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The CPB predicted earlier in June that the Dutch economy could lose up to 1.2 percent of its GDP with the Brexit, with chemicals and rubber & plastics among the most impacted industries.

ERJ Machinery Survey 2022 - Deadline approaching

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Tire and rubber equipment makers should reply by submission deadline of 8 April

Intertronics to distribute Wacker silicones in UK, Ireland

Wacker Silicones on a mission to double growth

Added: 30 Mar 2022

German group unveils new targets and expansion plans for division

Nike inches towards 10% rubber recycling goal

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Brand working with compound suppliers “to unlock high-performing recycled rubber options…”

Peugeot taps additive manufacturing for car accessories

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Teams developed new flexible polymer for the purpose

Tire recycler Pyrum starts trading on Euronext Growth Oslo

Pyrum applies for secondary listing in Deutsche Börse

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Tire recycler expects the shares to begin trading in Frankfurt on 30 March

Trelleborg boss defends CGS acquisition

Freshfields advised Yokohama on €2bn TWS acquisition

Added: 30 Mar 2022

Transaction team led by the London-based firm’s Japan practice

Turkish hose maker Teklas opens second plant in Serbia

Added: 29 Mar 2022

Factory built on former Geox facility which closed in August last year

Malaysian gloves industry welcomes reopening of borders

Added: 29 Mar 2022

‘Transition to endemic phase’ to allow employment of foreign workers after two years

German chemicals industry cautions over 2022 outlook

Added: 29 Mar 2022

VCI warns of “serious repercussions” of Ukraine on economic development of industry

Mitsui Chemicals buying Asahi TPS business

Asahi targets biomass feedstock for polyamide 6.6 

Added: 29 Mar 2022

Project with US-based Genomatica could support development of bio-based tire reinforcement

Morocco signs €160m deals with automotive wiring, cable suppliers

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Eight agreements signed with five investors, including Yazaki, Sumitomo & Lear 

Zeon to raise HNBR prices

Zeon to expand HNBR production capacity

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Company manufactures hydrogenated nitrile rubber under brand Zetpol

JK Tyre launches 'India's first' puncture-proof tires

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Technology claimed to be able to ‘self-repair multiple punctures’

DRAFT Plastics Institute of Thailand joins IRSG

World Rubber Summit 2022 set for May

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Singapore to host the 'hybrid event', organised by the International Rubber Study Group

Trelleborg expands capacity at Czech tire plant by 50%

Yokohama to acquire Trelleborg Wheel Systems for €2.1bn

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Japanese group sees off-road tire business as a “future growth driver”

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Indian Oil to build 60ktpa butadiene rubber plant

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Company to use technology provided by Goodyear

Audi foundation’s filter for tire particles passes endurance test

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Device prevents harmful substances from being washed into sewers

UK tire company Enso gains B-Corp sustainability status

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Company claimed to be ‘world first’ tire company to achieve ranking

Arlanxeo launches “unique” high-viscosity EPDM

Arlanxeo to increase EPDM production in China

Added: 24 Mar 2022

Project to raise operational efficiency at Changzhou plant in response to increasing local demand

Leoni restarts automotive wire production in Ukraine

Added: 24 Mar 2022

German manufacturer ‘duplicating’ capacity at other global locations