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AirBoss wins €20m defence supply contracts

Added: 7 Jul 2023

Orders include moulded gloves and Bandolier line charge system for military

Bridgestone, Arlanxeo, Solvay launch tire technology platform

Bridgestone eyeing more collaborations like TechSyn

Added: 6 Jul 2023

“We continue to explore collaborations with our partners Arlanxeo, Solvay as well as others for fut…

Pirelli acquiring ‘Brazil’s biggest’ independent natural rubber processor

Added: 6 Jul 2023

The €21-million deal to buy Hevea-Tec expected to be completed by end of 2023

Michelin advances hydrogen mobility with two partnership contracts 

ContiTech opens tech centre for hydrogen technologies

Added: 6 Jul 2023

Move an “important step” to increase existing material competencies for hydrogen handling solutions…

Essentially Rubber – Chloe sandals from recycled rubber

Added: 6 Jul 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Bridgestone names new Japan tire business head

Bridgestone to invest €1.8bn in expanding ‘premium’ products

Added: 6 Jul 2023

In passenger car tire segment, the group will replace equipment in 20 plants, and expand in Brazil,…

Tire Tracker – Pirelli Elect for Lotus Electre

Added: 6 Jul 2023

Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Michelin, BFG tire prices going up in North America

Michelin expanding production at Chinese tire plant

Added: 5 Jul 2023

Increasing production of high-performance radials, adding new 'silent' and self-sealing tire lines

Datwyler raises elastomer O-ring capacity in China, Mexico

Added: 5 Jul 2023

New manufacturing capabilities to support local-to-local supply of sealing products

Goodyear employees protest outside German tire plant

Added: 5 Jul 2023

Nearly 1,000 workers gather in protest at employment and production cuts at Fulda factory

Update: UK bans ‘rubber’ imports from Belarus

Added: 5 Jul 2023

Builds on existing measures to block import and export of goods worth around £60 million

VCI: Global chemical production impacted by declines as major markets

Added: 5 Jul 2023

All regions, except Asia, post decreases as costs soar and orders drop, reports German industry gro…

Goodyear strategy delivers 10-fold increase in renewable energy use

Added: 5 Jul 2023

US-based tire manufacturer progresses sustainability ambitions with lower emissions...

Nissan to invest €136m in UK plant

Tire Tracker – Kenda unveils new brand logo

Added: 4 Jul 2023

Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Bridgestone is encouraging would-be candidates for the engineering posts to take part in an online chat on 22 Oct with various leaders to discover more about the company, what it stands for and the opportunities on offer at TCE.  This is the first of a series of three online information events.

Bridgestone 'makes gains' under 10-year growth strategy

Added: 4 Jul 2023

Japanese group provides update on progress of profitability improvement programme, launched in 2020

Semperit launches €100m hose expansion project

Added: 4 Jul 2023

New production hall will expand hose manufacturing capacity at Czech site by 20%

Freudenberg advances thermal interface elastomers

Added: 4 Jul 2023

Develops ‘injection-mouldable, heat-conductive and electrically insulating” silicone rubber materia…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 4 Jul 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Freudenberg to consider IPO for Vibracoustic

Vibracoustic expands production capabilities at Polish site

Added: 4 Jul 2023

Facility in Sroda Slaska now equipped to produce air springs for automotive vehicles

Avon lands US army ballistic helmet deal

Avon Protection lands €35m order from US Army

Added: 4 Jul 2023

US agency places second delivery order for ‘next-generation’ ballistic helmets