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Update: Continental planning to close German tire plant

Continental's rubber division sees earnings rise 35%

Added: 11 Mar 2022

German group projects growth for both Tires and ContiTech units in 2022

Brenntag to cut 1.3k jobs in major reorganisation plan

Brenntag enters Israeli market with YS Ashkenazi purchase

Added: 11 Mar 2022

Israeli supplier offers more than 500 speciality products, including rubber ingredients

Kraton raises prices for HSBC products for third time

Kraton raising styrenic copolymer prices

Added: 11 Mar 2022

Polymers manufactured in France subject to additional ‘energy surcharges’

Synthomer lowers business outlook on SBR weakness

Synthomer earnings jump 110% amid ‘exceptional demand’ for NBR latex

Added: 11 Mar 2022

Group to complete 60ktpa expansion in Malaysia in first quarter of 2022

Datwyler completes acquisition of China healthcare elastomer manufacturer

Added: 11 Mar 2022

Yanati Xinhui Packaging will offer access to Chinese healthcare market with two production sites

World new car registrations down 7% in May

Shortages will impact supply chains ‘for years’ 

Added: 11 Mar 2022

Critical tipping point as global supply chains struggle to recover

 

ETRMA warns against competition, growth barriers

EU tire & rubber sector adapts to Russia/Ukraine crisis

Added: 10 Mar 2022

ETRMA members focused on employee safety, supply-chain security, forward strategies

Restructuring, Covid, buoy Semperit results

Semperit 2022 results to be ‘significantly below market expectations’

Added: 10 Mar 2022

Austrian group expects to see material bottlenecks, price increases, production restrictions

Malaysia gloves association addresses concerns over Covid-related  disruptions

Ansell announces formation of responsible glove alliance

Added: 10 Mar 2022

Seven industry players form alliance to ensure rights of workers in Malaysia

More chloroprene rubber hikes on the way

New name for Showa Denko as it restructures into ‘integrated group’

Added: 10 Mar 2022

Japanese polymer & chemicals supplier to be renamed as Resonac Group as of next year

TIP study concludes tire particles safe for human beings

RIEG event to discuss sustainable elastomers in tires

Added: 10 Mar 2022

UK-based group announces two more events for June and September

Boom-time for TPEs in wearable electronics, says DSM

DSM biding its time over Materials unit sell-off

Added: 10 Mar 2022

Management committed to divesting the business but seem flexible on timeframe

Conti targets 5% sales growth after robust 2014

Conti halts tire production in Russia, warns of ‘long-lasting effects’ of crisis

Added: 9 Mar 2022

German group anticipates procurement and logistics costs of €2.3 billion in 2022

Nokian to cut output, jobs at Nokia plant

Nokian says Ukraine war impacting logistics, lead times to customers

Added: 9 Mar 2022

Tire maker activates contingency plan, transferring production to Finland, US

Equity firm acquires US rubber additives business

BASF raising prices for antioxidants by up to 35%

Added: 9 Mar 2022

Global hike includes additives used in rubber applications

MacLellan Rubber assesses impact of Ukraine crisis

Added: 9 Mar 2022

“We are already seeing some extensions to lead times, both from inside and outside of Europe…

Hexpol acquiring 70% of recycled polymer compounder

Added: 9 Mar 2022

Purchase in line with strategy to grow in thermoplastics, 'high recycled-content' engineered polyme…

VCI: Procurement market to feel impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict

Added: 9 Mar 2022

Sales market “rather modest” for German chemical and phamra industry

Orion announces executive management changes

Update: Orion operations 'insulated' from impact of Ukraine crisis

Added: 8 Mar 2022

Company’s new production line in Italy to help fill market gap

Evonik claims ‘world’s first’ renewable isophorone-based products

Added: 8 Mar 2022

Products include Vestanat IPDI for isophorone diisocyanate monomers, used for polyurethane resins a…