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Sibur ramping up trial production at Voronezh TPE unit

Sibur ramping up trial production at Voronezh TPE unit

Added: 22 Apr 2020

Expansion project to increase total capacity of the site to 135 kilotonnes per year 

Mesnac sees Q1 net loss on Covid impact

Mesnac sees Q1 net loss on Covid impact

Added: 22 Apr 2020

Chinese machinery maker expects financial results to pick up in the second quarter of the year

Sibur to produce NBR latex at Siberian site

Sibur to produce NBR latex at Siberian site

Added: 21 Apr 2020

New capacity to enable local production of rubber gloves and reduce imports

Blair Rubber announces layoffs amid Covid downturn

Blair Rubber announces layoffs amid Covid downturn

Added: 21 Apr 2020

US rubber company temporarily suspends roofing membrane and coating production lines

Trelleborg elastomer straps for Boeing 3D-printed shields

Trelleborg elastomer straps for Boeing 3D-printed shields

Added: 21 Apr 2020

Swedish group dedicates aerospace facility in Massachusetts for manufacture of parts

Trelleborg adding automotive parts plant in Morocco

Trelleborg adding automotive parts plant in Morocco

Added: 21 Apr 2020

Plant located in Kenitra where major car makers have manufacturing bases 

Bridgestone to fully resume manufacture in Europe

Bridgestone to fully resume manufacture in Europe

Added: 20 Apr 2020

Restarting production across the region in response to ‘rise in demand’ for tires

ERJ Brainteaser

ERJ Brainteaser

Added: 20 Apr 2020

Each month, ERJ sets a weekly brainteaser, with questions of varying degrees of difficulty....

Bridgestone to idle production plants in Japan

Bridgestone to idle production plants in Japan

Added: 20 Apr 2020

Response to “market situation and decline in demand" as group monitors Covid impact

Saipem nets contract to build $150m rubber plant in Egypt 

Saipem nets contract to build $150m rubber plant in Egypt 

Added: 20 Apr 2020

Scope-of-work includes single-train low-cis polybutadiene unit and related facilities

Bartell joins Rockwell Automation OEM scheme

Bartell joins Rockwell Automation OEM scheme

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Programme members are focused on helping manufacturers increase business agility, optimise producti…

Goodyear eyes 'phased restart' of some commercial tire production

Goodyear eyes 'phased restart' of some commercial tire production

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Company's plant in Pulandian, China, is fully operational and ramping up in second quarter

Major tire-waste road trial in Australia

Major tire-waste road trial in Australia

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Australia generates the equivalent of 56 million ELTs a year, with a high proportion ending up in l…

SPC advances closed-cell EPDM rubber formulation

SPC advances closed-cell EPDM rubber formulation

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Target uses include light-weight seals for the automotive and construction industries

Goodyear reports loss of almost $200m for the first quarter

Goodyear reports loss of almost $200m for the first quarter

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Decline linked to decreases in global OE shipments and weakened replacement demand

Natural Rubber Price Monitor: Signs of recovery

Natural Rubber Price Monitor: Signs of recovery

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Benchmark rubber contracts on the Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo exchanges made gains

EU car demand more than halved in March

EU car demand more than halved in March

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Italy takes biggest hit with registrations falling by 85.4% to 28,326 new cars

Smiley Monroe extends production halts in Ireland, India

Smiley Monroe extends production halts in Ireland, India

Added: 17 Apr 2020

Company set up a "senior leadership response team” to monitor Covid-19 

Covid having “drastic” impact on European tire markets

Covid having “drastic” impact on European tire markets

Added: 16 Apr 2020

Latest ETRMA data shows 26% decline in passenger car tire sales in March

Trinseo restructures leadership, changes rubber boss

Trinseo restructures leadership, changes rubber boss

Added: 16 Apr 2020

Newly appointed SR business chief Lanning to take on strategy, corporate development and marketing …