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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 targets 70% NR traceability by 2025
Added: 17 Jun 2022
Company to announce ‘net zero’ targets over the next three years

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 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 to increase styrenic copolymer prices
Added: 16 Jun 2022
Manufacturer cites “unprecedented increases in raw materials, energy, and logistics,” for the hike
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Yokohama UK taps Prometeon for new CEO
Added: 16 Jun 2022
Peter Fairlie to be supported by managing director Nick Greenfield

EU new car demand falls 11% in May
Added: 16 Jun 2022
Year-to-date figures down 14% compared to a year ago

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
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OCSiAl expanding graphene nanotube production in Europe
Added: 15 Jun 2022
New facility near Belgrade to lower supply chain costs, improve exports outside EU

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 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 raising prices of synthetic rubbers, latex
Added: 14 Jun 2022
Price increases to come into effect at the beginning of July

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'