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South Korean majors launch tire pyrolysis project

Added: 22 Apr 2022

SK Energy, SK Networks, Daeho form waste-tire collection and recycling venture

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti resumes tire production in Russia 'to protect employees'

Added: 21 Apr 2022

Russian staff face severe criminal penalties for failing to meet local demand

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

French rubber industry tracks continuing materials price hikes

Added: 21 Apr 2022

SNCP records sustained rises in raw materials prices during first quarter of 2022

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers

Nokian tire plant exceeds VOC permit levels

Added: 21 Apr 2022

Collecting solvent emissions at Finnish industrial tire unit 'remains a challenge'

Bridgestone is encouraging would-be candidates for the engineering posts to take part in an online chat on 22 Oct with various leaders to discover more about the company, what it stands for and the opportunities on offer at TCE.  This is the first of a series of three online information events.

Bridgestone rejigs global management set-up

Added: 21 Apr 2022

Revised leadership structure will mean new roles for executive officers

Bridgestone starts full-scale operations at Tokyo innovation hub

Added: 21 Apr 2022

New global facility with proving ground to promote “co-creation for supporting a sustainable societ…

US delays auto tariff decision as opposition mounts

Decline in EU car registrations accelerated in March

Added: 21 Apr 2022

ACEA: Ongoing supply-chain disruptions further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Cabot to open new centre for ‘clean’ technology

Scramble continues for carbon black supplies

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Tire and rubber-product manufacturers extend search to India and China.

BMW: Women at the heart of Sumatra forest protection

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Working with Pirelli and BirdLife to protect biodiversity and invest in sustainable production of n…

Sumitomo researchers shed new light on natural rubber biosynthesis

Added: 19 Apr 2022

‘Ground-breaking development could lead to improved rubber yields and open door to lab biosynthesis…

IoM3 meeting to focus self-healing elastomers

MacLellan releases nano PTFE-filled FKM

Added: 19 Apr 2022

Fluoroelastomer compound harnesses the properties of two high-performance materials

Nissan to invest €136m in UK plant

Synthos: ELT rubber powder to fill Russia, Green Deal gaps

Added: 19 Apr 2022

Swiss partner TRS to establish recycling capacity of over 200ktpa of tire-rubber recyclate by 2026

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Natural rubber prices run out of gas

Added: 19 Apr 2022

JPX: Slowing Chinese economy, rising Covid-19 cases putting pressure on markets

Sibur posts 14% drop in SR revenue

Rubber pricing review: A Fiat 500 for €100k?

Added: 19 Apr 2022

Materials buyers say ‘prices exploding, difficult to sort valid increases from opportunistic ones’

DRAFT Plastics Institute of Thailand joins IRSG

Q&A: IRSG Nextgen Leaders programme

Added: 19 Apr 2022

Interview with Veronika Beer, participant in initiative to bring new vision and leadership to the r…

Dynasol “progressing” synthetic rubber expansion project

Bridgestone carbon-capture link-up to advance ELT recycling

Added: 14 Apr 2022

Partnership with LanzaTech to upscale technology for generating feedstock from end-of-life tires

K Show to return to Düsseldorf in 2022 

Material gaps on K2022 exhibitors list

Added: 14 Apr 2022

Arlanxeo not exhibiting, question marks over showings of other polymer majors

ERJ Journey to Automation Awards - entries closing

Injection moulding machinery makers test real-time OPC spec

Added: 14 Apr 2022

Euromap: Plugfest showed "where the specification still has weaknesses...”  

ETRMA on board automotive skills initiative

Ukraine crisis clouds positive first quarter for EU tire makers

Added: 13 Apr 2022

ETRMA reports strong growth in most market segments but notes challenges ahead

Shin-Etsu to expand silicones production in US

Shin-Etsu adding 10% to prices for all silicone products

Added: 13 Apr 2022

Japanese supplier lists range of factors driving up the cost of manufacturing materials