing, R&D unit; signs S. American deal with Mangotex

CF Gomma buys Dana hose unit

Dutch firm to buy Eagle Picher; UK strategy for machine tools

Allegiance sues LIG in the USA

News from around the world

NR prices fall, then recover

Bayer, GE Plastics in silicone JV; Japanese SR prices fall

SR demand bounces back in CIS

Kumho opens UK tech centre

TIC seeks more support for safety scheme

Tyre brands increase in value

Tyre fibre focus

Low prices and overcapacity in polyester have pushed the low profitability industrial fibres business into reshaping itself.

Run-flats boost rayon
Reports of rayon's demise are premature, says Marita Knoedgen. Runflat tyres may give an old product new impetus.

Nylon supply tight
Nylon 6.6 is barely balanced in Europe, according to major supplier DuPont

Moulding case study
Tricky technology produces clean, precise cable splice

Postscript
David Shaw assesses the prospects for 1998.

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