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Opinion: Red card for ECHA sports-surfacing ban
Added: 30 Jul 2020
Proposal based on incorrect assumptions, runs counter to EU circular-economy and public-wellbeing s…

Trinseo believes worst of Covid now "behind us"
Added: 30 Jul 2020
US materials supplier observes "significant end-market improvement”

German auto supplier sets up production line for face masks
Added: 30 Jul 2020
KB Backhaus now produces 12,500 per day of "community masks"

Wacker reports weak results as demand declines
Added: 30 Jul 2020
Silicones business reports lower sales, earnings, mainly due to slow automotive market

US-based International Elastomer Conference goes virtual
Added: 30 Jul 2020
The event had been scheduled for 20-22 October at the in Knoxville, Tennessee

Pirelli releases new tubeless pro bicycle tires
Added: 30 Jul 2020
Tires were developed with SmartEVO compound which combines three different polymers

Survey: Remote-monitoring in the tire and rubber-product industries
Added: 29 Jul 2020
Processors and equipment makers invited to supply expert viewpoints on this important topic

Four international standards released for tire RFID
Added: 29 Jul 2020
Standards initiated by China and mainly drafted by tire machinery maker Mesnac

Michelin expects 'robust' long-term outlook for tire industry
Added: 29 Jul 2020
French group sees "greatest uncertainty" in Covid's potential impact on future air travel demand
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Yokohama announces series of OE fitments on Mercedes cars
Added: 29 Jul 2020
Tires were jointly developed with the car maker and bear its MO1 mark of approval

Application: Kraiburg TPE for new soft-feel migraine treatment wearable
Added: 29 Jul 2020
Device features an electronic housing moulded in medical-grade TPE

GPSNR general assembly 2020 to be held virtually
Added: 29 Jul 2020
The move to hold the event online was made due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Asahi Kasei tops first E4S Sustainability table
Added: 28 Jul 2020
Top 10: Asahi… ETB, Trinseo … Tyromer… Conti… Covestro… Behn Meyer… Cabot… Flinders University… Mit…

Elastomers for Sustainability Top 10
Added: 28 Jul 2020
The top entries for the inaugural staging of ERJ’s new Elastomers for Sustainability initiative has…

Conti starts up own supercomputer for vehicle AI
Added: 28 Jul 2020
German technology group bills the system as “an investment in our future”

Dow launches MobilityScience platform
Added: 28 Jul 2020
New entity focused on US group’s material science offerings for automotive and wider mobility marke…

Linglong to set up global R&D, technology base in Shandong capital
Added: 28 Jul 2020
Among other targets, the company will focus on big data and intelligent manufacturing at the centre…

Update: Michelin posts steep declines in sales, earnings
Added: 28 Jul 2020
Despite first-half reverses, French group positioned to weather ‘intense and unprecedented’ glo…

India's MTPL acquires majority stake in European tire distributor
Added: 27 Jul 2020
Acquisition linked to Mumbai-based company’s construction of major new tire plant in Gujarat

IRSG: Global rubber demand to fall 12% in 2020
Added: 27 Jul 2020
But association forecasts 7.9% rebound next year, driven by growth in both tire and non-tire sector…