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Hankook taps Google Cloud for new digital chief

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Move to help Korean group accelerate digital transformation

 

Denka rubber unit eyes prices, market supply

Denka raising chloroprene rubber prices in Japan

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Price revision made amid a tight global balance of supply and demand

 

Pirelli leader in online meeting with Vladimir Putin

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Talks explored trade, economic and investment opportunities between Russia and Italy

 

Shin-Etsu to expand silicones production in US

Shin-Etsu functional materials segment up 26%

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Unit supplies silicones as well as functional materials such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copoly…

Hexpol restructuring UK business amid ‘extremely volatile’ environment

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Compounder looking into combining Berwin operations into one site

 

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

UK chemical industry slows down as costs increase

Added: 2 Feb 2022

“Rising costs will inevitably put pressure on investment decisions for UK chemical businesses,” war…

Bridgestone opens new wet handling track at European proving ground

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Track designed taking into consideration both traditional car makers and new EV players

 

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Zeon elastomers up despite continued logistics woes

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Synthetic rubber demand steady, but impacted by delayed shipments, especially to Europe, US

 

Pirelli gains S&P Global ‘gold class’ recognition in sustainability

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Distinction given in context of the Sustainability Yearbook 2022

 

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant

Elkem acquires French silicone production facility

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Site to manufacture organo-functional silicones used as additives to enhance performance

Cabot launches new low PAH carbon black 

Cabot upbeat over full year outlook as sales grow

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Carbon black supplier notes positive outcome to 2022 tire customer negotiations 

 

South Africa starts hearing in tire price-fixing case

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Bridgestone, Apollo, Conti and Goodyear originally involved in long-running case

 

Trelleborg prepares to weather fluctuating demand

Trelleborg appoints new general counsel

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Katarina Olsson to help with prioritised strategies such as M&As, regulatory compliance

 

ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2020

Mesnac reports double-digit profit growth

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Chinese machinery maker weathers Covid, increases orders in 2021

 

WDK welcomes Germany’s move to drop renewable energy surcharge

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Alliance for Fair Energy Transition hails 'milestone decision' 

 

Hexpol reports record sales, profit in 2021

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has reported record sales and operating profit (EBIT) for the year 2021 d…

Tire Cologne confirms May dates

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Michelin, Pirelli, Conti among top tire makers participating in-person expo

 

UK event to discuss sustainable elastomers for tires

Added: 31 Jan 2022

IoM3 announces award programme for disruptive innovations in sustainability of polymers

 

Linglong insists Zrenjanin is "most tightly controlled construction site in Serbia"

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Rebuffs EU allegations after Serbian minister, local authorities visit site of manufacturing plant

Cannon ‘talking head’ for polyurethane processors

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Intelligent mixing head offers new process monitoring capabilities to PU parts makers