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Sibur starts production at upgraded halobutyl rubber facility
Added: 22 Dec 2023
50kpta of new capacity in part to boost exports to “friendly countries” such as China, Thailand, Vi…
Scientists tackle thermoset polymers recycle challenge
Added: 22 Dec 2023
UK researchers address challenge by introducing degradable bonds into crosslinked structures
ETRMA: Euro 7 deal paves way for industry to address tire wear issues
Added: 22 Dec 2023
Provisional agreement "positions the European tire industry at the forefront of cleaner mobility..."
Pirelli opens new virtual development centre at German site
Added: 22 Dec 2023
AI, “neural networks” can reduce tire development time by up to 30%
Italian polymer machinery makers 'must adapt to market challenges'
Added: 22 Dec 2023
Amaplast president: "it is increasingly important for companies to implement digital development pl…
Towards Net Zero - ERJ Nov/Dec News
Added: 22 Dec 2023
Apollo official named 'sustainability personality of the year'... ZC advances tire recycling projec…
Updated: Plea to prevent closure of Versalis synthetic rubber plant in UK
Added: 21 Dec 2023
Scottish MP calls for ‘urgent talks’ over ‘devastating news’ regarding planned closure of Grangemou…
Bridgestone sells Russian assets to S8 Capital
Added: 21 Dec 2023
S8 Capital also acquired tire & rubber assets of Continental in Russia earlier this year
Yokohama Rubber restructures operations in Vietnam to address rising demand
Added: 21 Dec 2023
YRC spins off Vietnamese production and sales company, establishes a new tire sales entity
ZC Rubber opens new 5G digital tire manufacturing plant
Added: 21 Dec 2023
Advanced facility designed to meet growing demand in the domestic tire market, including the electr…
German chemicals industry calls for “offensive 2030” to tackle declines
Added: 21 Dec 2023
“Politicians must finally wake up so that Germany's model of prosperity does not suffer shipwreck..…
Chinese authorities shut factory producing ‘fake’ fluoroelastomer
Added: 21 Dec 2023
Two arrested in connection with “large-scale” production of counterfeit branded materials at facili…
Trelleborg acquires South Korean semiconductor seals maker
Added: 20 Dec 2023
MNE Group to provide access to "some of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers..."
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Denka resumes chloroprene rubber production at Japanese plant
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Operations were suspended at Omi plant after fatal accident in June, caused by pipe-burst
Hexpol names next chief executive, president
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Klas Dahlberg joining from Nibe Industrier, to take over by next July
Evonik adding production capacities for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Expansion of Marl plant in Germany set for completion in second quarter of 2024
Harvard team claims 'crack resistance' advance in reinforced rubber
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Multi-scale approach means particles can increase the fatigue-threshold of tires and other rubber p…
Essentially Rubber: Cleaning up with eco-TPEs
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...
Italian polymer machinery makers eye "record year"
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Amaplast: Plastics & rubber equipment manufacturers could post ‘all-time high turnover' in 2023
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Pirelli names top five among its 15k suppliers
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Italian tire maker's best providers in area of sustainability, quality, innovation, performance and…
