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European Rubber Journal

Vol. 180, no. 6
June 1998

News stories in this issue:

Flexo invests $5m in new plant

Roulunds buys control of Codan

ICEM plans global strategies

Paguag files for bankruptcy

Italian rubber industry grew 4%

BICC to sell custom compounds

China Tire profits jump

Tyre firms still dominate top 25

Bridgestone stays top, BTR drops in non-tyre rankings after UniPoly sale

TyreTech 98 participants discuss future markets

Hancock medal for Maurice Cain

Nokian seeks Russian partner

Dow to use Zeon technology

Meteor goes global, forms joint ventures in US and China

EPDM

Supply squeeze becomes critical

EPDM suppliers struggle

Demand for EPDM booms

Profiles become more rubbery

French profile

French rubber business booms

Good prospects for 1998

"The rubber trade is dying," says Safic Alcan

REP to add capacity in Lyon

Joint ventures Joint ventures have become more common among suppliers to the rubber industry: do they have things in common and can the companies learn from each other?

Postscript
Custom compounding for the future: the business in Europe is very different to that in the US, and this is significant for machinery and materials suppliers

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