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Univar extends distribution deal for with Arkema in Europe

Added: 31 Oct 2022

Agreement includes organic peroxides for rubber and plastic additives customers in Belgium, France,…

Trelleborg sees 'rapid & strong' change of pace in industry

Trelleborg completes €1bn acquisition of Minnesota Rubber & Plastics

Added: 28 Oct 2022

US-based MRP supplies to markets such as medical equipment, water management, food & beverage and i…

ERJ Survey: European tire sector maintains competitive edge

Nokian Tyres raises full-year sales guidance

Added: 28 Oct 2022

Demand remains “good” as tire maker implements price increases

UK chemicals industry reports ‘halt’ in 2020 declines 

Shell, Zeon agree on supply of bio-butadiene for sustainable SSBR

Added: 28 Oct 2022

Japanese elastomers supplier working on certification of biomass-derived materials

Sumitomo Rubber claims vulcanisation chemistry advance

Added: 28 Oct 2022

Ring-structure discovery 'could improve the performance and property-retention of tire materials'

China redrafts tire recycling measures

Persian Gulf states step up waste tire recycling efforts

Added: 28 Oct 2022

Companies of the region detail operations to address build-up of ELTs

Michelin posts 20% growth in sales for first three quarters

Added: 27 Oct 2022

Volumes dip but passenger car tire revenues up 19%, truck & bus tires 20% higher...

Maplan set for record 2022 despite market challenges

Added: 27 Oct 2022

Amid subdued markets, CEO reports “unbelievable number of new customers, new projects…”

Weber Schaer to distribute Arkema organic peroxides

Added: 27 Oct 2022

Effective Jan 2023, deal covers selected countries in northern, central and eastern Europe

Cabot expands engineered elastomer composites line 

Cabot expands elastomer range to enhance efficiency, durability

Added: 27 Oct 2022

US supplier introduces two new engineered elastomer composites for tire & rubber application

EU chemical industry “reaching breaking point”

Added: 27 Oct 2022

Cefic: Energy crisis at ‘an unsustainable level’ as Europe reports first ever chemical balance defi…

Rubber machinery sector bounces back

European replacement tire volumes dip in third quarter

Added: 26 Oct 2022

ETRMA foresees potential "market reversal" and challenging year ahead

ERJ Top 10 Stories of the Week (14 – 20 March)

HeveaConnect expanding beyond natural rubber trading with name change

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Company moves all NR-related products to new subsidiary Agridence Rubber

Rubber chemical listed in EU toxic waste regulation

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Short-chain chlorinated paraffin found in rubber products, such as conveyor belts, hoses, cables an…

Volvo Group spins out new 'automated TPMS' company

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Start-up Fyrqom a joint-venture business with Qamcom Group and inventor Roman Iustin

Toyobo elastomeric seating material for new Japanese ship

Added: 26 Oct 2022

3D structured fibre material consists of randomised loops of TPE filaments

Enviro tire recycling plant project gains construction permit

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Final decision on second ELT plant still depends on access to ELTs and deliveries of recovered mate…

Turkish tire machinery maker Uzer Makina opens US office

Added: 26 Oct 2022

Next target is to open workshop in ‘most appropriate’ location in Americas

Natural rubber futures prices take a tumble

Added: 25 Oct 2022

Speculators drive sharp decline in pricing as market sentiment turns distinctly bearish

VDMA expects 10% drop in machinery sales this year

VDMA working on ‘trustworthy’ data sharing platform for machinery

Added: 25 Oct 2022

Manufacturers, processors in particular, still very cautious of data sharing platforms