ERJ: News stories of the week
8 Sep 2023
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days
Goodyear to cut 1,200 jobs under EMEA region restructure
Tire maker reducing salaried workforce by 15% under plan to streamline business in region
Rubber futures markets reach eight-month high
Gains made amid optimism about China economic recovery “later this year”
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Nokian’s former Russian business rebranded as Ikon
Andery Pantyukhov, previously EVP Nokian Russia and Asia, takes over leadership of Tatneft-owned business
Automation major Siemens joins Zeppelin 'sustainable tire alliance'
Group to contribute digitalisation, analysis expertise to German machinery and systems maker's initiative
Heinz squeezes out silicone from ketchup caps
Mono-material design is said to eliminate the need for flexible silicone rubber valve...
Hexpol CEO and president Georg Brunstam passes away
Joined compounding group in 2008, Brunstam is credited for turning group into 'world-leading player'
Fire impacts tire production at Goodyear plant in Poland
Truck tire manufacturing continued without disruption; some consumer tire production resumed
Guanlian expanding rubber compounding capacity with south China plant
Set to commission 70ktpa facility in Jiangmen City, operating 11 'import' mixers in initial phase...
Zeon to produce rubber-based Li-ion battery binders in US
Site in Pasadena, Texas currently undergoing expansion for HNBR production
Yokohama Rubber posts tire-sales recovery in Russia
Sales back up to 3% of overall group total, Japanese group's first half results show
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