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PPG launches review of silica products business
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Unit “may be better suited to operate as a core business within another company or as a standalone …

Metso decides to end rubber-parts production in Sweden
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Finnish group to discontinue factory in Trelleborg, strengthen production in Lithuania

Pirelli shares up as Italian investors raise stakeholding
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Transaction brings total ownership of Italy-based companies in the Milan group to over 26%

ANRPC projects dip in global natural rubber demand for 2023
Added: 11 Jan 2024
However, consumption in producer countries, particularly China, India, Thailand, set to show substa…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

UK new-car market delivers “best year since 2019”
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Passenger car registrations reach 1.9m as fleet investment accelerates, according to SMMT

General Science terminates €200m tire plant project
Added: 10 Jan 2024
Chinese tire maker drops project in Inner Mongolia 'due to macroeconomic environment...’
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New Goodyear partnerships target intelligent tire, mobility advances
Added: 10 Jan 2024
Tire maker to collaborate with logistics and software companies, as well as ZF to further develop s…

Top Glove says on road to “steady recovery”
Added: 10 Jan 2024
Malaysian gloves maker achieves sales volume growth, expects trend to continue

Shin-Etsu reports disruption due to earthquake in Japan
Added: 10 Jan 2024
Naoetsu site returning to production following the suspention of operations on 1 Jan

Bridgestone claims ‘world first’ with EV service platform
Added: 10 Jan 2024
Platform provides fleet operators access to range of energy and mobility service providers

Kumho responds to reports of European tire plant ‘decision'
Added: 9 Jan 2024
“We are currently in the process of exploring various options... to provide the best possible servi…

Non-ANRPC members push up NR supply forecast
Added: 9 Jan 2024
Cote d’Ivoire emerges as “a significant producing country” with fertile soils and high-yielding cro…

JK Tyre raises €55m to strengthen capex, financial position
Added: 9 Jan 2024
Indian tire maker bolsters investment capabilities, balance sheet via 'qualified institutional plac…

Nexen moves to VR simulation for tire development projects
Added: 9 Jan 2024
Virtual reality system to help tire maker reduce costs and time required for product development
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BASF names Markus Kamieth as new CEO
Added: 9 Jan 2024
Incumbent CEO Martin Brudermueller moving to Mercedes as ‘non-executive’ chairman
Toyo Tire reshuffles global leadership team
Added: 9 Jan 2024
Roles redefined across the European, Americas teams

Jinyu Tire to focus again on car tire segment with Vietnam expansion
Added: 8 Jan 2024
Chinese group suspended passenger, light truck tire operations five years ago to focus on TBRs

US launches sunset review of duties on Chinese TBR tires
Added: 8 Jan 2024
Initially imposed in February 2019, trade barrier included anti-dumping and countervailing duties
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Natural rubber futures dip in first week of 2024
Added: 8 Jan 2024
JPX notes lower week-on-week closing prices with exception of marginal uptick on Japan’s Osaka exch…