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<title>EIN News: Africa Rubber &amp; Plastics News</title>
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<title>Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks fall; bonds up</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180182270</link>
<pubDate>25 Jul 2008 05:46 GMT</pubDate>
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...  other currencies Thursday after reports showed eroding business confidence in Germany and France, the euro  ...  Poly Real Estate H1 results China&apos;s Wuhan Plastics H1 results China&apos;s Suning Universal H1 results  ...  OIL: Prices rose slightly on Thursday, as Libya said it would halt fuel supplies to  ...
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<title>Kia cranks up the value for Sorento</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180168727</link>
<pubDate>25 Jul 2008 03:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  mats, rear parking sensors, alloy side steps, rubber cargo mat, ARB recovery kit and unique  ...  best value, fully-featured medium SUV on the market at present, said KMA director of sales  ...  through some of the toughest environments in Africa, and he&apos;s earned entries in the Guinness  ...
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<title>Synthetic liner causing a stir</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180144583</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 23:29 GMT</pubDate>
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...  with polyurethane liners at two of South Africas main iron-ore-producing mines, over the last two  ...  that Uretechs liners compete mainly with steel, rubber, and ceramic liners. He explains that polyurethane  ...  adds that the most prominent challenge the industry is facing is the drive to be  ...
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<title>Putting a spring into the trucking industry</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180144002</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 23:28 GMT</pubDate>
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... Putting a spring into the trucking industry MIXING POLYURETHANE PPM MD Fred Evans and  ...  one of its largest... Durban-based Flowcrete South Africa is involved in the manufacture and distribution  ...  that are ten times as hard-wearing as rubber compounds are replacing rubber in many applications,  ...
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<title>Eastman Announces Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180129606</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 21:43 GMT</pubDate>
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...  PET facility based on IntegRex(TM) technology. Specialty Plastics - Sales revenue increased by 17 percent  ...  Eastman will host a conference call with industry analysts on July 25 at 8:00 a.m.  ...  270 612 523 Europe, Middle East, and Africa 271 245 526 463 Latin America (2)(3)  ...
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<title>Egypt&apos;s chemical exports on the rise</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180097201</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 18:10 GMT</pubDate>
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...  set by the Ministry of Trade and Industry last year. Exporting chemicals and chemical-derived products,  ...  glass products as well as plastic and rubber  which are derived from petrochemicals   ...   has long been a staple of Egypt&apos;s economy. Recent efforts by those in both  ...
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<title>Higher costs drag down Dow Chemical Q2 profit by 27% - Update</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180061049</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 14:18 GMT</pubDate>
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...  volume was affected by various asset shutdowns, business exits and the formation of a new  ...  new joint venture Americas Styrenics. Sales of Plastics grew 18% to $4.4 billion due to  ...  America and the India, Middle East and Africa region. The company&apos;s Agricultural Sciences sales increased  ...
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<title>Lachifarma laboratories present malaria drugs to KATH</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180048328</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  management of A-One Trust Company, a pharmaceutical company on behalf of Lachifarma Laboratories, a sister  ...  Tooth paste, Skin Light products and A-One rubber products presenting the drugs, said it was  ...  heath care delivery. He said being the African representative of the Italian company, it was  ...
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<title>Takeovers gather speed in uncertain times</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180034887</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 12:10 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a US-listed special purpose acquisition company. IT company Datacraft will be acquired by its majority  ...  be acquired by its majority shareholder, South Africa-based Dimension Data, and China commodities trader Sinochem  ...  is taking a majority stake in natural rubber supplier GMG Global. And offers for some  ...
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<title>Dow Reports Second Quarter Results</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180032594</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 11:37 GMT</pubDate>
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...  hydrocarbons, supply chain and other costs.&quot; Performance Plastics In the Performance Plastics segment, second quarter  ...  of rising raw material costs and additional industry capacity. The North American automotive and housing  ...  America and the India, Middle East, and Africa region. Designed Polymers posted price and volume  ...
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<title>Lachifarma labs present malaria drugs to KATH</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180015247</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 08:45 GMT</pubDate>
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...  management of A-One Trust Company, a pharmaceutical company on behalf of Lachifarma Laboratories, a sister  ...  Tooth paste, Skin Light products and A-One rubber products presenting the drugs, said it was  ...  heath care delivery. He said being the African representative of the Italian company, it was  ...
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<title>Eastern Cape to get &apos;enigmatic&apos; premier</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180002628</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 06:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Balindlela, who has been fired by the African National Congress (ANC) for poor service delivery.  ...  him in economic affairs and he would rubber stamp them. He is very loyal to  ...  the former school teacher turned down a Business Day interview on Tuesday night, asking: What  ...
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<title>Diversions for July 24, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179998994</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 06:32 GMT</pubDate>
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...  4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, &quot;To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum,&quot; through Sept.  ...  or visit the Web site at FARMERS MARKET  7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., every  ...  1 to 4 p.m., beginning at PVC Plastics, 4406 E. Morgan Ave. (free). Maps providing  ...
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<title>First Uranium provides production and project development update for the first fiscal quarter ended</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179993711</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 05:54 GMT</pubDate>
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...  supplement the power supplied by the South African national power utility, Eskom, and secure a  ...  - pump station modifications, including the installation rubber-lined piping and transfer pumps, were completed during  ...  disputes or other risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining government approvals or financing  ...
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<title>Plantation Firestone Signs Of Victory And Hope</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179985805</link>
<pubDate>24 Jul 2008 04:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  and intentional system of exploitation in the African country of Liberia. When the U.S. Firestone company came to Liberia, they must have been  ...  found there was millions of acres of rubber trees that could be tapped in order  ...
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