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Mitsubishi Chemical link-up to advance ‘carbon-negative’ tire materials

Added: 3 May 2022

California-based Origin to help develop ‘analogues of carbon black materials’ from residue wood

Yokohama advances tire wear monitoring with new sensors

Added: 3 May 2022

New technology sends “sensing waveforms” from a sensor inside the tire

Semperit offers new range of protective gloves

Semperit expands Malaysian gloves factory

Added: 3 May 2022

Austrian group remains committed to divesting gloves division

Nokian expects “significant impact” from Ukraine war, Russian sanctions

Added: 29 Apr 2022

Finnish tire maker ends first quarter strongly despite geopolitical challenges

RMA: US tire shipments look flat in 2016

US 'confirms dumping' of styrene-butadiene rubber from Italy

Added: 29 Apr 2022

Department of commerce proposes 29% antidumping duties on Versalis ESBR

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Natural rubber producers revise up supply and demand outlook

Added: 29 Apr 2022

But ANRPC expects Russia-Ukraine conflict to influence industry

Iran’s oldest tire maker resumes operations amid financial woes

Added: 29 Apr 2022

Kian Tire declared bankruptcy over six months ago

Toyo Tire USA names new president, CEO

Added: 29 Apr 2022

Michael Graber served as VP sales since 2020

Trelleborg gain despite “challenging” conditions, harsh winter

Trelleborg 'cautiously confident' over short-term outlook

Added: 28 Apr 2022

Swedish group reports strong first quarter sales, profitability

Carbon black shortfall rocks India's rubber industry

India mulls extending anti-dumping duties against EU, Korea and Thai SBR

Added: 28 Apr 2022

Duties initially imposed in 2017 and covered on SBR 1500 and SBR 1700 series

Production in 'full swing' at ZC Rubber plants 

Zhongce Rubber relocates Yangxi truck and bus tire plant

Added: 28 Apr 2022

ZC Rubber moves operation to an existing facility in same city

Elkem to cut jobs in two-year restructuring programme

Elkem investing in silicone innovation following record Q1 results

Added: 28 Apr 2022

Company building flagship R&I centre for silicones in Shanghai

BASF ups prices for butanediol in Europe

BASF to wind down activities in Russia, Belarus

Added: 28 Apr 2022

Decision not to include food production-related business

India imposes anti-dumping duties against EU, Korea and Thai SBR

German rubber industry at 'load limit amid materials price explosion'

Added: 27 Apr 2022

WDK expects double-digit increase in raw materials prices in second quarter

Green light for Dynasol expansion deal

Dynasol unveils synthetic rubber expansion projects

Added: 27 Apr 2022

New styrene-butadiene rubber capacity in Spain and Mexico

Michelin maintains guidance as first quarter sales increase 19%

Added: 27 Apr 2022

Group expects to see growth in markets despite ‘highly uncertain environment’

Teknor Apex partners with Israeli start-up for municipal waste-based TPEs

Added: 27 Apr 2022

UBQ manufactures sustainable plastic substitute entirely from unsorted solid waste

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World Rubber Summit to explore value chains of the future

Added: 27 Apr 2022

IRSG event themed ‘sustainable and inclusive growth through digitalisation and market diversificati…

Opinion: Step up to the platform

VMI parent sees "strong recovery" in tire building systems business

Added: 26 Apr 2022

Dutch group TKH reports record performance in the first quarter of 2022

Conti rubber business posts flat Q3

Conti rubber units post higher sales but pressure on margins

Added: 26 Apr 2022

Hanover group posts preliminary first quarter data for Tires and ContiTech units