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Cabot posts loss in 2015 full year results

Cabot expects recovery in China carbon black demand

Added: 12 Feb 2023

Reinforcement materials unit sees lower volumes due to "year-end destocking", Covid restrictions

Nokian results lifted as demand holds up

Nokian says Romania tire factory planning ongoing

Added: 12 Feb 2023

Tire maker reiterates new European factory a separate process from Russia exit

Pyrum waste tire recycling expansion ‘nears completion’

Added: 12 Feb 2023

Reactors installed for second and third line at Dillingen plant

Bridgestone trials ‘air free concept’ tire

Added: 12 Feb 2023

Tire installed on Idemitsu Kosan’s ultra-compact EV for demonstration experiment

Arlanxeo starts 65ktpa polybutadiene rubber plant in Brazil

Added: 10 Feb 2023

New production line "direct response" to growing demand for BR in Latin America

Tatneft acquires Uzbek tire maker Birinchi

Added: 10 Feb 2023

Russian group to further invest in production of new types of rubber engineering products 

Zeon invests in US biomanufacturing platform

Added: 10 Feb 2023

Startup Visolis to accelerate development of bio-based chemicals

BMW M electric vehicle equipped with Pirelli P Zero Elect tire

Added: 10 Feb 2023

Italian group’s tires homologated for most of the BMW M range following ‘dedicated development proc…

Yokohama Rubber opens Japan’s “largest” indoor ice circle test facility

Added: 10 Feb 2023

Facility located at tire maker’s test centre in Hokkaido

Goodyear names new Europe, Asia unit leaders

Goodyear to cut 200 jobs in Europe to optimise operations

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 9 Feb 2023

EMEA unit reports $80 million operating loss in fourth quarter of 2022

Elkem breaks even, silicones profits hit by Covid

Elkem reports ‘record year’ but silicone market weak

Added: 9 Feb 2023

Silicone division particularly impacted by Covid situation in China

Strike ends at Nexen’s Czech tire production plant

Added: 9 Feb 2023

Union says succeeded in enforcing ‘significant part of demands’

Apollo develops tire with 75% sustainable content

Added: 9 Feb 2023

Concept tire features nine compounding ingredients from sustainable sources

Lehmann & Voss sets up Korean office

Lehmann & Voss widens scope of sales deal with Dorf Ketal

Added: 9 Feb 2023

Gains distribution rights for elastomer & other chemicals in Switzerland and Austria

Nokian starts commercial production at US tire plant

Nokian Tyres profits fall following Russian output cut

Added: 8 Feb 2023

Tire maker enters 2023 with focus on “adding new capacity”

Toyoda Gosei reorganising executive structure

Toyoda Gosei buoyed by higher sales, overseas automotive recovery

Added: 8 Feb 2023

Europe remains in red while profits in Americas soar by more than 900%

Evonik project to transform greenhouse gas to C4 chemicals

Added: 8 Feb 2023

PlasCO2 aims to extract synthesis gas from carbon dioxide and hydrogen using a plasma reactor

Pirelli pledges €250m investment in Latin America

Pirelli revamps B2B tire sales platform

Added: 8 Feb 2023

Move to ensure ‘faster, simpler and more sustainable online sales’

Evonik performance materials' sales drop 11%

EU chemicals industry sees signs of recovery

Added: 7 Feb 2023

Cefic notes 'pick-up' in confidence amid "significant reduction" in energy costs

Rubber futures drop, prices set to ‘consolidate’

Added: 7 Feb 2023

Market ‘concerned about risk of global recessions’, according to JPX