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Michelin rolls out five-year plan for French aircraft tire site

Added: 31 Oct 2023

Bourges factory to also manufacture inflatable structures by 2028

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Zeon trims forecasts on China, elastomer market developments

Added: 31 Oct 2023

Japanese group says materials business units are 'being affected by the delayed recovery in demand.…

Contec starts three-fold expansion of tire pyrolysis plant

Added: 31 Oct 2023

Polish facility being geared up to process 33 kilotons of ELTs, supported by funding round

Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro is to carry out a shares buyback of up to €1.5 billion of stock capital following, what it said, was its strongest ever quarter since its spin-off from Bayer in 2015.

Covestro posts third quarter declines in sales, earnings

Added: 31 Oct 2023

Steilemann : “No significant revival of the economic activity, with global demand remaining at a ve…

Tire Tracker: October fitments, testing, ratings, innovation news

Added: 31 Oct 2023

BluEarths for Honda N-Box... Falken unveils 'first' road & track UUHP tire... EcoContacts for BYD S…

Mitas takeover helps Trelleborg achieve 26% sales rise

Trelleborg eyes expansion after strong third quarter

Added: 30 Oct 2023

Group to launch new initiatives on the back of continued “strong earnings growth...”

Bridgestone consolidating tire production operations in Thailand

Added: 30 Oct 2023

Japanese group transfers production of PCRs, TBRs from Rangsit to two other sites in the country

Natural rubber pricing rally loses steam

Added: 30 Oct 2023

Bullish market sentiment has been 'replaced by speculative selling and profit-taking...'

Asahi Kasei invests in automotive interiors start-up

Added: 30 Oct 2023

NFW's leather-alternative is made from natural rubber, natural fibres, plant oils, natural pigments…

Birla claims breakthrough in bio-based rubber additives

Goodyear in link-up to produce 'upcycled' isoprene

Added: 30 Oct 2023

Initiative to leverage Visolis' technology to produce synthetic rubber feedstock from lignocellulos…

Pirelli chief financial officer stepping down

Pirelli JV to establish $550m tire plant in Saudi Arabia

Added: 27 Oct 2023

Joins forces with local investment fund for greenfield manufacturing plant to produce 3.5m tires pe…

Michelin to use self-driving trucks at French HQ

Michelin to close passenger car tire plant in US

Added: 27 Oct 2023

Rubber-mixing operations at the Ardmore, Oklahoma factory are expected to continue

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies opens EV battery testing unit

Added: 27 Oct 2023

“Multi-million-dollar” facility added to FST's research & development centre in Plymouth, Michigan

Wacker talks up prospects for silicones business in China

Added: 27 Oct 2023

Aims to benefit from new capacity and trends such as vehicle electrification in country representin…

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 27 Oct 2023

Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

BASF advances innovations for sustainable footwear

Added: 27 Oct 2023

Latest processing technologies and design concepts said to met requirements of circular economy

ERJ Survey: European tire sector maintains competitive edge

Nokian lowers 2023 guidance after third-quarter reverses

Added: 26 Oct 2023

Finnish tire maker reports 38% lower sales, earnings down 65% for three months to end of September

Elkem to cut jobs in two-year restructuring programme

Elkem evaluating costs reductions, investment plans

Added: 26 Oct 2023

Reviews as silicones producer post negative Q3 earnings development on 30% lower sales

Michelin launches major water-saving project at French tire plant

Added: 26 Oct 2023

Investing €3 million at tire factory in Gravanches to reduce water extraction by 60%

BASF supplies bio-feedstock for Asahi stretch fibres

Added: 26 Oct 2023

'Biomass balanced' tetrahydrofuran to enhance sustainability of sportswear, other textiles