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Natural rubber production, consumption up in 2018

Natural rubber futures gain for third week in a row

Added: 29 May 2024

JPX forecasts prices for the commodity to “stay firm” in the near-term amid bullish market sentimen…

TrelleborgVibracoustic to change name

Trelleborg advancing use of AI in design, production operations

Added: 29 May 2024

TSS president: "So many prospects for the future improvement and enhancement of our manufacturing p…

Michelin links with plastics-waste recycling start-up

Added: 29 May 2024

Bobine's technology produces 'food grade' materials from non-recoverable plastics

Hübner wins ‘major' Hitachi Rail order for Washington metro

Added: 29 May 2024

New fleet for US capital to use transition systems manufactured by German components supplier

WDK flags Toyota's fair-deal lifeline for rubber parts suppliers

Added: 28 May 2024

Rues disappearance of 'fair cooperation' in Germany, which underpinned success of country's automot…

Hankook rolls out ISCC+ tires for new Porsche EV

Added: 28 May 2024

South Korean tire maker starts series production of tires with 45% sustainable content in Hungary

Hutchinson develops elastomer for sealing EV heat pumps

Added: 28 May 2024

New material developed for VW, capable of withstanding operating constraints of refrigerant-grade C…

Automotive majors ‘certify’ Linglong’s European tire plant

Added: 28 May 2024

Serbian production facility gains approvals from Nissan, VW, Audi, Stellantis and truck manufacture…

Pyrum set to break ground on second German tire recycling plant

Added: 28 May 2024

Announces start of 'warm commissioning' on third production line at flagship facility in Dillingen

HB Fuller acquires adhesives specialist ND Industries

Added: 28 May 2024

Takeover expands service and product offering in "fast-growing, high-margin” segments in CASE indus…

Pirelli expanding Romanian facility with new warehouse

Pirelli investment levels 'sufficent' to meet high-value market demand

Added: 24 May 2024

High-value saturation rate running at about 95% compared to an overall rate of 90% across Italian t…

Governments step up SR anti-dumping measures

Tire pyrolysis company Circtec secures €150m funding for European plant

Added: 24 May 2024

Novo Holdings and AP Moller Holding back Circtec to build “Europe’s largest” ELT recycling plant

Strong sales in ‘all markets’ drive Hexpol’s 225% earnings increase 

Analysis: Rubber processors register challenging start to 2024

Added: 24 May 2024

Sales and earnings under pressure in first three months, review of results from major players shows…

US tire associations set up recycling foundation

Added: 24 May 2024

Initiative to secure funding for tire recycling-related research, education, intervention and demon…

EU new-car registrations jump on strong demand across all markets

Added: 24 May 2024

Combined share of petrol and diesel vehicles dropped to less than half the market, ACEA reports

Michelin to coordinate major European ELT recycling project

Murata, Michelin in licence agreement for worldwide supply of RFID tags

Added: 23 May 2024

Companies have worked together on the development of ‘fourth-generation linkless RFID tag’ technolo…

Sailun to expand Vietnam tire capacity

Sailun breaks ground on “flexible factory” in Mexico

Added: 23 May 2024

Chinese tire maker's first production factory in North America estimated to cost around $240 millio…

Conti investing €50m in own-brand agricultural tire production

Conti achieves CO2-neutral tire production at Portugal plant

Added: 23 May 2024

Facility in Lousado said to be manufacturing CO2-neutral tires since the beginning of the year

India moves to raise duties on South Korean synthetic rubber 

India announces dumping margins for rubber imported from Saudi, Russia, US, Singapore and China

Added: 23 May 2024

Hearing concerning imports of “isobutylene-isoprene rubber” to be held later this month, ahead of a…

Engineered products drive 9% earnings growth at Semperit

Added: 22 May 2024

Rubber products group now expects to fully divest gloves business three years ahead of schedule