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Wastefront secures ELT supply in UK, mulls European plant
Added: 27 May 2022
Gateway Resources to ensure “permanent supply” of waste tires for Sunderland recycling plant
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Leoni selling automotive cables business to Thai manufacturer
Added: 27 May 2022
Amongst other products, the unit supplies TPE-based and elatomeric cables to car manufacturers

Gates upgrades belt-drive technology for e-bikes
Added: 27 May 2022
Carbon-fibre reinforced belts employ “new” ethylene elastomer compounds

Expo news: The Tire Cologne
Added: 27 May 2022
News and updates from this week’s Tire Cologne international tire trade fair

Krahn to distribute UPM bio-fillers in DACH
Added: 27 May 2022
UPM launched ‘renewable functional fillers’ for rubber, plastics in October last year

VW supplier advances gasket 3D scanning
Added: 27 May 2022
Technology by Morgan Polymer claimed to have "defective rate of zero parts per million"

VCI raises concerns over outlook for German chemicals industry
Added: 26 May 2022
“There is nothing left of the hoped-for upswing after the Corona winter…”

Hankook opens “Asia’s largest” proving ground
Added: 26 May 2022
Hankook Technoring includes 13 testing tracks, and accommodates all types of vehicles

Titan boss has “never seen a market like this”
Added: 26 May 2022
Tires and wheels maker buoyed by strong global demand for agricultural machinery

Rubber futures gain across major markets
Added: 26 May 2022
OSE says planned lifting of lockdowns in China improves market

Kraton raising prices for crude tall oil products
Added: 26 May 2022
US company announces rise of 20% across its CTO refinery products and derivatives

Wacker launches global silicone rubber expansion
Added: 25 May 2022
German group unveils €100m investment projects for significant LSR, HCR capacity growth

Hankook, Vaculug partner for retreading business in UK, Ireland
Added: 25 May 2022
Hankook’s Alphatread retread brand will be manufactured by Vaculug

Freudenberg Sealing realigning board following CTO departure
Added: 25 May 2022
Dr Theodore Duclos to retire, will continue as a senior advisor

Nomura acquiring stake in sustainable forest manager
Added: 25 May 2022
New Forests has over 1.1 million hectares of investments, including rubber plantations

Parker to divest aircraft wheel and brake operations
Added: 25 May 2022
Parts maker Kaman Corp. to acquire the Ohio-based unit

ChemChina announces €90m project for aircraft tire production
Added: 24 May 2022
Project with engineering company Haohua for civil aircraft tires in China

Avon CEO Paul McDonald stepping down
Added: 24 May 2022
UK-based manufacturer of protective products to initiate search for successor

Sumitomo Rubber profits fall as raw material costs soar
Added: 24 May 2022
Sales rise 17% with tires and sports segments seeing strong demand

TPC gains extension to debt agreements
Added: 24 May 2022
Houston group is a major supplier of butadiene to the rubber industry