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Tokai reports carbon black gains, forecasts lower earnings in 2025
Added: 14 Feb 2025
Pass-through of costs and favourable exchange rates help boost full-year sales, earnings

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 14 Feb 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Denka says demand remains ‘weak’ for chloroprene rubber
Added: 14 Feb 2025
Elastomer and infrastructure division in red amid sluggish demand, flat volumes

Michelin reports lower sales, earnings as volumes decline
Added: 13 Feb 2025
French group says currency fluctuations, low utilisation rates also impacted 2024 results

Sumitomo Rubber results buoyed by currency gains
Added: 13 Feb 2025
Tire volumes declined during 2024 due to production halts by automotive OEMs as well as market stag…

Shin-Etsu intensifies focus on functional silicones
Added: 13 Feb 2025
Japanese group increases sales and earnings within functional materials segment

Goodyear names David Anckaert as chief of 'product strategy and planning'
Added: 13 Feb 2025
Ankaert joined Goodyear in 2000 and most recently served as VP consumer business EMEA

High-margin products, strong sales drive 44% earnings growth at Kumho Tire
Added: 12 Feb 2025
Korean tire manufacturer records fifth consecutive quarter with sales exceeding KRW 1,000 billion

Automotive slowdown impacts Toyoda Gosei results
Added: 12 Feb 2025
India remained a bright spot reporting higher sales and profits due to increased production by OEMs…

Cordiant increases production at former Conti plant
Added: 12 Feb 2025
Kaluga facility manufactured 2.7 million units of tires last year, according to local authorities

CMS, LiveEO issue guide on EUDR legality
Added: 12 Feb 2025
Whitepaper on EU deforestation regulation from legal firm and satellite monitoring specialist

CIA report: Pathways for a resilient and sustainable future
Added: 12 Feb 2025
S&P-compiled study offers an independent look at the current and near-future resilience of the UK c…

Rubber futures mixed as Chinese markets resume trading
Added: 11 Feb 2025
Japanese rubber futures see sharp drop as the Yen strengthens against the dollar

Wacker expects 46% increase in silicones earnings
Added: 11 Feb 2025
German group reports overall decline in results, due mainly to lower prices, polysilicon volumes

Raw materials costs, sluggish OE demand weigh on Apollo Tyres earnings
Added: 11 Feb 2025
Indian tire maker notes “flattish trend” in the current quarter

WDK urges business-friendly policy to replace “absurd” EU bureaucracy
Added: 11 Feb 2025
Klein calls for more ambitious EU Commission initiative to simplify reporting obligations

Comment: Formula 1 racing towards sustainability?
Added: 11 Feb 2025
Former leader makes the case for the Fair Rubber Association's approach to sustainable sourcing...
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Hainan Rubber expects 70% drop in 2024 profit despite higher NR prices
Added: 11 Feb 2025
Typhoon Makar, other ‘non-core’ businesses impacted profits significantly

Essentially Rubber: Graphene nanotubes advance skin electrodes
Added: 11 Feb 2025
Silicone electrodes exhibit “unmatched skin comfort and outstanding body adhesion”

Nexen results hit by "weak" North America despite record revenue
Added: 10 Feb 2025
Downstream distribution costs, including logistics and warehousing, weighed on operating results