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European Rubber Journal

Vol. 180, no. 5
May 1998

News stories in this issue:

Gates, Nitta link belting firms

New unit for Avon

Wynn's seeks European site

Dätwyler has good results

ContiTech results (7) Rubber has role in dome

German results exceed expectation

Bayer invests in Russian butyl

UAE plans truck tyre plant

Modi hopes for brighter future

Kerala to invest $200 million

Freudenberg forms alliances

Forsheda plans for growth

News from around the world

Conference seeks papers

Alexandria in talks with Silverstone

Goodyear invests in Europe

BTR sells SA tyre subsidiary

Daimler Benz uses TPE

Process control
Better networking and multi-tasking is aiding process control but fully integrated rubber processing is still some way off
Neural nets in milling
On-line viscosity test from Krupp uses neural networking to model process

China at crossroads
Report from the RubberTech China meeting shows an industry in transition

Hard future in retail
European tyre retail and retread markets under the spotlight at Bipaver meeting

EMU - tough on tyres
The advent of the Euro will further intensify competition in tyres, says economist

Postscript
We learnt a lot in China, says David Shaw.

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