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European demand buoys Synthos synthetic rubber business

Seals maker Hultec aligns companies under single flag

Added: 4 Oct 2024

Move follows acquisition by Industrial Growth Partners and purchase of RieberLok

PU elastane leader Huafon debuts with upstream materials

Vietnam olefins cracker meets all performance requirements

Added: 4 Oct 2024

Technip Energies has passed final performance acceptance test for facility in Long Son Island

ECHA committee agrees to revise PFAS emissions calculations

Added: 3 Oct 2024

New approach distinguishes between PFAS particle emissions and those that leach from materials

Evonik to set up €117m US silica plant in South Carolina

Evonik to expand silica production by 50% at US plant

Added: 3 Oct 2024

Investment driven by strong market demand for silica, particularly in manufacture of green tires 

Hübner claims ‘world first’ with automated uncoupling rubber gangways

Added: 3 Oct 2024

New technology allows uncoupling of transition systems “at the push of a button”

Bridgestone reorganising diversified products operation

Bridgestone appoints new China general manager

Added: 3 Oct 2024

Taking over at the beginning of 2025, Zhao Laihong to continue focus on 'high-end' tire market 

Pirelli starts headhunting for new leader

Pirelli appoints Livio Magni as European SVP

Added: 3 Oct 2024

Magni also serving as chief executive of Pirelli UK since July 2023

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou Tyre advances passenger car tire project in Vietnam

Added: 2 Oct 2024

Chinese group completes local and overseas registration process for the expansion programme

Yokohama TWS names Elio Bartoli as new leader

Added: 2 Oct 2024

Bartoli succeeds Paolo Pompei who is stepping down, joining Nokian Tyres as CEO in 2025

Nitta relocates, expands Korean hose factory

Added: 2 Oct 2024

New facility in Gumi to support new mobility trends, semiconductor industry

Compounders group probes legality of EU force majeures

Cabot mulls new plant for carbon nanotubes, battery materials

Added: 2 Oct 2024

US supplier aims to invest $180m in commercial-scale facility in Wayne County, Michigan

Bridgestone shifts focus to motorsports after ending Olympic partnership

Added: 2 Oct 2024

Japanese group to tap into “more endemic platforms where tire products can directly challenge perfo…

Covestro flotation hit by market jitters

Adnoc seals €12bn acquisition deal with Covestro

Added: 1 Oct 2024

Abu Dhabi-based group commits to “fully support” Covestro’s ‘sustainable future’ growth strategy an…

ERJ Brainteaser: July

Hankook raising investment in Hanon Systems

Added: 1 Oct 2024

Korea-based Hanon claimed to be world’s ‘second largest’ automotive thermal-management parts maker

Technology: Conti advances hydraulic bushings for train bogies

Added: 1 Oct 2024

New design improves track pressure management and reduces maintenance requirements

Unions says new BASF cost-cutting measures 'not future-proof'

Added: 1 Oct 2024

Worker representatives say strategy “too one-sided” without innovative thinking

New president and CEO for Bridgestone Europe, Middle East & Africa

Paolo Ferrari to step down from Bridgestone executive team

Added: 30 Sep 2024

Japanese tire & rubber group unveils new management structure to take effect at the beginning of 20…

Natural rubber prices fall sharply as oversupply looms

Rubber futures continue to gain amid supply concerns

Added: 30 Sep 2024

Positive sentiment from Chinese economic stimulus supports price rally

Sailun breaks ground on $250m Indonesian tire plant

Added: 30 Sep 2024

Greenfield factory in Central Java part of Chinese group’s globalisation strategy

Hubner Group ramping up rubber gangway production in India

Added: 30 Sep 2024

Factory near Bangalore completes local railway orders, working on delivery for metro projects in Br…