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Bridgestone helps create ‘rubber tail’ for dolphin

Added: 26 Jan 2023

Japanese group uses guayule rubber, recycled carbon black for tail-fin construction

Goodyear investing $200m in Cooper tire factory in China

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 25 Jan 2023

Investment to upgrade existing tire production line in Kunshan, add a new one

Wacker silicones reports 58% jump in earnings

Added: 25 Jan 2023

But demand starts to slow down amid inventory drawdowns

Finnish investment firm acquiring parts maker Reka Rubber

WDK joins call for German government to address energy crisis

Added: 25 Jan 2023

Alliance for a Fair Energy Transition demands 'industry roadmap for competitive energy prices'

Apollo Tyres posts sales gains in India, Europe

Apollo Tyres receives ISO certification for sustainable procurement

Added: 25 Jan 2023

Tire maker says it is “first company in the Indian automotive sector” to acquire certification

Nexen reports rise in profits, tire production

Nexen investing €300m to expand European tire plant

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 24 Jan 2023

Tire maker to double production capacity at Czech Republic factory

US studies rule out synthetic-turf health risks

ECHA to reassess PAH limits for rubber infill materials

Added: 24 Jan 2023

European Commission asks agency to assess potential risks in playgrounds as well as gardening and l…

Latest synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 24 Jan 2023

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

Conti seeks balanced approach to automation

Conti tire plant in Romania classified as low-tier hazardous

Added: 24 Jan 2023

Seveso assessment reflects management of hazardous 'chemical substances and preparations'

Engel expanding robot production plant in Austria

Added: 24 Jan 2023

Project will see more injection moulding machines integrated with robotics

Nokian reports strong first half, cautions about raw material, logistics woes 

Romania approves €100m grant for Nokian tire plant

Added: 23 Jan 2023

Project to build €650-million factory in northwestern town of Oradea, near Hungarian border

China stock market rally buoys rubber futures

Added: 23 Jan 2023

Beijing sees economic recovery as ‘worst phase over’ in battle against Covid

Bangladesh joins ANRPC

Rubber organisation ANRPC appoints new leader

Added: 23 Jan 2023

Toh Heng Guan takes over as secretary general for a three-year term

Zeon suspends operations at synthetic rubber factory

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 23 Jan 2023

Temporary halt to production at Tokuyama plant due to equipment problems

Bridgestone partners with Lamborghini for “world-first” supercar run-flat, all-terrain tire

Added: 23 Jan 2023

“World's first” supercar all-terrain tire to feature run-flat technology..."

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Fourth quarter decline leaves EU replacement tire market in negative territory

Added: 20 Jan 2023

But OE sales volumes grow in 2022 despite “a challenging second half”, reports ETRMA

Sailun investing €110m to convert off-road tire plant in China

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 20 Jan 2023

Project will see upgrade to production of 49-inch-plus tire products

Rubber Price Monitor: Markets dip

Natural rubber makes strong start to 2023 as prices strengthen

Added: 20 Jan 2023

All Far East markets observed by ERJ showed price gains during the second week of the year

More chloroprene rubber hikes on the way

Showa Denko relaunches as Resonac

Added: 20 Jan 2023

Japanese group changes business structure "substantially"

Toyoda Gosei, Asics making 'circular' shoes from airbags

Added: 20 Jan 2023

Partnership will use hard-to-recycle remnants of airbag fabric from Toyoda Gosei's plants