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Michelin restructuring tire operations in China, Poland

Added: 25 Apr 2024

Converting plants in Olsztyn, Poland and Shenyang, China to car tire production

Trelleborg reports growth amid oil & gas woes

Trelleborg sales, earnings drop amid lower volumes

Added: 25 Apr 2024

Swedish group improves first quarter margin to 18%, targets long-term margin of 20%

Michelin confirms full-year guidance despite first quarter declines

Added: 25 Apr 2024

Revenue decreased 4.5% year-on-year on lower volumes, negative currency effects

Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains

ERJ Tire Tracker: April/May

Added: 25 Apr 2024

Tire Cologne... Pirelli / Lamborghini... Michelin advances aircraft tire... YRC Advan Sport / BMW..…

More chloroprene rubber hikes on the way

Tosoh raising prices for chloroprene rubber

Added: 25 Apr 2024

Effective 20 May, price revision to reflect high raw materials, logistics and fixed costs

Arlanxeo breaks ground on new HNBR plant in China

Added: 24 Apr 2024

Changzhou 5ktpa project to meet growing demand for hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber

Goodyear reaches $2m settlement over Danville workplace deaths 

Goodyear appoints new Americas president

Added: 24 Apr 2024

Ryan Waldron succeeds Steven McClellan who retired at the beginning of the month

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Rubber futures decline amid weaker demand from China

Added: 24 Apr 2024

But JPX picks up “positive reports” regarding the supply-demand situation in China

Extrusion tooling firm Guill names new European representative

Added: 24 Apr 2024

EuroDev offers support throughout Europe, while Padraic Lunn continues to represent Guill in UK

LD Carbon progressing tire pyrolysis plant with pelletising machine

Added: 24 Apr 2024

Claimed to be 'largest' in Asia, facility in Dangjin is set for operation in second quarter of the …

China’s Ecombine unveils ambitious plans to expand 'liquid gold’ plant

Added: 23 Apr 2024

Company expects to increase capacity from 70ktpa to nearly 500ktpa by 2030

DESMA Elastomertechnik announces departure of MD

Added: 23 Apr 2024

Siegfried Köhler has “left the company at his own request” as of 15 April

Elkem targets net zero emissions by 2050 in new climate roadmap

Elkem hopeful of silicones recovery despite first quarter losses

Added: 23 Apr 2024

Norwegian supplier sees "signs of demand recovery, but the uncertainty is still significant...”

Metso expanding rubber parts manufacturing in Chile

Added: 23 Apr 2024

Finnish group also introducing recycling system for different liner materials at Concon site

ACEA: Battery-electric car sales slip amid EU market decline

Added: 23 Apr 2024

New registrations for the month of March down 5.2% year-on-year at 1 million units

Adrian Lunney joins Elastomers for Sustainability judging panel

Added: 23 Apr 2024

Brings insights from extensive editorial and communications experience in the polymer industry

Neste reports first processing of pyrolysis oil from tires

Added: 22 Apr 2024

Converts oil sourced from Enviro into “high-quality raw materials” for chemicals and polymers...

Malaysia rubber gloves makers optimistic about market rebound

Added: 22 Apr 2024

Industry association MARGMA anticipates 45% growth in demand over the next three years

Denka to demand review of new EPA air emissions regulation

Added: 22 Apr 2024

Japanese group says will "consider all measures towards a review", including filing a lawsuit with …

ECHA 'weighed down' by volume of feedback from PFAS consultation

Added: 22 Apr 2024

IDT: "Proper review of the flood of comments by the scientific committees will certainly take longe…