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Tokai posts 77% increase in carbon black earnings

Added: 16 Nov 2023

Volumes decline year-on-year amid ‘bearish demand’ in TBR replacement market

Essentially Rubber: Walking on air

Added: 16 Nov 2023

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

BFG, Michelin sued over alleged hazardous waste in US

US fishing groups sue tire manufacturers over 6PPD

Added: 16 Nov 2023

The tire makers named in the case include Goodyear, Michelin, and Bridgestone

Update: Metso to open rubber parts plant in Lithuania 

Metso to end rubber parts production in Sweden with planned factory closure

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Starts negotiation process on plan to discontinue factory in Trelleborg

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

ANRPC revises up rubber supply and demand forecasts

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Improved outlook linked to adjustments in production estimates from association members, including …

Pirelli opens advanced tire R&D centre in Mexico

Added: 15 Nov 2023

New Silao hub to focus on modelling, testing and specialties for North America

Tire chemicals market to surpass 42.5m tonnes by 2025

Hankook launches circular ‘tire-to-tire’ consortium

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Grouping of 12 Korean companies, including Kumho Petrochemical and LG Chem, targets improved ELT re…

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti appoints Gerd Bartels to lead speciality tires unit

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Unit serves variety of industrial applications, as well as two-wheeler and racing tires

Enviro expects to finalise Michelin partnership deal by yearend

Swedish waste tire recycler Enviro appoints new CFO

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Christian Bergaust took office as interim chief financial officer on 13 Nov

Conti sees 'sideways trend' in car output

UK October new car market beats pre-pandemic levels

Added: 15 Nov 2023

… but subdued EV growth “hinders green goals”

Pirelli chief financial officer stepping down

Pirelli hit by low volumes, currency effects in third quarter

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Italian tire maker reports declines in sales and earnings over three months to end of September

Hexpol acquires US thermoplastic elastomers compounder

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Acquisition of Star Thermoplastics 'will facilitiate Swedish group's entry to the US TPEs market...…

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo Rubber revises up earnings forecast on automotive recovery

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Lower freight costs and “lull" in rising raw material, energy costs drive significant earnings incr…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 14 Nov 2023

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

Michelin to supply tires to German electric jet manufacturer

Added: 14 Nov 2023

First tires are expected to be delivered to Lilium’s facilities this month

Tires drive Yokohama's record sales, earnings

Yokohama Rubber posts "record" sales, earnings at Q3 stage

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Japanese tire & rubber products group raises projections for full-year earnings

EU probes Chinese truck & bus tire dumping

ETRMA welcomes progress on Euro 7 tire-abrasion rules

Added: 13 Nov 2023

European Parliament vote reflects call for tire-emission regulations to be ‘synchronised’ with UN r…

Natural rubber futures markets stall amid uncertainty

Added: 13 Nov 2023

Mixed signals from Far East markets reflect “uncertain and directionless trading...”

Bridgestone hit by slowing replacement demand in Europe, N America

Added: 13 Nov 2023

Third quarter earnings down 9% year-on-year as tire markets reflect previously issued concerns...

USTMA warns against ‘premature’ restrictions on 6PPD in tires

Added: 13 Nov 2023

US tire industry association pledges to work closely with EPA on risk assessment initiatives