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Semperit reports significant growth as sheds gloves business
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Austrian group’s results cover industrial sector, surgical gloves unit

Trelleborg names board member Johan Malmquist as new chairman
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Incumbent leader Hans Biörck has declined re-election, according to Swedish group

Pirelli confirms interest in Formula 1 tender process
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Italian tire maker also eyes FIA’s Formula 2 and Formula 3 series

Wacker expanding silicone sealants production in Germany
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Group investing €20m to increase capacity at Nünchritz site

UK auto industry calls for "urgent response" to global EV competition
Added: 24 Mar 2023
Sector sets out ‘green automotive transformation strategy’ in response to global race for EV produc…

Goodyear extends EMEA winter production shutdown
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 23 Mar 2023
Move to enable tire maker to have an inventory level “representative of the market demand”
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Trelleborg acquiring US aerospace parts maker
Added: 23 Mar 2023
Swedish polymer group sees “strong demand” for aerospace seals
Conti, Michelin, Goodyear, SRI scoop up multiple awards at Tire Tech 2023
Added: 23 Mar 2023
Expanded awards ceremony also honours HF, Nynas and Emissions Analytics

Zeon raising synthetic rubber compound pricing
Added: 23 Mar 2023
Price revision to also includes rubber-based polyblends

ECHA seeks input on proposed fluorochemicals restriction
Added: 23 Mar 2023
Invites interested parties to send in “scientific and technical information” on the subject
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Update: Yokohama Rubber projects 'zero sales' from Russia in 2023
Added: 22 Mar 2023
Compared to revenue contribution of 2% recorded by the Japanese tire maker last year...
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Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 22 Mar 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Desma long-time leader Martin Schürmann steps down
Added: 22 Mar 2023
Ends 16-year carrier at German machinery maker “abruptly and surprisingly for many”

EU new car market continues uptrend
Added: 22 Mar 2023
February sees 11.5% year-on-year growth in new car registrations in region

Cabot launches new technology platform for sustainable carbons
Added: 22 Mar 2023
Company introduces first ISCC Plus certified products under Evolve sustainable platform

VMI launches ‘game-changer’ belt maker
Added: 22 Mar 2023
VMI Unixx belt maker launched during Tire Tech Expo 2023

News from Tire Technology Expo 2023
Added: 22 Mar 2023
International exhibition and conference for tire-manufacturing technology being staged at the Deuts…

Hexpol Compounding Americas expects ‘mixed outlook’ for 2023
Added: 21 Mar 2023
Automotive industry in recovery mode, while industrial production set for marginal decline

Rubber futures continue to slide for second week
Added: 21 Mar 2023
Prices fall to four-month low as trading "dominated by long liquidation and stop-loss selling"

Waste tire recycler L4T opens ‘Europe’s largest’ plant in Spain
Added: 21 Mar 2023
Company plans to build two additional facilities in Spain, Ecuador