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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...”…
ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 19 Apr 2024
YRC... Hyosung... Kumho... Aeolus... Versalis... Trelleborg... Nova... Ansell... Conti... Tire shar…
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
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…
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 …
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'
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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…
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...
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 postpones Vietnam expansion start-up until 2025
Added: 17 Apr 2024
Group maintains project scope but extends schedule for operational commencement to March 2025
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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…
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
Versalis buys compounder Tecnofilm to strengthen footwear, technical elastomers offerings
Added: 16 Apr 2024
Based in the Le Marche region of Italy, Tecnofilm's portfolio includes functionalised compounds bas…
Rubber market sentiment ‘uncertain’ amid supply concern, China weakness
Added: 16 Apr 2024
Japan Exchange Group observes ‘mixed trend’ across major Far-East markets
Walmart ordered to pay $101m for cancelling nitrile-gloves contract
Added: 16 Apr 2024
US retail giant “wrongfully cancelled” $500m contract to purchase latex gloves from London Luxury
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