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German chemical makers halt production slide at Q3 stage
Added: 20 Nov 2023
VCI: Down-trend 'appears to have reached the bottom of the curve' but cost and market pressures per…
Goodyear 'to close down two German tire factories'
Added: 17 Nov 2023
US group to fully close its tire plants in Fulda by 2025 and Fürstenwalde by 2027
Pirelli announces plans to expand Italian digital centre
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Bari technology unit to see number of employees rise to 80 by 2025 from current 30
Lanxess to divest PU business as 'last remaining polymer' operation
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Cologne-based group also launching restructuring measures to reduce costs by €150m
Sumitomo Rubber points to recovery trends as cost pressures ease
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Japanese group's Tire business delivers a more than eight-fold increase in earnings for first nine …
Update: Ceat cleared to restart tire manufacturing plant
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Indian tire maker had been directed to close down facility in Bhandup, Mumbai due to pollution issu…
Freudenberg develops advanced sealing for ‘demanding’ cobot applications
Added: 17 Nov 2023
FST enhances polyurethane seal design while improving performance with solid film lubricant coating…
ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days
Goodyear selling rubber business as part of ‘transformation plan’
Added: 16 Nov 2023
Dunlop brand and off-road tires also to be divested as strategy looks to double margins by 2025
Goodyear's long-time leader Richard Kramer to retire
Added: 16 Nov 2023
US tire maker also unveils ‘transformation plan’ to optimise portfolio, expand margins
Tokai posts 77% increase in carbon black earnings
Added: 16 Nov 2023
Volumes decline year-on-year amid ‘bearish demand’ in TBR replacement market
Essentially Rubber: Walking on air
Added: 16 Nov 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...
US fishing groups sue tire manufacturers over 6PPD
Added: 16 Nov 2023
The tire makers named in the case include Goodyear, Michelin, and Bridgestone
Metso to end rubber parts production in Sweden with planned factory closure
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Starts negotiation process on plan to discontinue factory in Trelleborg
ANRPC revises up rubber supply and demand forecasts
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Improved outlook linked to adjustments in production estimates from association members, including …
Pirelli opens advanced tire R&D centre in Mexico
Added: 15 Nov 2023
New Silao hub to focus on modelling, testing and specialties for North America
Hankook launches circular ‘tire-to-tire’ consortium
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Grouping of 12 Korean companies, including Kumho Petrochemical and LG Chem, targets improved ELT re…
Conti appoints Gerd Bartels to lead speciality tires unit
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Unit serves variety of industrial applications, as well as two-wheeler and racing tires
Swedish waste tire recycler Enviro appoints new CFO
Added: 15 Nov 2023
Christian Bergaust took office as interim chief financial officer on 13 Nov
UK October new car market beats pre-pandemic levels
Added: 15 Nov 2023
… but subdued EV growth “hinders green goals”
