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Enviro’s rCB, oil receive sustainability certification 

Analysis: How rCB can become key to sustainable tire industry

Added: 8 May 2024

Consultancy Emerton issues white paper titled ‘Unlocking the Potential of Recovered Carbon Black’

ERJ Brainteaser: July 

Hankook in €1.1bn deal to buy majority holding in Hanon Systems

Added: 7 May 2024

Korea-based Hanon claimed to be world’s ‘second largest’ automotive thermal-management parts maker

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Rubber futures steady amid subdued trading

Added: 7 May 2024

Markets in Japan and China report mixed pricing picture as trade slows during May holidays

Orion rubber black results decline despite volume growth

Added: 7 May 2024

Sales also down, due to “the pass-through effect of declining oil prices, partially offset by highe…

FST acquiring German sealing specialist Trygonal

Added: 7 May 2024

Acquisition expected to strengthen group's Freudenberg Xpress ‘rapid prototyping’ business 

Kraiburg TPE advances elastomer compounds for automotive sealing

Added: 7 May 2024

Formulated for exterior use, compounds can be used in TPE-EPDM hybrids for glass run channels and s…

Uzer Makina lists progress with sustainability projects

Added: 7 May 2024

Turkey-based tire machinery maker targets, ethics, biodiversity, recycling, electrical presses

Michelin-licensed rubber plant in Indonesia to start production in 2018

Global chemicals production rises on picks-up in demand

Added: 7 May 2024

VCI: February sees strong growth in chemicals production while pharma segment declines 

Italian tire distributor Magri inks partnership deal with GRI

Added: 4 May 2024

Collaboration follows last year’s acquisition of fellow Italian distributor Donati Gomme

BP chemicals plant facility

BP, Circtec ink eight-year supply deal for tire-derived fuel, feedstock

Added: 3 May 2024

Agreement includes €12.5m funding to advance a Circtec’ plant expansion in The Netherlands

Union questions Michelin 'social plan' amid job losses, plant closures

Added: 3 May 2024

CGT claims move a 'diversion' as French tire maker axes thousands of jobs in Europe and US...

Enviro expects to finalise Michelin partnership deal by yearend

Enviro gains increased stake in tire recycling joint venture

Added: 3 May 2024

Receives additional €4.5m payment for costs incurred, half in shape of ownership share in JV with M…

Outside Track: Top trends impacting the industrial workforce

Added: 3 May 2024

ERJ's Outside Track reports cover news, views & developments from across the wider process and manu…

Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs

German rubber industry sees signs of recovery in second half

Added: 2 May 2024

But WDK warns that 16% of companies plan to relocate production abroad due to pressure on earnings

Egyptian government 'supporting' Pyramids Tires development plans

Added: 2 May 2024

Prime minister Madbouli giving 'top priority' to promoting industries, such as tire manufacture...

Apollo establishes 'cut & chip' test track for EV tires

Added: 2 May 2024

Partners with testing and validation service company Natrax for the test track in India

ExxonMobil closing chemicals production unit in France

Added: 2 May 2024

Move to impact 677 jobs at Port-Jerome-sur-Seine facility, which has lost more than €500m since 201…

Electric vehicle market a ‘slow burner’ for tire makers

Added: 2 May 2024

By 2030, EVs will still only represent around 15% of the total vehicle parc, notes Robert Simmons, …

Dutch startup Meridia looks to scale up EUDR compliance tool

Added: 2 May 2024

Amsterdam company raises €5.2m to scale up real-time agri-commodity data verification system

Hankook trials new facilities at China plant

Hankook Tire reports strong growth on lower costs

Added: 1 May 2024

Korean tire maker posts 109% year-on-year increase in first quarter operating profit