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India moves to raise duties on South Korean synthetic rubber 

India decides against extending ESBR anti-dumping duties

Added: 7 Nov 2022

Initially introduced in 2017, duties applied to EU, Korea and Thai suppliers

Rubber futures gain after 'multi-year lows' in October

Added: 7 Nov 2022

All major markets report increases as China reportedly eases lockdown

Elkem raises silicones prices globally 

Elkem Silicones expects €180m worth of deals from China show

Added: 7 Nov 2022

Contracts to cover “more than a dozen customers” in automotive, healthcare and consumer markets

Covestro IPO to raise €2.5bn

Covestro suspends plans for “world-scale” MDI facility again

Added: 7 Nov 2022

European energy crisis, war in Ukraine, growing inflation cited as reasons to pause investment proj…

VW recalls 225k vehicles for tire pressure monitoring defect

Added: 7 Nov 2022

System may fail to detect, in a timely manner, if all four tires deflate at the same rate, at the s…

Orion to repurpose tire carbon black line in South Korea

Orion expects ‘significant earnings growth’ on strong rubber pricing

Added: 4 Nov 2022

Carbon black supplier says 2023 contract negotiations in rubber business ‘principally completed’

Continental Carbon,  US tire recycler in 'sustainable' carbon black link-up

Bolder advances European waste tire pyrolysis plant with key partnerships

Added: 4 Nov 2022

First EU facility to be built in Port of Antwerp set for commercial operation in 2024

Sailun issues €280m bonds to support overseas projects

Added: 4 Nov 2022

Funds raised to go towards ongoing expansion plans in Vietnam, Cambodia 

Datwyler patents sustainable cellulose-based elastomer fillers

Added: 4 Nov 2022

Swiss group develops industrial process for surface modification of microfibrillated cellulose

Emerald Performance Materials sells additives businesses

Hoffmann LCA targets energy-, emissions-savings for rubber fillers

Added: 4 Nov 2022

Life cycle analysis a “starting point for deriving possible courses of action for this product and …

DuPont withdraws from Rogers acquisition amid Chinese delays

Added: 3 Nov 2022

Arizona-based polymer group says “evaluating all options” for best path forward

Hankook earnings fall on lower sales in key markets

Hankook Tire buoyed by strong pricing, exchange rate effect

Added: 3 Nov 2022

South Korean tire maker reports growth for sales, profits

German rubber industry reports recovery amid ‘tense supply situation’ 

Reka reports double-digit gains for cable and rubber units

Added: 3 Nov 2022

Finnish group posts big increases in sales and earnings despite supply-chain and operational challe…

Zeon elastomers unit delivers higher sales, earnings

Added: 3 Nov 2022

Price adjustments, exchange rate help boost earnings  despite lower volumes

Lion Elastomers returning to normal production at Louisiana EPDM plant

Arisan Kimya to distribute for Lion Elastomers in Turkey

Added: 3 Nov 2022

Istanbul distributor to have access to full product portfolio, including EPDM, SBR and SSBR

With a focus on electric, autonomous, shared and connected mobility, DuPont will highlight how its AHEAD (accelerating hybrid-electric autonomous driving) initiative offers a holistic approach to meeting the challenges being created by vehicle electrification.

Celanese completes €11bn acquisition of DuPont’s engineered polymers business

Added: 2 Nov 2022

Texas group "better positioned" to elevate growth trajectory of speciality materials

Dow claims “world’s first” with recyclable silicone tire sealant

Added: 2 Nov 2022

Material used in Bridgestone’s newly released B-Seals tires

In line with the growth strategy, Apollo has recently established sales offices in Thailand and Malaysia in order to start building the Apollo brand throughout ASEAN and the Pacific Rim, as well as in Dubai for the Middle East and South Africa for southern Africa.

Apollo appoints new group head for supply chain

Added: 2 Nov 2022

Rajasekhara Reddy brings ‘rich experience’ in digitalisation of supply chain

Orion introduces EPA surcharge in North America

Orion hits sustainability milestone with multiple plant certification

Added: 2 Nov 2022

Carbon black supplier receives ISCC Plus certification for various grades from multiple plants

Sealing sustainability for hydrogen fuels

Added: 2 Nov 2022

Rubber manufacturers at the cutting-edge of fuel-cell developments for the energy, transport and au…