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BKT 'in no hurry' over US production plant

BKT targets off-highway OEMs with new appointment

Added: 30 Sep 2024

Names Ludovic Revel as president global OEM to further expand original equipment channel

Brazil raises tire import tax from 16% to 25%

Added: 27 Sep 2024

"Unfair competition from Asian tires disrupts the production chain, leads to job losses and may can…

Semperit names Manfred Stanek as new CEO

Added: 27 Sep 2024

Stanek to join Vienna-based group from Greiner AG, where he currently serves as group COO 

Belt-makers eke out growth amid slowing markets

ContiTech adds capacity for heavy duty belting plant in Brazil

Added: 27 Sep 2024

Facility in Ponta Grossa to manufacture steel cord conveyor belts rated up to ST10000

Elastomer mould maker Rico taps digital simulation process 

Rico Group expands Austrian headquarters

Added: 27 Sep 2024

Move aims to capitalise on growing liquid silicone rubber demand 

Major tire makers call on US court to dismiss price-fixing case

Added: 26 Sep 2024

Goodyear, Bridgestone, Michelin, Continental, Pirelli and Nokian say case in US “a knee-jerk reacti…

Analysis: US probes dumping by ESBR suppliers

SI Group to close alkylphenol production plant in Singapore

Added: 26 Sep 2024

Plans to cease manufacturing operations in second half of 2025 due to declining market conditions

Sailun doubles investment plan for Cambodia tire factory

Sailun merges subsidiaries to facilitate major projects

Added: 26 Sep 2024

Move involves two major investments for tire manufacturing and tire materials production in Qingdao…

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

European Commission adopts EU-wide restriction on PFAS subgroup

Added: 26 Sep 2024

New measure restricts use of PFHxA and related substances, used in consumer textiles, food packagin…

Indian natural rubber prices continue trading high

Added: 25 Sep 2024

Prices ease back slightly following the surge of RSS4 on the Kottayam market in August

Marangoni-Prinx Chengshan partnership to address tire casing shortage

Added: 25 Sep 2024

Italian retreading specialist launches RTH155 tread ring based on Prinx’s Austone tires

Engel claims increased efficiency with new LSR injection moulding machine

Added: 25 Sep 2024

To be displayed at Fakuma, e-victory 100 produces single-wire seals using a 256-cavity mould from R…

Datwyler commits to science-based emission reduction targets

Added: 25 Sep 2024

Swiss group aims to specify ‘ambitious and achievable’ emissions reduction targets over the next fe…

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Rubber futures see ‘sharp rise’ due to severe weather conditions

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Synthetic rubber markets also saw significant speculative buying, with SHFE BR futures climbing 4% …

German rubber industry criticises overregulation under European laws

Added: 24 Sep 2024

WDK says Germany's ‘overfulfilment’ of European legislation a disadvantage for local manufacturers

Wacker unveils €100m silicone rubber expansion

Wacker Chemie reaffirms commitment to silicones

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Electric mobility, particularly in China, to drive demand for ‘essential’ polymers

Italian plastics & rubber machinery exports hit a “trough”

Italian rubber & plastics machinery makers see sings of slowdown

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Decline driven by contracting industrial sector in general and Germany’s ‘unfavourable economy’

Celanese: Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomer is back!

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Invests in production, optimises manufacturing processes, improves collaboration with local partner…

China’s tire exports continue to decline in June

ZC Rubber extends strategic partnership with logistics group DSV

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Under 10-year extension, DSV will equip fleets with Westlake tires, promote the brand among Europea…

Mighty Earth challenges rubber industry with own sustainability-poll findings

Nokian Tyres VP: EUDR requirements being introduced "too soon"

Added: 23 Sep 2024

Still “many open questions” regarding EU deforestation regulation, says Finnish tire maker's sustai…