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WDK notes ‘immense pressure’ on German rubber industry
Added: 21 Sep 2023
Industry association reports declining production, capacity utilisation and employment

Update: Arlanxeo set to close 150ktpa butyl rubber plant
Added: 21 Sep 2023
Zwijndrecht facility victim to ‘cost rises and increased competition from low-cost countries’
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Anvis moves to new location following Hanh acquisition
Added: 21 Sep 2023
Anvis Holding SAS was created as part of a management buyout from Sumitomo Riko

Essentially Rubber: Energy efficiency hits the roof
Added: 21 Sep 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Belgian company raises funds for waste tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 21 Sep 2023
End-of-life tire pyrolysis plant in Liege to eventually process nearly 2.5 million tires per year
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Tire Tracker: Hankook supplying tires for BYD’s T4K electric truck
Added: 21 Sep 2023
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Pirelli not bidding for WRC tire supply deal
Added: 21 Sep 2023
Italian tire maker concluding partnership as single supplier to World Rally Championship

EU new car market expands 21% as EV demand grows
Added: 21 Sep 2023
New car registrations up 18% for first eight months of the year

Bridgestone on track with rubber-product expansions
Added: 20 Sep 2023
Hose, air springs and tracks projects part of restructuring programme within 'diversified products'…

Huntsman makes splash with liquid TPU 'first' for footwear
Added: 20 Sep 2023
Partners with Germany-based Framas Group for large-scale production of mid-soles

UK tire maker Enso a finalist in royal environmental awards
Added: 20 Sep 2023
London-based company shortlisted for ‘clean our air’ category in Earthshot Prize

Tire Tracker: Sailun brand value grows on new liquid mixing tech
Added: 20 Sep 2023
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ETRMA joins ‘urgent call’ to stimulate European auto industry
Added: 19 Sep 2023
Joint letter by automotive groups calls for "robust industrial strategy", scale-up of "zero emissio…

Tokai Carbon raising carbon black prices in North America
Added: 19 Sep 2023
Company cites increasing costs of production in the US for price hike

Mesnac advances internal mixing technologies
Added: 19 Sep 2023
Chinese tire & rubber machinery major rolls out new developments at RubberTech China in Shanghai

Denka notes 'stagnant demand' for chloroprene rubber
Added: 19 Sep 2023
Says fatal accident at Japanese plant had little impact on supply of CR materials

Tire Tracker: Giti secures first European EV fitment on VW ID. Buzz
Added: 19 Sep 2023
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Natural rubber futures mixed as prices consolidate
Added: 18 Sep 2023
Optimism in market for a “gradual economic recovery in China”, following recent interest-rate cut
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Bridgestone announces first ‘carbon neutral’ tire plant
Added: 18 Sep 2023
Manufacturing site in Pune, India verified by assurance partner LRQA

Freudenberg sealing technology to protect EV electronics
Added: 18 Sep 2023
'Busbar overmould' design can reliably seal and prevent damage in oil-cooled electric motors
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