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European Rubber Journal

Vol. 179, No. 6 - June 1997

News stories in this issue

• Ameripol Synpol bids for Dynagen
• Gibara says SR makers must adopt new role
• Arntz Optibelt expands Blankenburg plant
• Midland buys DEL machinery
• TPOs to show fastest TPE growth
• Phoenix predicts higher operating earnings
• DuPont Dow shipping metallocene EPDM by June
• Pirelli anticipates growth
• Bundy and Freudenberg team up
• Michelin opens C3M unit in USA
• Goodyear agrees strike deal
• Hübner opens US bellows unit
• Acquisitions boost Trelleborg
• Hutchinson develops multi-density process for polyurethanes
• Marangoni sells more compound

Plast review
Liz White reports from Milan on the Italian exhibition.

Non-tyre automotive
Introduction and analysis;
Avon to double auto/tech units;
Brake hoses may disappear if suppliers can make brake-by-wire work;
BTR sealing system gets bigger;
Layered steel & rybber cylinder head gaskets are winning market share;
Exotic materials make inroads;
TPEs displace EPDM;
Silicone in demand.

IRC preview
Exhibitors and stands for the International Rubber Conference (IKT) at Nuremberg, June 1997.

Postscript:Does size matter when you want to supply the car makers?

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