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UPM launches ‘renewable functional fillers’ for rubber, plastics

UPM advances rubber bio-additives plan with ‘first wood delivery’

Added: 23 Nov 2022

Biorefinery in Germany to produce renewable functional fillers as alternative to fossil-based carbo…

Sibur blames weak rouble for drop in Q3 profits

UK sanctions Russian rubber, petrochemicals tycoons

Added: 23 Nov 2022

Albert Shigabutdinov subject to travel bans, asset freezes and transport sanctions

Denka notes “firm” demand for chloroprene rubber

Denka raises elastomers earnings forecast on strong CR pricing

Added: 23 Nov 2022

Japanese supplier expects demand for chloroprene rubber to return to 2019 levels

Apollo taps Tyromer’s devulcanised ELT rubber for sustainable tires

Added: 23 Nov 2022

Partnership in India to supply tire-derived polymers for production of new tires

Pirelli wins second consecutive A rating for climate efforts

Analysis: Pirelli on track to deliver five-year plan targets

Added: 23 Nov 2022

Phase I of Industrial Plan 2021-2025 “will close with results clearly above expectations”

China Hainan Rubber buying major stake in Halcyon Agri

Added: 22 Nov 2022

Seller Sinochem will remain second largest shareholder, while Halcyon Agri is to remain listed on S…

Conti, Pyrolyx enter five-year recycled carbon black deal

Conti employing devulcanised ELT rubber from Tyromer

Added: 22 Nov 2022

Collaboration between the two companies focused on the use of ELT tire rubber for the production of…

Elastomers for Sustainability III - Final call for entries

Top 20 Elastomers for Sustainability projects revealed

Added: 22 Nov 2022

ERJ prepares to announce the latest ranking of projects in the E4S programme

Trelleborg acquires US seal distributor

Trelleborg names new chairman of the board

Added: 22 Nov 2022

Johan Malmquist to be proposed as new chairman as Hans Biörck stands down

Enviro sees “favourable conditions” for large-scale tire recovery plant in UK 

Enviro receives pyrolysis oil order from Swedish fuel company

Added: 22 Nov 2022

End-of-life tire recycler to deliver oil for production trials in first quarter 2023

ANRPC upgrades forecasts for rubber supply and demand

Malaysia rubber production registers double-digit declines

Added: 22 Nov 2022

Country registers a sharp year-on-year fall in natural rubber production in September

Bridgestone investing $250m in Costa Rica tire expansion

Added: 21 Nov 2022

Project to increase production capacity at Belen de Heredia site by 36%

Rubber futures inch up amid moderating trade activities

Added: 21 Nov 2022

Positive US-China talks help to support trading on Chinese markets

Toyoda Gosei swings to black as markets recover from Covid

Toyoda Gosei revises up sales target, maintains profit outlook

Added: 21 Nov 2022

Lower revenue from Japan to be offset by overseas recovery

World new car registrations down 7% in May

EU new car sales up 12% to mark third month of growth

Added: 21 Nov 2022

But year-to-date figures remain 8% lower than last year

Asahi Kasei starts selling ISCC-certified synthetic rubber

Added: 21 Nov 2022

Products include butadiene rubber, SSBR manufactured with sustainable feedstock

Canada firm advances tire rubber devulcanisation project

Added: 21 Nov 2022

Windsor Industrial Development Laboratory to developing rubber goods from waste truck tires

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

ECHA targets imports for next REACH enforcement project

Added: 18 Nov 2022

EU-wide project triggered by “high levels of non-compliance” in imported goods

Pyrowave ships first batch of recycled styrene for Michelin tires

Added: 18 Nov 2022

Canadian recycling startup reaches milestone with “100% traceable” recycled styrene

Report: James Walker to unveil new O&G elastomer family

Market, energy issues concern UK seals makers

Added: 18 Nov 2022

Industry remains generally optimistic about outlook for 2022 as a whole