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Pirelli hit by low volumes, currency effects in third quarter
Added: 14 Nov 2023
Italian tire maker reports declines in sales and earnings over three months to end of September
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Hexpol acquires US thermoplastic elastomers compounder
Added: 14 Nov 2023
Acquisition of Star Thermoplastics 'will facilitiate Swedish group's entry to the US TPEs market...…
Sumitomo Rubber revises up earnings forecast on automotive recovery
Added: 14 Nov 2023
Lower freight costs and “lull" in rising raw material, energy costs drive significant earnings incr…
Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 14 Nov 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe
Michelin to supply tires to German electric jet manufacturer
Added: 14 Nov 2023
First tires are expected to be delivered to Lilium’s facilities this month
Yokohama Rubber posts "record" sales, earnings at Q3 stage
Added: 14 Nov 2023
Japanese tire & rubber products group raises projections for full-year earnings
ETRMA welcomes progress on Euro 7 tire-abrasion rules
Added: 13 Nov 2023
European Parliament vote reflects call for tire-emission regulations to be ‘synchronised’ with UN r…
Natural rubber futures markets stall amid uncertainty
Added: 13 Nov 2023
Mixed signals from Far East markets reflect “uncertain and directionless trading...”
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Bridgestone hit by slowing replacement demand in Europe, N America
Added: 13 Nov 2023
Third quarter earnings down 9% year-on-year as tire markets reflect previously issued concerns...
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USTMA warns against ‘premature’ restrictions on 6PPD in tires
Added: 13 Nov 2023
US tire industry association pledges to work closely with EPA on risk assessment initiatives
Cabot grows earnings on rubber blacks despite lower sales
Added: 13 Nov 2023
US group notes 2% decline in sales volumes amid slowing markets in Europe, Americas...
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Bekaert adds on-site solar farm at Spanish tire reinforcement plant
Added: 12 Nov 2023
Solar site in Burgos can produce a total of 16,000 MWh of energy per year for the operation
Freudenberg responds to spike in demand for FFKM products
Added: 10 Nov 2023
'Companies in aerospace, fluid handling, agriculture, construction industries found existing suppli…
ETRMA names Goodyear EMEA leader Chris Delaney as next president
Added: 10 Nov 2023
Also, Dr Ralf Holschumacher of the WDK elected vice president of European Tyre & Rubber Manufacture…
DuPont: FFKM ban would halt EU oil & gas, semicon, H2, airplane industries
Added: 10 Nov 2023
Polymer supplier’s stark assessment in submission to consultation on proposed PFAS restrictions in …
Yokohama taps AI for ‘chemical visualisation’ of rubber aging
Added: 10 Nov 2023
Research team observes rubber-metal adhesive ageing, to use data to enhance tire durability
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Shin-Etsu: Chinese market key to silicones business recovery
Added: 10 Nov 2023
Includes volume of exports from China 'as quite a lot of commodity products are made there...'
Kraiburg TPE advances new high recyclate-content TPEs
Added: 10 Nov 2023
Compounds with higher content of post-industry, post-consumer waste offer a range of adhesion optio…
ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 10 Nov 2023
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days
EV polymers growth drives Imerys expansion in China
Added: 9 Nov 2023
Output from new, €43m mineral additives plant in Wuhu includes products for tire inner-liners
