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European carbon black market forecast to "tighten"

Added: 19 Apr 2024

Ita: Regional trade issues “a major factor in global supply & demand in the carbon black sector...”…

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant

Elkem set to complete silicone expansion projects in China, France

Added: 19 Apr 2024

Projects to improve cost positions, mainly through ‘lower energy and raw materials consumption’

ERJ Industry Appointments Tracker - March/April

Added: 19 Apr 2024

HF Group / Rudzio, Uranjek, Wilson... Wacker / Kowitz... Kraton / Lopes... Baaser / DKG... Nicolesc…

ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 19 Apr 2024

YRC... Hyosung... Kumho... Aeolus... Versalis... Trelleborg... Nova... Ansell... Conti... Tire shar…

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

American Chemistry Council voices concern over final EPA ruling on emissions

Added: 19 Apr 2024

Some restrictions threaten to affect the production of chemistries that are needed for everyday pro…

Michelin in link-up to advance nanofibrous materials

Added: 19 Apr 2024

New generation fibrous materials to be used applications linked to mobility, energy and the environ…

Siemens will demonstrate the advantages of integrated drive systems at Hillhead

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 19 Apr 2024

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

ETRMA calls for agenda to support European tire & rubber industry

Added: 18 Apr 2024

Manifesto urges a ‘shared agenda’ to enhance competitiveness and support sustainability targets of …

European Chemical Agency sees “low level of concern” for recycled rubber

Recyclers to explore continued use of rubber infill in playing pitches

Added: 18 Apr 2024

“It’s not time to give up…”, according to ETRA working group 're-plan plan city life project'

Conti extends e-mobility strategy to secondary tire brands

Added: 18 Apr 2024

New products from Continental's secondary brands now feature EV-compatible logo on the sidewall

Yokohama stages groundbreaking for Mexican tire plant project

Added: 18 Apr 2024

YRC facility in Saltillo due to start up in early 2027 with planned annual capacity of 5 million ti…

Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains

ERJ Tire Tracker: April/May

Added: 18 Apr 2024

YRC Geolandar / Toyota Crown... Pirelli Elect / Porsche Taycan... Nexen Red Dot Award... Michelin T…

Trelleborg completes acquisition of Korean semiconductor seals manufacturer

Added: 18 Apr 2024

Based just outside Seoul, MNE Group supplies ‘precision seals’ for semiconductor production equipme…

Essentially Rubber: Tire-based sneakers

Added: 18 Apr 2024

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

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti rubber businesses miss first quarter estimates

Added: 17 Apr 2024

But German group says it sees “sufficient improvement potential” in all group sectors

Sailun doubles investment plan for Cambodia tire factory

Sailun postpones Vietnam expansion start-up until 2025

Added: 17 Apr 2024

Group maintains project scope but extends schedule for operational commencement to March 2025

Hyosung TNC investing $1bn to establish bio-butanediol plant in Vietnam

Added: 17 Apr 2024

Facility in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province to eventually have a nameplate capacity of 200ktpa

Angst+Pfister expands sealing production with new plants in China, Vietnam

Added: 17 Apr 2024

Facility in China a joint venture with Argomm Group, while Vietnam site fully owned by Swiss manufa…

Siemens app helps tire makers to track carbon footprint

Added: 17 Apr 2024

Management tool said to enable dynamic PCF measurement across manufacturing and supply-chain operat…

Shell's Ormen Lange gas field in Norway

Outside track: Petchem engineers battling spare-parts shortages

Added: 17 Apr 2024

Survey warns of potential disruption due to sourcing problems at process plants across Europe