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Troester and X-Compound at K2022
Added: 29 Aug 2022
Latest advances in processing machinery and support services for the rubber industry

Synthetic rubber majors impose supply restrictions on key materials
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Unplanned incidents lead to force majeure measures on SEBS, EPDM and chloroprene elastomers

Bridgestone unveils €550m plan to expand TBR production in US
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Investment will also enable all tires made in Warren, Tennessee to be equipped with RFID sensors
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Wanli announces €85m upgrade at China tire factory
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Project will bring about a 60% increase in production capacity

Kuraray isoprene earnings down on lower volumes
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Japanese supplier faced "temporary difficulty in procuring raw materials"

Birla extends use of Aspen software at nine sites
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Carbon black maker targeting improved safety, efficiency and sustainability performance

Lehvoss expands compounding capacity at technical centre
Added: 26 Aug 2022
New centre in Hamburg capable of processing thermoplastic elastomers, recyclates

Mercedes taps pyrolysis oil-based polymers for new models
Added: 25 Aug 2022
BASF produces materials from oil supplied by tire recycler Pyrum

Nokian announces changes in operating model, leadership
Added: 25 Aug 2022
Finnish manufacturer brings passenger car tire commercial operations under one leadership

Conti uses ‘responsible NR’ in bicycle tire series production
Added: 25 Aug 2022
All Gravity mountain bike tires produced with “responsibly-sourced natural rubber”

NOK seals unit posts sharp drop in earnings
Added: 25 Aug 2022
“Soaring raw materials costs, higher expenses and the effect of decreased sales...”

US union signs ‘master contract’ with Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone
Added: 25 Aug 2022
Deal to offer ‘meaningful economic improvements’ to 12,000 workers

General Science set to start up Cambodia tire plant, ramp up Thai production
Added: 24 Aug 2022
Cambodian factory has designed capacity to produce 6 million units/year of passenger car tires

Tosoh to expand chloroprene rubber capacity under new business plan
Added: 24 Aug 2022
Recent debottlenecking project raised capacity of company's CR plant to 37ktpa

Sabic, SK increasing polyolefin elastomer capacity
Added: 24 Aug 2022
Korean plant to increase production capacity for polyolefin materials by 43%

Pirelli boss explains company’s position in Russia
Added: 24 Aug 2022
Tronchetti Provera: 'Other tire manufacturers did not have the same distribution channels…'
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Flexitallic acquires Australia seals maker
Added: 24 Aug 2022
Addition of Novus “expands global reach” of UK sealing products group

New York City installs rubber cycle lane defenders
Added: 24 Aug 2022
Rosehill Highways supplies solid rubber separators from recycled tires

India sees ‘urgent need’ for rubber cultivation expansion
Added: 23 Aug 2022
Rubber board has identified “a vast stretch of land” in Bengal for rubber plantation
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Synthetic rubber materials on downward track
Added: 23 Aug 2022
Prices fall on declining demand, bearish feedstocks