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Pyrum trims sales forecast on lower volumes

Added: 29 Nov 2023

Nine-month results influenced by high level of investment in flagship factory, increase in personne…

US hose reinforcement supplier acquires Intercord Thüringen

Tire & rubber reinforcement maker expanding operations

Added: 29 Nov 2023

Beaver to more than double scale of current reinforcement manufacturing facility in Mexico

Trelleborg divests UK offshore oil & gas unit

Trelleborg divesting US offshore oil & gas operation

Added: 29 Nov 2023

Swedish group divested majority of oil & gas operations in 2021

Opinion: Step up to the platform

VMI parent group reports strong tire segment performance

Added: 28 Nov 2023

TKH links third quarter gains to "easing of component shortages and a continued strong order book..…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 28 Nov 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

New SRI tech centre to track chemical reactions in rubber

Added: 28 Nov 2023

Sumitomo Rubber Industries' unit to make use of 'soft x-rays' from high-intensity synchrotron facil…

Trelleborg expanding test capabilities for hydrogen industry

Added: 28 Nov 2023

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions constructing new testing lab in US to support hydrogen value-chain

Monolith set to go green with carbon black

Monolith appoints former Orion project leader as new COO

Added: 28 Nov 2023

Russell Webb to oversee carbon black manufacturer's expansion and scalability plans

Essentially Rubber: From airbags to tote bags

Added: 28 Nov 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Washington – US president Donald Trump said he plans to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, which would be one of his toughest actions yet to implement a hawkish trade agenda that risks antagonizing friends and foes alike.

Linglong shifting some TBR production from Thailand to Serbia

Added: 27 Nov 2023

Awaits US ruling on antidumping measures against truck & bus tires originating from Thailand

Semperit reports declines amid ‘difficult market environment’

Added: 27 Nov 2023

Austrian group repositions itself as elastomers specialist; streamlines activities

NR alternatives ‘not any time soon’

Rubber futures prices weaken as markets lack direction

Added: 27 Nov 2023

Most major Far East markets record week-on-week declines but physical buying increases

WDK: Germany rubber industry needs affordable energy, sensible chemicals regulation...

Added: 27 Nov 2023

“Politics and process-chain must contribute to survival of internationally, technologically leading…

AirBoss to produce respirators for US emergency agency

AirBoss narrows loss, increases target for costs-reduction

Added: 27 Nov 2023

Canadian group links dip in volume-demand to impact of labour strikes on automotive OEM production …

Tire Tracker November: Fitments, testing, innovations

Added: 26 Nov 2023

Hankook, Nissan continue OE partnership... Conti tires on Iveco all-electric vans... Bridgestone wi…

Hankook investing €540m in Hungary plant to add TBR tire production

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Facility in Racalmas to add production capacity for 800k units of truck & bus tires by 2027

Nokian achieves 'lowest level of CO2 emissions in tire industry'

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Says estimate of 347kg per tonne of tires produced at least half that of most other manufacturers..…

First ‘giant tire’ roll-off at Sailun Vietnam plant

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Company claims to be first Chinese manufacturer to produce PCR, TBR and OTR tires in Vietnam 

European Tire Market - Supplier Survey

Update: European replacement tire market continues on downward track

Added: 24 Nov 2023

ETRMA links third quarter decline to “continued increases in the cost of raw materials, energy, log…

Elastomers experts to focus on sustainable fashion

Added: 24 Nov 2023

IoM3 Elastomers Group staging hybrid technical seminar mid-December in London