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Wevo-Chemie expanding silicones production for electric applications
Added: 28 Jan 2025
Company carries out ‘extensive modernisation’ at headquarters in Germany to meet increasing demand
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Evonik merges silica, silanes businesses into 'Smart effects'
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Establishes new business unit to target key markets including automotive and tire industry
Hyosung launches strategic review of steel tire cord business
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Korean group considering various plans “including sale of” of business unit valued at €1bn...
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TSRC mulls building new SSBR plant in China
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Taiwan-based rubber major expects to complete relocations of ESBR, NBR facilities in Nantong
Nexen Tire unveils ‘omni-wheel’ future mobility concept tire
Added: 27 Jan 2025
Introduces detachable wheels that enable 'reconfiguration of vehicles'
Wacker expands silicones production capacity at Asian sites
Added: 24 Jan 2025
Starts up new facilities in Japan and South Korea to meet growing demand in the region
Bridgestone Americas to shut TBR plant, make further cuts
Added: 24 Jan 2025
Closure of Tennessee truck and bus radial unit to impact 700 employees, with more jobs to go elsewh…
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 24 Jan 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge this week from leading players in the global industries
Biesterfeld expands joint portfolio with Celanese
Added: 24 Jan 2025
Among other products, German distributor granted rights to market Celanese Sofprene and Laprene ela…
EU new car demand edges up despite 6% drop in EV demand
Added: 24 Jan 2025
New car registrations rose by 5.1% in December with Spain posting 30% year-on-year growth
Borflex project to restore fighter aircraft
Added: 24 Jan 2025
French specialist overcomes challenges of renovating the leading edges of the Jaguar A 157
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Elkem initiates strategic review of silicones business
Added: 23 Jan 2025
Move to enable allocation of capital to silicon products, carbon solutions divisions
China’s CNRC mulls tire projects in Egypt
Added: 23 Jan 2025
Projects include doubling production capacity at Prometeon Tyre Egypt, new greenfield plant for car…
Epsilon launches ELT-based carbon black for tire, non-tire applications
Added: 23 Jan 2025
Indian carbon black supplier building a tire recycling plant in Karnataka to be operational by 2026
EU automotive suppliers cut 54k jobs in "difficult year”
Added: 23 Jan 2025
Cuts surpassing combined levels of pandemic years 2020 and 2021, according to CLEPA
Vianor announces temporary lay-offs, to cut service points
Added: 23 Jan 2025
Finnish tire and car service specialist says changes in response to ‘market and demand situation’
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Chinese supplier Cenway plans major butyl rubber expansion
Added: 22 Jan 2025
Upgrade to raise capacity of Zhejiang unit to 120ktpa, mainly bromobutyl and chlorobutyl rubbers
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EU leaders must “act now” to safeguard automotive industry
Added: 22 Jan 2025
ACEA president calls for urgent action to prevent "irreparable damage" to competitiveness of Europe…
Ceat earnings drop 19% as material cost rises impact margins
Added: 22 Jan 2025
Profits fall despite 11% rise in sales on stronger demand in replacement market
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Updated: Teijin Aramid closing Dutch production site under cost-saving plan
Added: 22 Jan 2025
One of Teijin's three Dutch sites to close under restructuring plan in response to competition from…
