Articles from Rubber World (June 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Adhesion promoters. (Materials).			60
Adhesives, sealants. (Brochures).			68
Ameripol Synpol, Port Neches, TX, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plans to suspend operations because of its inability to continue financing production. (Corporate, Financial News).			68
An overview of silicone rubber.	Hamilton, James R., II		3086
Antimicrobial rubber technology. (Brochures).			78
Are we willing to pay? (Editorial).	Smith, Don R.		419
Atofina Petrochemicals' Polyethylene. (Sales).			12
ATP Engineered Plastics, Radnor, PA, has acquired AK Rubber Products, Elkhorn, WI, expanding its scope to offer integrated engineering and molding of both rubber and plastic components. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			40
BASF-YPC Ltd., a 50/50 joint venture between BASF AG, Germany, and Sinopec, China, will increase the annual capacity of the dimethylformamide (DMF) plant currently being constructed at its Integrated Petrochemical Site (IPS) in Nanjing, China, by 10,000 to 40,000 metric tons. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			107
Beside-the-press granulators. (Equipment).			105
Black Clawson, Fulton, NY, has completed the sale of the assets of its Black Clawson Converting Machinery LLC division to a new company formed by the management team of Black Clawson Converting Machinery and investment partners Hamilton Robinson LLC. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			54
Blue Ridge Rubber Group. (Rubber Group News).			29
Bridgestone Aircraft Tire, Miami, FL, announced that its parent company, Tokyo-based Bridgestone (BSJ), has reached its first-ever contract to supply tires to Airbus S.A.S. (Contracts, Licenses).			87
Bridgestone brand Turanza EL42 tires have been selected as the original equipment. (Contracts, Licenses).			17
Bridgestoue. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			49
Bytewise Measurement Systems, Columbus, GA, and ITW Ride Quality Products, Akron, OH, have signed a technology marketing agreement. (Contracts, Licenses).			33
Calarco receives Palladium Medal. (People in the News).			129
Calendar.			731
Cellular, solid silicones. (Materials).			185
Century, Traverse City, MI, announced the planned addition of a complete underwater pelletizer system at the company's compound application test laboratory housed at its Traverse City headquarters. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			51
Century. (Technical).			11
Chem-Trend GmbH, the German operation of ChemTrend, has been awarded a civil court judgement against an unnamed competitor that had dishonestly obtained access to proprietary Chem-Trend mold release product technology. (Corporate, Financial News).			76
Chicago Rubber Group. (Rubber Group News).			31
Chinese rubber industry. (Reports/Studies).			95
Clariant Pigments & Additives. (Management).			14
Color comparison device. (Instruments).			67
Comparing fuel and oil resistance properties.	Myntti, Matthew F.		3377
Cooper Tire & Rubber idles plants and trims inventories. (Corporate, Financial News).			70
Davis Standard. (Sales).			13
Davis-Standard/Crompton and DynaSys International both of Pawcatuck, CT, have signed an agreement to make DynaSys Davis-Standard's first authorized independent service provider. (Contracts, Licenses).			49
Distributed power rods. (Equipment).			195
Dow Corning and Wacker form strategic alliance in Asia. (Contracts, Licenses).			106
Effective process for precuring tire components. (Process Machinery).	Thorburn, Bruce		1677
Fort Wayne Rubber & Plastics Group. (Rubber Group News).			27
Fusion Management: Harnessing the Power of Six Sigma, Lean, ISO 9001:2000, Malcolm Baldrige, TQM and Other Quality Breakthroughs of the Past Century. (Books).			85
G. Raymond Peacock, president of Temperatures.com, received an Award of Merit from ASTM International. (Awards).			25
Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (Management).			18
High performance extruder. (Equipment).			167
Industrial fibers. (Brochures).			70
Inline tubing dies. (Equipment).			142
Kenneth B. Moll & Associates, Ltd. is conducting an investigation. (Corporate, Financial News).			96
Korea's Hankook Tire signed a five-year contract worth $100 million with Ford Motor to provide the car make with 550,000 fires per year for F-150 pickup trucks over the next five years. (Contracts, Licenses).			54
Lamp black carbon black for EPDM applications. (Tech Service).	Schuch, Andreas		1961
Liquid Control, North Canton, OH, has completed the acquisition of Liquid Control Ltd. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			17
Lord, Cary, NC, has been selected to supply its rubber-to-metal bonded technology for the AB139. (Contracts, Licenses).			47
LSR sponge having open cell structure.	Meguriya, Noriyuki		1778
Manufacturing in Real-Time: a Guide for Managers and Engineers in an Age of Smart Machines. (Books).			81
Michelin. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			38
O-ring materials. (Brochures).			103
Obituaries.			36
Ozone destruct module. (Instruments).			131
Patent news.	Samples, Bob		630
Perma-Flex. (Sales).			23
Plasma processes examined. (Meetings).			1590
Polymer temperature probe. (Instruments).			88
Portable industrial chillers. (Equipment).			111
Quality registrations.			61
Rhein Chemie. (Technical).			12
Rhodia Silica Systems announced the transfer of its silicates commercial activities at its Leghorn, Italy, site to PQ Europe, an affiliate of PQ. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			42
Rhodia Silicones sells part of its silicones business. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			61
Rogers Inoac, Nagoya, Japan, Rogers' 50/50 joint venture with Inoac, announced that a new production line is being planned for the manufacture of Poron urethane materials in Suzhou, China. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			55
Rohm and Haas. (Management).			12
Rubber compounders. (Equipment).			111
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. (Sales).			18
Silicone emulsions. (Brochures).			168
Silicones/oligomers. (Brochures).			104
Smithers Scientific Services. (Management).			18
Solvay Solexis. (Technical).			15
SR industry "robust;" tire shipments down in 1st quarter. (Market Focus).			432
The Akron Rubber Group and the Northeast Ohio Rubber Group will hold a joint scholarship golf outing in early September. (Rubber Group News).			36
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences named Uma Chowdhry. (Awards).			27
Thermoplastic copolyester elastomers. (Brochures).			174
Thermoplastic vulcanizate. (Brochures).			92
Tire impact hazard tester. (Instruments).			96
Trelleborg has concluded its agreement to acquire 51% of the automotive component company Kunhwa Ltd. in South Korea. (Acquisitions, Expansions).			46
Vi-Chem, Grand Rapids, MI, signed a licensing agreement with Limburgso Vinyl Maatschappij (LVM). (Contracts, Licenses).			35
Vinyl. (Brochures).			98
VMI Americas. (Management).			14
Weatherproofing sealant. (Materials).			82
Wireless monitoring system. (Instruments).			180
Yokohama Rubber, Tokyo, Japan, announced that Morgan Motor of the U.K. has adopted Yokohama's A539. (Contracts, Licenses).			31