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RIEG to hold technical session online
Added: 3 Jun 2020
Event to focus on elastomers in electronic vehicles and examine properties required for such applic…

ANRPC revises down natural rubber outlook, again
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Market recovery to continue “at a slow pace and subject to a set of risk factors”

Australian scientists claim waste-based 'self-repairing' rubber
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Study reveals a new concept in the repair, adhesion and recycling of sustainable rubber

Avon reports higher sales, profits in first half
Added: 2 Jun 2020
UK rubber group links growth to “strong contributions” from both protection and dairy segments
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TPC facing $500k fine for butadiene plant explosion
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Company has 15 business days to comply or contest the findings of OSHA

BASF starts construction on Chinese TPU plant
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Plant part of $10-billion integrated project in the southern province of Guangdong

Yokohama resumes production at US tire plant
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Yokohama has implemented new safety procedures and protocols for the reopening

Cooper restarts manufacturing at Mexican tire factory
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Tire maker was forced to idle the factory in late April as Mexican government ruled the operation "…

Goodyear reviewing French court ruling on ‘unfair dismissal’
Added: 2 Jun 2020
Case concerns the closure of passenger car and farm tire production plant in Amiens in 2014

JK Tyre launches operations in the US
Added: 1 Jun 2020
Indian-headquartered tire maker says new entity represents “a big leap forward in its global journe…

Goodyear to tap solar power at European site
Added: 1 Jun 2020
Project will generate around 5 GWh/year, significantly reducing annual carbon emissions

Elastomers for Sustainability judging panel announced
Added: 1 Jun 2020
Materials experts will determine the most significant advances in the rubber/elastomers industry
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Gloves drive up Malaysia’s rubber-product exports
Added: 1 Jun 2020
Growth driven by the country’s glove industry, which is set to increase exports by 15%

Thailand solidifies spot as top US tire trade partner
Added: 29 May 2020
China slid to No. 5 last year as the value of its imports plunged nearly 50%.

Goodyear 'blimp' flying over Europe again
Added: 29 May 2020
New airship scheduled to shoot aerial coverage of upcoming European motorsports races

Entry deadline extended for ERJ’s top 10 sustainable elastomers
Added: 29 May 2020
Entries can be supplied via email or by completing the E4S Survey Form, no later than the deadline …

Geneva show under threat amid bailout dispute
Added: 29 May 2020
The Swiss show was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic

Orion breaks ground on new German distribution centre
Added: 29 May 2020
Facility features “space-optimised” shuttle warehouse system and an automated material conveyor sys…

Toyoda Gosei eyes 40% emissions cut
Added: 29 May 2020
New target is a mid-way strategy to achieve zero emissions by 2050

ERJ Tire Maker Shares
Added: 29 May 2020
Share prices of major tire makers remained weak after a sharp decline posted in March