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Tire Tracker – Pirelli Elect for Lotus Electre
Added: 6 Jul 2023
Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Michelin expanding production at Chinese tire plant
Added: 5 Jul 2023
Increasing production of high-performance radials, adding new 'silent' and self-sealing tire lines
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Datwyler raises elastomer O-ring capacity in China, Mexico
Added: 5 Jul 2023
New manufacturing capabilities to support local-to-local supply of sealing products

Goodyear employees protest outside German tire plant
Added: 5 Jul 2023
Nearly 1,000 workers gather in protest at employment and production cuts at Fulda factory

Update: UK bans ‘rubber’ imports from Belarus
Added: 5 Jul 2023
Builds on existing measures to block import and export of goods worth around £60 million
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VCI: Global chemical production impacted by declines as major markets
Added: 5 Jul 2023
All regions, except Asia, post decreases as costs soar and orders drop, reports German industry gro…

Goodyear strategy delivers 10-fold increase in renewable energy use
Added: 5 Jul 2023
US-based tire manufacturer progresses sustainability ambitions with lower emissions...

Tire Tracker – Kenda unveils new brand logo
Added: 4 Jul 2023
Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Bridgestone 'makes gains' under 10-year growth strategy
Added: 4 Jul 2023
Japanese group provides update on progress of profitability improvement programme, launched in 2020

Semperit launches €100m hose expansion project
Added: 4 Jul 2023
New production hall will expand hose manufacturing capacity at Czech site by 20%

Freudenberg advances thermal interface elastomers
Added: 4 Jul 2023
Develops ‘injection-mouldable, heat-conductive and electrically insulating” silicone rubber materia…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 4 Jul 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Vibracoustic expands production capabilities at Polish site
Added: 4 Jul 2023
Facility in Sroda Slaska now equipped to produce air springs for automotive vehicles

Avon Protection lands €35m order from US Army
Added: 4 Jul 2023
US agency places second delivery order for ‘next-generation’ ballistic helmets

ETRMA calls for sectoral regulation within agreed EU Data Act
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Step "urgently needed" to provide clarity on implementation of new data-access laws in the automoti…

Rubber futures drift lower on Far East markets
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Continued decline in pricing linked to traders' concerns over China’s slowing economy

JK Tyre adds car tire capacity at Indian facility
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Phase II of €112m investment project at Banmore site set for completion in April 2024
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Hanwha TotalEnergies completes elastomer pilot plant in Korea
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Joint venture intends to complete basic design of commercial POE plant within a year

Trelleborg completes acquisition of US aerospace parts maker
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Swedish polymer group sees “strong demand” for aerospace seals

Enviro link-up targets ‘next-gen’ recycling technology
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Joins three-year project to reduce carbon footprint of Swedish chemicals industry