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ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 26 Jan 2024
Yokohama... Birla... Epsilon... Cooper... Nova Motorsport... Orion... ETRMA data... Rubber shares..…

Cote d’Ivoire becomes third largest natural rubber producing country
Added: 26 Jan 2024
Global production rises 6.5% year-over-year, as Indonesia lowers final figures for 2022 output

Fraunhofer event to explore elastomer recycling
Added: 26 Jan 2024
Online session to discuss EPDM devulcanising; new TPE based on biogenic raw materials

ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 26 Jan 2024
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

Hexpol rejigs executive team in Americas region
Added: 26 Jan 2024
Drew Dubois to take over CFO role at rubber compounder, replacing Ernie Ulmer who is retiring
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Yokohama unveils €60m expansion plan at Philippines tire factory
Added: 25 Jan 2024
Move to increase production capacity by nearly 6% at passenger car tire plant

Goodyear in negotiations to sell Avon Tyres assets
Added: 25 Jan 2024
US tire manufacturer says in ‘advanced discussions with third-party’ over potential sale
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Sailun Vietnam rolls out first rubber track
Added: 25 Jan 2024
Latest addition completes range of products including PCR, TBR and OTR tires manufactured at the si…

Tire Cologne expects 50% rise in exhibitors
Added: 25 Jan 2024
Event in to be held in June will focus on key topics such as sustainability and digitalisation

KraussMaffei names new EMEA extrusion head
Added: 25 Jan 2024
German machinery maker appints ex-Conti official Ralf Benack as new EMEA extrusion boss

New racing, specialist tire brand launched in UK
Added: 24 Jan 2024
Nova Motorsport founded by Paul Hallas, MD of UK-based compounder SPC Rubber Group
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India’s Epsilon Carbon setting up €1bn integrated plant
Added: 24 Jan 2024
Facility in eastern province of Odisha to have overall capacity of 785ktpa of products, including 3…

Slow demand, downtime stifle Orion earnings growth
Added: 24 Jan 2024
Carbon black supplier completes air emission upgrades; projects fourth year of continued growth...
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China tire cord maker Shenma to establish Thai factory
Added: 24 Jan 2024
Company to invest €32m in project to establish polyamide fibre production facility
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Decline continues for European replacement tire market
Added: 23 Jan 2024
Almost all segments report year-on-year decrease in final quarter of 2023, according to ETRMA figur…

Birla to build two new carbon black plants in Asia
Added: 23 Jan 2024
Greenfield facilities to have 120ktpa of capacity each and to be built in India and Thailand

Bridgestone submits proposal for upgrade at Chinese tire plant
Added: 23 Jan 2024
"Technical transformation” project to be carried out at passenger car tire factory in Wuxi, Jiangsu…

Strong physical demand buoys natural rubber futures
Added: 23 Jan 2024
All rubber exchanges report higher trading volume, as tire demand “remains strong”

Sumitomo Rubber, Deloitte to collaborate on cybersecurity
Added: 23 Jan 2024
Partners to build a ‘human resources development model’ in areas covering IT, factory, products and…

ContiTech initiates pilot project for ‘green operations’ globally
Added: 23 Jan 2024
Defines three locations in China, Canada and Germany to investigate carbon neutrality