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Natural rubber platform ‘must address shortcomings’ in 2020
Added: 22 Jan 2020
Mighty Earth details a series of shortcomings in way of truly sustainable value-chain for natural r…

Eaton to sell Hydraulics business in €3bn deal
Added: 22 Jan 2020
Dublin-based power management company selling its Hydraulics business to Denmark’s Danfoss A/S

Bridgestone targeting truck segment with airless technology
Added: 22 Jan 2020
Non-pneumatic tire technology to be commercially available soon but not to passenger car segment

Capacity expansion drives up Triangle’s profits
Added: 22 Jan 2020
Triangle estimates its unaudited net profit in 2019 to be €112m, up 76% from 2018.

ETRMA: European tire markets declined in 2019
Added: 22 Jan 2020
Passenger car tire demand weak, OE truck tire segment registers 10% decline

Zhejian starts up first phase of petchem complex
Added: 22 Jan 2020
First phase includes 200ktpa butadiene production plant, according to the local government
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ContiTech official notes changes in hose industry
Added: 21 Jan 2020
Automotive trends, increasing use of plastics and future connectivity to impact industry

Krahn Chemie extends reach with Greek acquisition
Added: 21 Jan 2020
Athens-based InterActive SA operates in European markets as well as in Israel

Pirelli wins second consecutive A rating for climate efforts
Added: 21 Jan 2020
Italian tire maker on the Climate A list prepared by the CDP - former Carbon Disclosure Project

QEW acquires Dutch rubber compounder
Added: 21 Jan 2020
Rubber Compounding Holland BV was previously owned by India-based Elgi Rubber Group

Pirelli, Nokian rebuff merger-talk reports
Added: 20 Jan 2020
European tire makers reply to speculation over €9bn merger

Pyrolyx secures funding for second rCB plant in US
Added: 20 Jan 2020
Company expects to break ground on the facility in the first quarter of 2020

Technology: Canadian researchers develop new tire recycling process
Added: 20 Jan 2020
Process efficiently breaks down polymeric oils by breaking the sulphur-to-sulphur bond in tire rubb…

China advances scrap rubber recycling project
Added: 20 Jan 2020
Hongtai's new plant to treat a total of 300 kilotonnes of end-of-life tiers per year

Nissan unveils alternative to heavy rubber soundproofing
Added: 20 Jan 2020
Materials are claimed to be lightweight and cost-competitive compared to conventional solutions ava…

Tristone acquires Chinese rubber hose maker
Added: 20 Jan 2020
German hose manufacturer expects acquisition to help push sales to €400m in 2020

Linglong commissions Hubei tire plant
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Billed as “green intelligent factory” the facility started PCR production 11 Jan

Firestone opens distribution centre in Poland
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Warehouse near existing production plant, which was expanded in September last year

US, China sign “phase one” of trade deal
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Deal halves US tariffs on imported Chinese products, including retreaded tires and rubber hoses
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Battelle to research coal-to-PU foam production
Added: 17 Jan 2020
Columbus-based research group awarded a grant to develop a process to make polyurethane foam from c…