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Harta targets future growth after huge jump in sales, earnings

Hartalega sees signs of a pick-up in global gloves demand

Added: 15 Aug 2024

Reports improved sales volumes and “marginal” increase in average selling prices in fiscal first qu…

JPX reports pick-up in natural rubber futures prices

Added: 14 Aug 2024

Increases across all major exchanges linked to better-than-expected economic data from China

Trelleborg compounds range covers 'all' hydrogen sealing applications

Added: 14 Aug 2024

Swedish group employed "proprietary" test methods to ensure reliability "for every application of t…

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Flexsys raising rubber chemical prices by up to 12%

Added: 14 Aug 2024

Increases linked to "significant investment" in programme to develop more sustainable alternatives …

TARRC adds ‘world-first’ seismic-bearing tester 

TARRC-Rubber Consultants to stage industry event at UK base

Added: 14 Aug 2024

Event will mark the 40th anniversary of Rubber Consultants and 85th anniversary of TARRC

Galicia university fund ‘will support’ Sentury Tire project

Added: 13 Aug 2024

Regional president cites delayed €540m tire plant project among key strategic initiatives being pro…

Bridgestone revises down 2024 forecasts despite first-half gains

Added: 13 Aug 2024

Notes deterioration in Latin America business situation, lower growth in North America and deterior…

NOK upgrades business outlook despite dip in vehicle production

Added: 13 Aug 2024

Better-than-expected returns from initiatives to raise prices and reduce costs as well as favourabl…

Freudenberg seals safety advance for long-distance lorries

Added: 13 Aug 2024

FST claims component for central tire inflation systems can “revolutionise heavy duty on road mobil…

German rubber industry reports recovery amid ‘tense supply situation’ 

Reka reports decline in rubber business on weakened demand

Added: 13 Aug 2024

Finnish industrial rubber supplier links drop to ‘general financial situation’ and uncertainty in t…

Prinx unveils own-developed tire manufacturing technologies

Added: 13 Aug 2024

Chinese tire maker highlights 'digital intelligence' strategy to advance innovation at production f…

Ecombine mulls plans to establish overseas liquid-rubber mixing facility

Added: 12 Aug 2024

Europe is a potential location as “the biggest and most influential market in the tire & rubber ind…

Aramco, Dow to become equal partners in Sadara JV

Tosoh reports ‘start of recovery’ at chloroprene rubber business

Added: 12 Aug 2024

But export prices for polychloroprene fell “amid weak market conditions,” according to Japanese sup…

Toyoda Gosei sees patchy growth, returns to profit in Europe

Added: 12 Aug 2024

Operating profits up 5%, helped largely by strong performance in the Americas region

ATMA: India’s tire industry to recover in 2022

Apollo Tyres’ profits dip amid ‘challenging’ European market

Added: 12 Aug 2024

India-based operations, however, report “steady growth in revenue” for the first quarter

Acrylonitrile included in EPA “high-priority” chemicals

Added: 12 Aug 2024

US environmental protection administration proposes five chemicals for high-priority risk evaluation

Nova Motorsport produces first tires at Portugal facility

Added: 9 Aug 2024

Production at recently acquired facility marks relaunch of ‘classic’ Avon tires, towards full-scale…

Hankook posts jump in second quarter earnings

Added: 9 Aug 2024

Links increased sales and operating profit to investment in R&D, progress in EV and high-performanc…

US tire group "optimistic" over search for 6PPD alternatives

Added: 9 Aug 2024

USTMA briefs senators on progress of measures taken to address impact of "exceptional" rubber stabi…

ZC Rubber breaks ground on third overseas manufacturing facility in Mexico

Added: 9 Aug 2024

Factory to serve both North American and Latin American markets with “efficient and high-quality pr…