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Evonik to continue “growth strategy” in 2015

Evonik combining silica, silanes business lines in group rejig

Added: 20 Dec 2024

Merged unit called ‘Smart effects’ to be created soon, according to German-based chemicals major

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 20 Dec 2024

Review of the key figures and data to emerge this week from leading players in the global industries

ERJ Trends 2024: End-of-life tire pyrolysis

Added: 20 Dec 2024

Solid progress reported by backers of recycling technology seen as key to tire industry's net-zero …

Sumitomo Riko opens rubber bearings factory in Japan

Added: 20 Dec 2024

Project part of a broader renovation project at company’s facilities in Komaki, Japan

Princeton engineers tap TPEs for ‘stretchable, flexible, recyclable’ 3D printing materials

Added: 20 Dec 2024

Researchers develop block copolymer which forms stiff cylindrical structures inside a stretchy poly…

France tire market to grow at 6% to 2021 - report

Michelin North America mulling $160m expansion project

Added: 19 Dec 2024

Enters negotiations with local authorities in Lexington, South Carolina for investment in the regio…

ZC Rubber starts commercial production at Indonesia tire plant

Added: 19 Dec 2024

Products include TBR and two-wheeler tires, bias tires, inner tubes, tracks and carbon black

At the Nyíregyháza site, which manufactures air spring systems, ContiTech has invested €16 million in upgrading the 4000 m2 production space to be completed this year.

Conti set to initiate sale of ContiTech automotive parts unit in first quarter of 2025

Added: 19 Dec 2024

Supplier of rubber products to automotive OEMs currently being presented to potential buyers, partn…

Trelleborg expanding in India with new marine equipment facility

Added: 19 Dec 2024

New plant near Ahmedabad to specialise in ‘marine systems and infrastructure’

Yokohama heats up conveyor belt technology

Yokohama Rubber rolls out RFID technology for conveyor belts

Added: 19 Dec 2024

Sensor system monitors operation of belts and detects potential issues in real-time...

Tire & Rubber Machinery in 2025

Added: 19 Dec 2024

Help us identify the most significant technology trends in the rubber and tire industries in 2025

Datwyler launches “comprehensive" action plan to revive business growth

Added: 18 Dec 2024

Swiss group’s transformation programme to address challenges in healthcare, automotive markets

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

ETRMA welcomes green light for European anti-deforestation law

Added: 18 Dec 2024

McCarthy: “Clear, timelines and practical guidance are essential for our industry to comply effecti…

Chinese construction group wins tire plant project in Cambodia

Added: 18 Dec 2024

Factory to have an annual capacity of nearly 8 million units of passenger car and truck & bus tires…

Evonik earnings rise 40% in first half-year

Evonik introduces new management model for ‘leaner’ operations

Added: 18 Dec 2024

German chemicals group consolidates operations under two segments of custom solutions, advanced tec…

UK free trade deal 'to boost' natural rubber trade with Malaysia

Added: 18 Dec 2024

CPTPP entering into force from mid-December, enabling free trade with 12 countries, including Malay…

Teknor Apex showcases advances in EV coolant hose technology

Added: 18 Dec 2024

Event at Maillerfer's R&D centre highlighted advances in elastomer materials for electric vehicles

Industry launches global platform for sustainable NR

Rubber futures dip as weather conditions improve

Added: 17 Dec 2024

Flooding subsided in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia with only scattered showers last week

Yokohama breaks ground on €450m Chinese tire factory

Added: 17 Dec 2024

Facility in Hangzhou to produce 14 million units of PCR tires per year once fully ramped up

New LG stretchable display expands 50%

Added: 17 Dec 2024

Micro-LED light source strengthens durability of prototype to be repeatedly stretched over 10,000 t…