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Nokian selects Romania for €650m European tire factory
Added: 1 Nov 2022
Greenfield plant near Hungarian border to produce 6 million tires per year

Goodyear earnings flat amid raw material woes, strong dollar
Added: 1 Nov 2022
Asia Pacific returns to profit while European industry environment becomes ‘significantly weaker’
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Pirelli announces €115m investment plan in Mexico
Added: 1 Nov 2022
Project to increase capacity at Silao plant by more than 1 million pieces a year

Synthetic rubber pricing continues downtrend
Added: 1 Nov 2022
Butadiene prices fall 6% as all commodities monitored by ERJ take a tumble

Wastefront wins grant for tire-derived oil purification project
Added: 1 Nov 2022
Project to develop catalyst-based process for purifying pyrolysis oil from waste tires

Trelleborg completes purchase of German aerospace, industrial seals maker
Added: 1 Nov 2022
Lindau-based MG Silikon GmbH acquired from Saint-Gobain Group

Bridgestone initiates process to find local buyer for Russian assets
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Operations, including manufacturing plant in Ulyanovsk, employ 1000 people

Trelleborg reports strong third quarter despite increasing costs
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Order intake “healthy” in most geographies but not as strong as during the first six months
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Nokian Tyres reaches deal to sell operations in Russia
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Finnish group selling Russian operations to Tatneft PJSC for around €400m, subject to various facto…

Natural rubber futures dip further amid China Covid lockdowns
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Lockdown in 28 cities across China accelerated bearish market sentiment among rubber traders
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China Covid policy drives up glove makers’ share values
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Rise in stock prices reverses steep decline since easing of Covid measures globally

Univar extends distribution deal for with Arkema in Europe
Added: 31 Oct 2022
Agreement includes organic peroxides for rubber and plastic additives customers in Belgium, France,…

Trelleborg completes €1bn acquisition of Minnesota Rubber & Plastics
Added: 28 Oct 2022
US-based MRP supplies to markets such as medical equipment, water management, food & beverage and i…

Nokian Tyres raises full-year sales guidance
Added: 28 Oct 2022
Demand remains “good” as tire maker implements price increases

Shell, Zeon agree on supply of bio-butadiene for sustainable SSBR
Added: 28 Oct 2022
Japanese elastomers supplier working on certification of biomass-derived materials

Sumitomo Rubber claims vulcanisation chemistry advance
Added: 28 Oct 2022
Ring-structure discovery 'could improve the performance and property-retention of tire materials'
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Persian Gulf states step up waste tire recycling efforts
Added: 28 Oct 2022
Companies of the region detail operations to address build-up of ELTs

Michelin posts 20% growth in sales for first three quarters
Added: 27 Oct 2022
Volumes dip but passenger car tire revenues up 19%, truck & bus tires 20% higher...

Maplan set for record 2022 despite market challenges
Added: 27 Oct 2022
Amid subdued markets, CEO reports “unbelievable number of new customers, new projects…”
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Weber Schaer to distribute Arkema organic peroxides
Added: 27 Oct 2022
Effective Jan 2023, deal covers selected countries in northern, central and eastern Europe