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Cabot recognised for sustainability programme

Cabot rubber blacks unit buoyed by strong demand, pricing

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Negotiations with key tire customers started early, multi-year contracts reached

Cooper Standard narrows losses as market conditions improve

Added: 10 Aug 2022

China car production coming back on line, European markets beginning to stabilise from Ukraine war

Yokohama advances rubber compound design with AI technology

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Technology uses AI to develop compounds with targeted rubber physical property values

BASF to show off scrap tire clothing

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Outdoor apparel made from fibre derived from chemically recycled rubber at K2022

ZC appoints technical director at European tech centre

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Martin Winter to lead tire development, testing for OE, provide regulation guidance

Conti targets 5% sales growth after robust 2014

Conti upbeat about second half despite ‘hurricane-like’ headwinds

Added: 9 Aug 2022

Second quarter earnings decline across Tires, ContiTech businesses

Goodyear merges American units in restructuring

Goodyear reports strong growth in sales, earnings

Added: 9 Aug 2022

First half gains linked to addition of Cooper Tire, pricing actions and volume growth

Orion introduces EPA surcharge in North America

Orion’s rubber black earnings dip on higher costs, strong dollar

Added: 9 Aug 2022

Sales up 47% in second quarter as volume growth continued in Americas, Europe

ERJ Synthetic Rubber Price Tracker

Added: 9 Aug 2022

ERJ weekly data section tracking pricing developments of key synthetic rubber materials in European…

Bridgestone plans to raise motorcycle tire capacity

Added: 9 Aug 2022

‘Gradual expansion’ project at Japanese plant to be carried out from 2026

Wacker to introduce advanced LSR at K2022

Added: 9 Aug 2022

ERJ spotlights rubber-related technologies lined up for K2022, the world’s largest plastics & rubbe…

Pirelli continues rebranding, digitalisation at Aeolus plant

Pirelli raises sales forecast following strong first half

Added: 8 Aug 2022

Italian tire maker reports market rebound in OE segment in second quarter

Rubber futures back on a downward track

Added: 8 Aug 2022

Speculative selling in China led to “bearish market sentiment” and lowered prices elsewhere

Nokian starts commercial production at US tire plant

Ukraine war overshadows Nokian first half

Added: 8 Aug 2022

Impairments of €300m recorded due to exit from Russia

Synthomer unwraps nitrile rubber for ultrathin gloves

Synthomer hard hit by nitrile rubber decline

Added: 8 Aug 2022

But UK polymers group expects underlying gloves demand “will continue to grow”

DuPont rolls out cool elastomer solution for EV batteries

Added: 8 Aug 2022

TPO/polyamide alternative to EPDM rubber hoses and other thermoplastic assemblies

Apollo Tyres appoints automotive veteran as marketing head

Added: 8 Aug 2022

Vikram Garga to lead regional marketing team in Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa

Bridgestone names new CFO as it ‘expands’ global function

Bridgestone raising hydraulic hose capacity by 30%

Added: 5 Aug 2022

Expansion project in Thailand scheduled to come on stream by mid-2025

Elastomer mould maker Rico taps digital simulation process 

Silicone moulder Rico starts major expansion project

Added: 5 Aug 2022

Austrian injection moulder and mould maker says current site is “bursting at the seams”

Greene Tweed floats H2 seals technologies for aviation industry

Added: 5 Aug 2022

Challenges include permeation, as hydrogen can penetrate any type of polymer material and metals