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Top Glove says US withhold order bears no financial impact

Malaysia fully backing "essential" rubber gloves industry

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Minister of plantation and commodities: 'No one understands rubber better than Malaysia...'

Norwegian tire recycling startup to build first plant in UK

Gravita India forays into Europe with Romanian tire recycling plant purchase

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Facility has a processing capacity of 17ktpa of end-of-life tires and turnover of €8.6 million

Ceat starts truck tire production at southern India plant

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, set to ramp up production over the next 12 months

Bridgestone’s Webfleet introduces new AI assistant for fleets

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Tool delivers “real-time and historical data” about performance indicators and driving events such …

Feature  – JK Tyre maps out road to automation

Evonik develops technology to increase recycled rubber content in tires

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Process involving reversal of vulcanisation said to enable up to four-fold increase in recyclate co…

UK industrial optimism records biggest drop in seven years

Chinese investment group announces €1.2bn tire project

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Huaqing plans “high-end, flexible, intelligent” manufacturing plant with capacity to produce 22m un…

Covestro lowers 2018 forecast on “intense competition”, low Rhine water levels

Covestro to build new TPU application development centre in China

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Project follows plans for 'largest TPU production plant' in nearby Zhuhai announced last year

Datwyler steps up sustainability drive

Datwyler joins eco-friendly energy programme in Switzerland

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Collaboration with oeko energie will see two companies ‘share and purchase’ green power on free mar…

Prism launches car mats containing 50% recycled elastomer

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Thermoplastic elastomers said to include recycled content derived from end-of-life tires...

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

China investigating dumping of halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan, India

Added: 17 Sep 2024

Country recently extended five-year tariffs on imports of the rubber from US, EU, UK and Singapore

Teknor Apex raises recycled content in TPEs to 60%

Added: 17 Sep 2024

New Monprene TPEs also provide up to 36% lower carbon footprint compared to fossil-based equivalent

Bridgestone starts study on rubber tree root disease prevention

Added: 17 Sep 2024

Japanese group previously worked on technologies for prompter diagnosis of white root rot fungal di…

Cefic welcomes Draghi report backing for EU Industrial Deal

Added: 17 Sep 2024

“Time for EU institutions and member states to answer to this wake-up call... or Europe will be in …

World NR production drops in January, February

Malaysia's natural rubber output rises 33% in July

Added: 17 Sep 2024

China remained main destination for NR products accounting for 30% of total exports

Linglong planning next move under global expansion strategy

Added: 16 Sep 2024

Chairman Wang Feng also underscores importance of global partnerships, during production launch in …

Malaysia gloves makers report "surge" in first-half trade

Added: 16 Sep 2024

MARGMA president says latest export figures "a clear indication of our industry's resilience..."

Brazil unions warn of industry decline amid higher low-cost tire imports

Added: 16 Sep 2024

Call for higher import duties amid reports of planned job cuts at Continental, Bridgestone 

NR markets finish 2017 with a whimper

Rubber futures up across all major Far East markets

Added: 16 Sep 2024

Gains driven by "strong commodity hedge funds and speculative buying from China,” according to JPX

Standard Profil appoints new chief financial officer

Added: 16 Sep 2024

New board member Kranz has background in financial leadership, experience at automotive suppliers...

Bandag closing retreads unit in Belgium under consolidation plan

Added: 13 Sep 2024

Bridgestone-owned retreading group notes 30% decline in demand, driven by low-cost imports of truck…