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Lanxess starts wastewater treatment unit at rubber chemicals plant

Added: 15 Sep 2022

Facility has processing capacity of 260,000 litres of wastewater per hour

Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs

WDK calls for ‘rapid solution’ to high energy costs

Added: 14 Sep 2022

Association warns of ‘dire straits’ as German rubber industry shrinks

Thai JV ruling “in favour” of Semperit

Semperit expects €50m impairment loss for medical unit

Added: 14 Sep 2022

Medical gloves manufacturing unit reported sharp decline in first-half earnings

Rubber futures provide ‘mixed picture’ as trading volume slows down

Added: 14 Sep 2022

Supply concerns and weak physical demand influence markets

Mitsui in JV agreement for mining tire recycling

Added: 14 Sep 2022

Company inks agreement with Canada’s Kal Tire to commercialise chemical recycling of waste tires

Tire shares tracker: Mixed picture

South Africa mulls anti-dumping duties on Chinese tires

Added: 13 Sep 2022

Trade agency proposes provisional duties until investigations completed

Trelleborg to expand biopharma capabilities amid growing demand

Added: 13 Sep 2022

Project to increase production of silicone tubing & hose, other integrated solutions

Synthetic rubber prices remain steady

Added: 13 Sep 2022

Commodities monitored by ERJ stay flat or gain slightly over last week

Sri Lankan tire maker GRI opens US corporate office

Added: 13 Sep 2022

Move part of strategy to grow customer base, enhance product portfolio in the region

 Forest clearing machinery inside Sudcam’s concession in Cameroon. Photo by Nchemty Metimi Ozongashu / Greenpeace

GPSNR urges EU to engage with industry ahead of deforestation regulation

Added: 12 Sep 2022

NR sustainability platform recommends a ‘risk-based approach with jurisdictional traceability’

VMI launches global remote monitoring service centres

Added: 12 Sep 2022

Trio of helpdesk units to provide support from China, The Netherlands and US

Teijin Frontier claims 'world first' for sustainable tire cord

Added: 12 Sep 2022

New cord manufactured from recycled polyester and employs RF-free adhesive

Conti invests in second Swedish conveyor service company

Added: 12 Sep 2022

Acquisition to expand range of services in industrial area of central Sweden

LehVoss commissions new lab, pilot plant building

Lehvoss Group adds compounding facility in China

Added: 12 Sep 2022

German compounder builds new ‘high-tech’ centre in Shenzhen, southeastern China

EU approval for medical-device silicone incorporating nanotubes

Added: 12 Sep 2022

OCSiAl says graphene-enhanced conductive silicone product complies with RoHS Directive

Datwyler eyes innovative elastomer technologies with Swiss acquisition

Added: 9 Sep 2022

CTsystems is a startup specialised in electroactive polymers

US to review import duties on tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Added: 9 Sep 2022

Department of Commerce expects final results by July 2023

BASF offering carbon footprint data for polymer additives

Added: 9 Sep 2022

Service will include Irganox light stabilising additives, which can be used in rubber applications

Synthos to cut ESBR production by 30% amid gas supply woes

Added: 8 Sep 2022

Polish supplier cites “unsustainable and unpredictable utility costs” for decision

Avon Rubber expects 40% rise in half-year sales 

Avon reports better second-half trading on body armour test approval

Added: 8 Sep 2022

Group making “good progress” in search for new CEO