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China’s Zodo Tire progresses Cambodia tire plant project
Added: 8 Jan 2025
Facility currently being constructed in southeastern Svay Rieng province, bordering Vietnam

Weak start for rubber futures following December sell-offs
Added: 8 Jan 2025
Trading volumes decline across most exchanges due to year-end holiday season

India advances major rubber plantation initiative
Added: 8 Jan 2025
Inroad project, supported by major tire makers, targets 200k hectares of rubber plantations in regi…

Pirelli tops Dow Jones sustainability ranking
Added: 8 Jan 2025
Scores 84 in S&P global annual review of automotive and components sector

Sailun unveils €90m expansion project at Cambodian tire factory
Added: 7 Jan 2025
New plant to produce 1.65 million units of all-steel truck & bus tires per year

Thailand expects 25% drop in December rubber output following floodings
Added: 7 Jan 2025
Heavy rains impact tapping across 11 provinces, covering 880 hectares

Yokohama TWS targets aftermarket with new north, central America president
Added: 7 Jan 2025
Names Lawrence Harmon as new regional boss to drive growth in replacement market

Bafang, Dayco in link-up to advance e-bike belt systems
Added: 7 Jan 2025
New system offers “more stable, environmentally friendly and efficient drive, with low maintenance …

US urges Mexico to review allegations of labour rights violation at Pirelli plant
Added: 7 Jan 2025
Italian tire maker claimed to have denied workers their 'rubber industry sector-wide rights'

Wanli completes PCR tire expansion, launches new project
Added: 6 Jan 2025
Chinese tire maker has grown annual production capacity to 30 million units with a further increase…

Michelin to fully acquire Indonesian tire maker Multistrada
Added: 6 Jan 2025
Shares deal will enable complete integration into Michelin operations as ‘private company’
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PFAS to ‘stay high’ on seals makers’ agenda in 2025
Added: 5 Jan 2025
ESA leader encouraged by increased recognition of importance of sealing products

ANRPC tracks impact of 'global uncertainties' on rubber prices
Added: 3 Jan 2025
Expects recovery after reversal in November due to EUDR delay, US tariffs, crude oil trends...
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Mitsui Chemicals ‘mitigating’ downturn in demand for solar-cell elastomers
Added: 3 Jan 2025
Cost pressures have prompted switch-back to EVA encapsulants in “stagnating” Chinese market
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Klinger now 'ramping up' US rubber-coated-metal plant
Added: 3 Jan 2025
Ohio unit for the production of rubber-coated metal products was officially opened in mid-2024

Trelleborg tackles noise and vibration on the Mississippi
Added: 3 Jan 2025
Powerful vessels commonly tow over a dozen barges transporting bulk commodities along the 2,350-mil…

Sumitomo Chemical divests shares in Chinese polymer elastomer business
Added: 3 Jan 2025
Business restructuring part of short-term “intensive performance improvement measures”

Natural rubber futures end 2024 on a flat note
Added: 2 Jan 2025
Pricing gains on Osaka, INE, SICOM exchanges amid sharp decline in trading volumes

ETRMA sets out position on EU ‘digital product passport’
Added: 2 Jan 2025
Scheme will track sustainability performance, recyclability, and environmental impact throughout ti…

KraussMaffei expects to gain from Sinochem equity move
Added: 2 Jan 2025
German machinery maker says €478m transaction will improve its capital structure and increase inves…