The Italian company has developed a new retread tire for a demanding application in the mining sector.

Solid third quarter performance but issues downbeat forecast for future growth prospects in the automotive industry

Agile manufacturing approach is “proving its worth” for Austrian rubber moulding machine maker

In the run-up to the K2019 trade fair in Dusseldorf, Kraton Corp. informed investors that its full-year earnings would come in well below previous expectations due to a mid-year decline in trading conditions, particularly in Asia. 

The Chinese synthetic rubber (SR) market is a now major priority for Arlanxeo, according to Donald Chen, who has recently taken over as CEO of the company, which claims to be the world’s largest SR producer.

The rubber industry is among the target sectors for an EU-backed project to increase the skills-base of the European automotive industry as it transitions to connected and automated mobility technologies.

Market trends in the European tire trade sector along with the impact of digitalisation, recycling and skills issues will be key themes of The Tire Cologne 2020 trade fair, according to Stephan Helm, chairman of the BRV.

With the issue of interior noise now to the forefront in the development of electric vehicles and a continuing cause of customer complaints and warranty claims, researchers at Hyundai Motor Co. have set about analysing the problem.

UK tire traders are clear leaders while their counterparts in France lag far behind in the field of digital transformation, according to a study by the Institut für Handelsforschung Cologne GmbH (IFH).

Bridgestone Corp. is optimising technology for using rubber granulate from scrap tires as a cement additive in geoengineering products, a company manager reported at the recent IRC 2019 conference. 

3M is set to bring significant new fluoroelastomer capacity on stream in response to increasing global-market demand, according to Laurent Sportouch, the company’s key account manager Elastomers France.

Question & answer with Sage executive vice president Nick Goode about the potential impact of the fast-emerging blockchain technology on manufacturers and suppliers of tires and technical rubber products:

European Rubber Journal has launched its new look website.

The recent IRC2019 conference and exhibition in London included a poster presentation titled Design of Safer Rubber Accelerators by R.S. Virdi and B.W. Grover of Robinson Brothers Ltd, West Bromwich, UK.

Rubber and elastomer technologies will feature strongly across the halls at the upcoming polymer expo in Dusseldorf.