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Biesterfeld to supply Denka acrylate rubbers

Denka resumes chloroprene rubber production at Japanese plant

Added: 20 Dec 2023

Operations were suspended at Omi plant after fatal accident in June, caused by pipe-burst

Hexpol names next chief executive, president

Added: 20 Dec 2023

Klas Dahlberg joining from Nibe Industrier, to take over by next July

Evonik adding production capacities for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes

Added: 20 Dec 2023

Expansion of Marl plant in Germany set for completion in second quarter of 2024

Harvard team claims 'crack resistance' advance in reinforced rubber

Added: 20 Dec 2023

Multi-scale approach means particles can increase the fatigue-threshold of tires and other rubber p…

Essentially Rubber: Cleaning up with eco-TPEs

Added: 20 Dec 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Italian domestic machinery market continues growth

Italian polymer machinery makers eye "record year"

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Amaplast: Plastics & rubber equipment manufacturers could post ‘all-time high turnover' in 2023

Pirelli names top five among its 15k suppliers

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Italian tire maker's best providers in area of sustainability, quality, innovation, performance and…

Michelin, Renault launch ‘agroforestry’ scheme in Thai rubber provinces

Added: 19 Dec 2023

GPSNR, Rubber Agroforestry Sustainability Foundation also supporting pilot project

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Essentially Rubber: TPUs with added bug protection

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Tire Tracker: Fitments, testing, innovations

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Pirelli P Zero E wins ‘tire of year’ award… New Lexus rolls on Yokohama tires... New Toyo tire offe…

Supermax reorganises, adds new executive roles, to advance global reach

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Malaysian rubber gloves maker names CEO, COO, to support expanded distribution, future footprint in…

ERJ Rubber Processor Shares

Reka Rubber reports decline in orders since second quarter

Added: 19 Dec 2023

Nine-month sale remains flat while earnings drop 33%, reports Finnish manufacturing group

Saipem nets contract to build $150m rubber plant in Egypt 

European chemicals industry cautiously optimistic about 2024

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Cefic foresees potential for 1.0% growth in European chemical output next year

Infineon, Polyn in tie-up to advance tire monitoring systems

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Next-generation TPMS technology to use ‘tire vibration data’ for monitoring purposes

Sailun doubles investment plan for Cambodia tire factory

Sailun to build first North American tire factory

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Mexico JV to establish plant with capacity to manufacture 6m units of passenger car tires...

Rubber futures prices stabilise amid subdued trading

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Prices fluctuate ‘within a narrow trading range’ in major Far East markets

Bekaert sends first recycled steel tire reinforcement to Bridgestone

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Belgian group obtains ‘third-party certified’ for high recycled steel content for tire reinforcemen…

BASF launches low-VOC antioxidants for polyols, polyurethane foams

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Product formulated without aromatic amine to promote better environmental, health profile

Nissan to invest €136m in UK plant

European tire makers on track to restore capex levels

Added: 15 Dec 2023

Tier-1s also adding capacity in premium segment at expense of lower-cost tires, notes HSBC Global R…