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European Rubber Journal

Vol. 180, no. 9
September 1998

News stories in this issue:

Thailand and Malaysia threaten INRO pull out

TARRC celebrates 60th anniversary

BTR sells Dunlop Precision; with aero units

Auto challenge features again at ITEC

Conti buys ITT's brake, chassis units

Pirelli acquires Siemens' energy cables business

Small is beautiful at profiles maker National Gummi

Nolato buy doubles sales

Trelleborg wants focussed firms

Saab warns on QS 9000

Mannesman Boge heads East

CF Gomma widens global range

Saiag grows compounding business

European Tyre Report

Scrap tyres: "not a problem"

Complete list of Europe's tyre makers

The future is in the compound; tyre mixing with silica can be improved

International union ICEM aims for global unity in rubber workers

Aromatic oils on the way out: tyre makers search for healthy alternatives

French have growth Figures from the SNCP show high growth in the rubber industry in France for 1997, especially in compounding,

ISO "not restrictive" In defence of quality systems, Dave Todd argues that they only fail when used badly

Postscript
Collapse of INRO may now be inevitable given Malaysia's current ambivalence as a consumer towards rubber prices, argues David Shaw

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