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Sumitomo Rubber advances tire wear monitoring with internal power device

Added: 5 Apr 2022

Miniaturised energy harvesters can power peripheral sensors in tires

New boss takes over at Desma China

Added: 5 Apr 2022

Kevin Wang joined Desma from Engel subsidiary WinTec

Hexpol completes 70% acquisition of recycled polymer compounder

Added: 5 Apr 2022

Acquisition in line with strategy to grow in ‘high recycled-content’ polymers

Pirelli rejects Italy minister’s ‘bad loan’ allegation

Pirelli expects ‘moderate pace of growth’ in 2022

Added: 4 Apr 2022

Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron and high costs to impact performance

JSR to sell elastomers business to energy group Eneos

JSR completes sale of elastomers business to Eneos

Added: 4 Apr 2022

Business will be relaunched as Eneos Materials Corp.

UK recycling body says increased tire weight adds to collection costs

Italian recycler Rubber Conversion raises €2.5m to boost capacity

Added: 4 Apr 2022

Start-up holds patented technology for rubber devulcanisaion

Versalis, Novamont strengthen biochemicals partnership

Added: 4 Apr 2022

Companies to enhance the technology and product assets of bioproducts JV Matrica  

OE market dents sales, earnings at Apollo 

Apollo premises searched by Indian competition authorities

Added: 1 Apr 2022

Three tire makers reportedly under investigation for “unfair trade practices”

ANRPC expects rubber-price gains as output lags demand

Mixed picture in rubber markets as crude prices stabilise

Added: 1 Apr 2022

Markets decline in Shanghai and Singapore, as Japanese rubber futures gain 5%

Safic-Alcan names new chief executive

Added: 1 Apr 2022

Martial Lecat and Phillippe Combette to remain on supervisory board of French distributor

Teknor Apex launches recycled content TPEs

Added: 1 Apr 2022

Monprene RX CP-15100 series contains 25-35% post consumer recycled waste

Nokian tracking sustainability goals

Nokian planning to invest in new capacity in Europe

Added: 31 Mar 2022

Tire maker cutting dividend due to war in Ukraine

Orion announces executive management changes

Orion raising rubber carbon black prices in Europe

Added: 31 Mar 2022

Company increasing carbon black oil surcharge, introducing a natural gas charge 



Bridgestone wins US grant to advance guayule research

Added: 31 Mar 2022

Japanese tire maker looking to optimise desert shrub for increased rubber content

Goodyear invests in blockchain wireless networks specialist Nova Labs

Added: 31 Mar 2022

Move to help Goodyear advance connected mobility ambitions

The CPB predicted earlier in June that the Dutch economy could lose up to 1.2 percent of its GDP with the Brexit, with chemicals and rubber & plastics among the most impacted industries.

ERJ Machinery Survey 2022 - Deadline approaching

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Tire and rubber equipment makers should reply by submission deadline of 8 April

Intertronics to distribute Wacker silicones in UK, Ireland

Wacker Silicones on a mission to double growth

Added: 30 Mar 2022

German group unveils new targets and expansion plans for division

Nike inches towards 10% rubber recycling goal

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Brand working with compound suppliers “to unlock high-performing recycled rubber options…”

Peugeot taps additive manufacturing for car accessories

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Teams developed new flexible polymer for the purpose

Tire recycler Pyrum starts trading on Euronext Growth Oslo

Pyrum applies for secondary listing in Deutsche Börse

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Tire recycler expects the shares to begin trading in Frankfurt on 30 March