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Smithers expanding US test capabilities
Added: 24 Dec 2019
New equipment will reduce testing lead times and support clients' data requirements

Semperit unveils new COO, industrial rubber strategy
Added: 23 Dec 2019
Trelleborg executive Brok to join as Austrian group rolls out new plan for industrial-products acti…

Lanxess advances “universal” rubber accelerator
Added: 20 Dec 2019
Industrial customers invited to trial samples of product, which is being produced on a pilot-scale

Showa Denko launches €8bn bid to acquire Hitachi Chemical
Added: 20 Dec 2019
Merger to counter competitive pressures from Chinese and Middle East materials manufacturers

EU passenger car registrations up in November
Added: 19 Dec 2019
Sales rose 4.9% in November, marking a third consecutive month of growth this year

Cabot raises prices for speciality carbons in Europe
Added: 19 Dec 2019
Company cites new IMO 2020 sulphur regulation as the reason for the price rise

Trinseo appoints new rubber business head
Added: 19 Dec 2019
Andre Lanning took over the position 1 Nov, succeeding Samer Al Jabi

Rubber shares tracker: Uptrend maintains momentum
Added: 19 Dec 2019
Market reacts to China-US trade agreement, which could be finalised in January 2020.

ERJ Review of 2019
Added: 19 Dec 2019
ERJ reviews the main trends and developments that defined the international rubber industry this ye…

China ousts EU as global chemicals market leader
Added: 19 Dec 2019
The EU contribution to world chemical sales dropped from 26.5% in 2008 to 16.9% in 2018

Goodyear buys US dealer, retreader Raben Tire
Added: 19 Dec 2019
Acquisition to help advance Goodyear's "connected" business model.

Michelin files patent infringement case against Tri-Ace
Added: 19 Dec 2019
Lawsuit alleges infringement on design patent for the BFGoodrich All-Terrain A/T KO2 tire

Season's greetings from ERJ
Added: 18 Dec 2019
European Rubber Journal's office will close for the Christmas holiday from 24 Dec

Guizhou Tyre raising capacity in China, Vietnam
Added: 18 Dec 2019
Projects to increase truck & bus tire production capacity by more than 4 million units

Goodyear accepts buyouts from over 700 US employees
Added: 18 Dec 2019
The move is part of strategy to strengthen the competitiveness of its manufacturing footprint
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Semperit hit by €50m medical unit impairment loss
Added: 18 Dec 2019
Company reports a negative €35 million earnings after tax for the first nine months of 2019

Evonik adding fumed silica plant in China
Added: 18 Dec 2019
To be built in Zhenjiang, the unit marks Evonik's first fumed silica production facility in the cou…

New Bridgestone sensor technology gathering data at low speed
Added: 18 Dec 2019
Designed for autonomous vehicles, the technology can estimate wheel axle load and tire wear conditi…

China's Poly Group to build tire plant in Egypt
Added: 18 Dec 2019
Deal signed for manufacturing unit to reduce dependence on imported tires, valued at €167 million&n…

Halcyon Agri looks to lead sustainable rubber initiative
Added: 17 Dec 2019
Bounce is a call-to-action for players to adopt a set of standards for NR production