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Cooper eyes second half recovery after double-digit drops
Added: 5 Aug 2020
For the half year, Cooper reported an operating loss of $917,000 on 20.8% lower sales

China’s half year synthetic rubber imports stable, exports fall
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Country's natural rubber imports decline 21% during the six-month period

Nokian first half sales, earnings drop amid global pandemic
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Finnish tire maker reduced overall production by 39% to adjust to low demand

Lower volumes weigh on Sibur elastomer sales
Added: 5 Aug 2020
Russian petrochemicals group registers double-digit decline in elastomer revenue

Chinese TPU maker Miracll goes public, raises fund for expansion
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Company went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 20 July

Shin-Etsu claims new low-siloxane silicone emulsion
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Product developed to comply with recent REACH restrictions on siloxane concentration

Technology: Toyo develops AI-based model to estimate tire wear
Added: 4 Aug 2020
System specifically designed for transport services and enables digital monitoring of tires

Hankook second quarter sales, earnings fall
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Company adjusting wages to curb the impact of the Covid pandemic

USTMA revises 2020 replacement market forecast up slightly
Added: 4 Aug 2020
Overall US tire shipments are expected to fall by more than 50 million units compared to 2019

Tatneft, Kazakh partner to set up tire production plant
Added: 3 Aug 2020
Proposed joint venture project to expand Tatneft's tire production footprint outside Russia

ERJ offers new directory service for rubber industry
Added: 3 Aug 2020
Comprehensive resource covering suppliers, processors and service providers operating in the elasto…

Zeon’s elastomers unit reports "drastic" drop in results
Added: 3 Aug 2020
Unit operating income falls 103% in the quarter ended 30 June

Trinseo to close PBR rubber plant in Germany
Added: 3 Aug 2020
Company initiated a consultation process in March to review the future the site

Goodyear optimistic despite 41% sales decline
Added: 1 Aug 2020
US tire maker says second quarter was "the most challenging quarter" in its 122-year history

Dow begins reopening polymer plants
Added: 31 Jul 2020
Plastics and elastomer plants were halted as demand slumped with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic…

Dow to cut workforce by 6%, lower costs
Added: 31 Jul 2020
US chemicals company to reduce costs by an additional $150 million in 2020

UK car production down 43%, more than 11,000 job cuts in first half
Added: 31 Jul 2020
Manufacturing slowly ramped up in June, but social distancing measures and weak demand restricted o…

Researchers claim 3D printed latex rubber breakthrough
Added: 31 Jul 2020
Process enables use of latex rubber for applications such as soft robotics, medical devices, or sho…

Eaton sales, net income fall steeply in second quarter
Added: 31 Jul 2020
Irish supplier expects second quarter to be the "trough" of the curve