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Covid saw 90,000 short-time workers in German chemicals industry

Azelis acquiring UK rubber additives, CASE materials distributor

Added: 17 Mar 2022

WhitChem purchase to strengthen position in industrial chemicals segment in UK

Kongsberg wins €58m automotive hose supply deal

Added: 17 Mar 2022

Four-year contract with North American manufacturer covers Fluoro-Comp hoses, braided PTFE brake li…

Kuraray isoprene business reports lower sales

Kuraray raising prices of elastomer materials

Added: 17 Mar 2022

Japanese company links the move to increasing feedstock prices, utility and logistics costs

Sensata develops tire tread depth monitor system

Added: 17 Mar 2022

“Virtual sensor” system powered by NIRA Dynamics’ tread wear estimation software

Updated: ZC Rubber acquiring Chinese OTR tire maker

Added: 17 Mar 2022

Move part of plans to be “in the top three global OTR tire manufacturers”

German rubber sales up 3.5% despite lower tire volumes

WDK warns of "massive" war-linked impact on automotive rubber suppliers

Added: 16 Mar 2022

In particular, supply of carbon black severely disrupted

Brussels  – Natural rubber has been included on the EU’s ‘critical raw material list’, the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has reported.

ANRPC mulls introduction of price range for natural rubber

Added: 16 Mar 2022

Association opens online survey for entire value chain

Leoni opens fourth production plant in Serbia 

Leoni lowers ’22 guidance on impact of Ukraine war

Added: 16 Mar 2022

Company reduces production of automotive wires at two sites in Ukraine

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Zeon raising prices for thermoplastic elastomer product

Added: 16 Mar 2022

Price rise “necessary to ensure supply security, service standards”

Kraton raises prices for tall oil fatty acids

DL Chemical completes €2bn acquisition of Kraton

Added: 16 Mar 2022

Merger to enhance Kraton’s global presence, manufacturing footprint in Asia

Continental expands circular tire link-up with Pyrum Innovations

Added: 15 Mar 2022

Group's tire waste disposal subsidiary to supply Pyrum with ELTs

Kraton, Sabic partner to supply ‘renewable’ styrenic elastomers in Europe

Added: 15 Mar 2022

Company produces HSBC elastomers with ‘up to 70%’ renewable content

Acquisitions drive 'significant rise' in Freudenberg 2016 results

Freudenberg ceasing operations in Russia, Belarus

Added: 15 Mar 2022

German group donates €3m to Ukraine aid efforts

Omnova sells rubber facility in India

Ukraine war-induced high energy prices to burden 62% of German companies

Added: 15 Mar 2022

German economic institute surveys 200 companies during first week of invasion

Huntsman completes elastomers expansion in US

Added: 15 Mar 2022

Company constructed a purpose-built TPU manufacturing facility for protective film technologies at …

Bridgestone suspending tire production in Russia

Added: 14 Mar 2022

Japanese groups also halts export of tires to the country

Yokohama heats up conveyor belt technology

Yokohama Rubber to expand conveyor belt output

Added: 14 Mar 2022

Manufacturer to add capacity at Hiratsuka factory, Japan

Top glove eyes growth with new set-ups, M&As

Top Glove profits decline drastically as demand normalises

Added: 14 Mar 2022

But group expands sales to US by 220%

IISRP adds two new members

IISRP announces new president, relocates AGM from Russia

Added: 14 Mar 2022

Lisbon will now host the event in September

Synthomer names new president of industrial specialities

Added: 14 Mar 2022

Perroni Laloe was former the global business director within Synthomer’s Performance Elastomers Div…