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Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Rubber markets gain despite slowing demand, Covid concerns

Added: 17 Jun 2022

China hit by renewed uncertainty, supply remains strong amid 'weak monsoon'

BASF advances synthetic rubber binder for EV batteries

Added: 17 Jun 2022

New SBR grade enables higher capacity and improved charging performance

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

Top Glove targets 70% NR traceability by 2025

Added: 17 Jun 2022

Company to announce ‘net zero’ targets over the next three years

Sumitomo Rubber adopts sustainable NR policy

Rubber markets impacted by new Covid concerns in China

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Traders uncertain following reimposition of mass-testing and lockdowns in Beijing, Shanghai

Cooper Standard reports strong 2016 financials

Cooper Standard shares dip on 'refinancing' move

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Automotive supplier has “sufficient resources to support ongoing operations…”

BlackCycle project claims 'pyrolysis optimisation' milestone

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Project produces 60,000 litres of “optimised pyrolysis oil” from end-of-life tires

Evonik opens new PU technical service centre in Turkey

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Istanbul facility to serve as “home of polyurethanes” for Middle East and Africa

Kraton increases styrenic copolymer prices

Kraton to increase styrenic copolymer prices

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Manufacturer cites “unprecedented increases in raw materials, energy, and logistics,” for the hike

Yokohama UK taps Prometeon for new CEO

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Peter Fairlie to be supported by managing director Nick Greenfield

Record high for UK car exports

EU new car demand falls 11% in May

Added: 16 Jun 2022

Year-to-date figures down 14% compared to a year ago

Michelin commissions new distribution centre in Stoke

UK to maintain tariffs on truck and bus tires from China

Added: 15 Jun 2022

UK Trade Remedies Agency to initiate ‘transition review’ says not impacted by EU court annulment

Japan’s Daikin invests in graphene nanotubes supplier OCSiAl

OCSiAl expanding graphene nanotube production in Europe

Added: 15 Jun 2022

New facility near Belgrade to lower supply chain costs, improve exports outside EU

Energy costs hit EU chemical exports

BASF claims 'significantly' low-carbon footprint for chemical intermediates

Added: 15 Jun 2022

Products used in a wide range of applications, including car tires

DKT returns late June to welcome over 3k visitors

Added: 15 Jun 2022

More than 250 companies to exhibit, 133 lectures to be presented

Trelleborg dual-function seals can cut automotive emissions

Added: 15 Jun 2022

New design provides vibration damping in engines and transmissions to prevent damage

Top Glove to bolster capacity, technology, supply

Top Glove sees dramatic decline in sales, profits as market contracts

Added: 14 Jun 2022

Malaysian gloves maker says "weathering effects of normalisation”

VW steps up natural rubber sustainability efforts

Added: 14 Jun 2022

German car maker working on contractual requirements for responsible NR sourcing

Zeon’s elastomers unit signals strong rebound

Zeon raising prices of synthetic rubbers, latex

Added: 14 Jun 2022

Price increases to come into effect at the beginning of July

Goodyear recalls 1,600 truck tires

Goodyear targets ‘beginning of 2023’ for full Cooper Tire integration

Added: 14 Jun 2022

US tire manufacturer “on track to deliver full value” of the merger



Ford taps Hutchinson anti-vibration tech for EVs

Added: 14 Jun 2022

E-compressor bracket cuts vibrations transmitted to vehicles by 'up to -30dB'