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Yokohama sales, profit up amid headwinds
Added: 12 Aug 2022
Japanese tire manufacturer raises outlook for full year

Analysis: What next for China’s Covid-hit tire markets?
Added: 12 Aug 2022
Tire makers hoping to avoid return to challenges that emerged during the first half of 2022

Toyo revises up annual forecast as Serbia plant starts production
Added: 11 Aug 2022
North America performs strongly amid robust demand

EU lowers PAH limit in rubber infill for synthetic turf
Added: 11 Aug 2022
Regulation covers eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rubber granules

Sumitomo Rubber profits drop 53%
Added: 11 Aug 2022
Sales up despite OE drop in Japan, China’s Covid resurgence

DuPont to add biopharma silicone tubing plant in China
Added: 11 Aug 2022
Move follows opening of new production facility in South Carolina

Bridgestone revises up outlook on strong tire sales
Added: 10 Aug 2022
But Japanese group expects challenging business environment to continue in third quarter

Cabot rubber blacks unit buoyed by strong demand, pricing
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Negotiations with key tire customers started early, multi-year contracts reached

Cooper Standard narrows losses as market conditions improve
Added: 10 Aug 2022
China car production coming back on line, European markets beginning to stabilise from Ukraine war
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Yokohama advances rubber compound design with AI technology
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Technology uses AI to develop compounds with targeted rubber physical property values

BASF to show off scrap tire clothing
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Outdoor apparel made from fibre derived from chemically recycled rubber at K2022

ZC appoints technical director at European tech centre
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Martin Winter to lead tire development, testing for OE, provide regulation guidance

Conti upbeat about second half despite ‘hurricane-like’ headwinds
Added: 9 Aug 2022
Second quarter earnings decline across Tires, ContiTech businesses

Goodyear reports strong growth in sales, earnings
Added: 9 Aug 2022
First half gains linked to addition of Cooper Tire, pricing actions and volume growth

Orion’s rubber black earnings dip on higher costs, strong dollar
Added: 9 Aug 2022
Sales up 47% in second quarter as volume growth continued in Americas, Europe

ERJ Synthetic Rubber Price Tracker
Added: 9 Aug 2022
ERJ weekly data section tracking pricing developments of key synthetic rubber materials in European…

Bridgestone plans to raise motorcycle tire capacity
Added: 9 Aug 2022
‘Gradual expansion’ project at Japanese plant to be carried out from 2026

Wacker to introduce advanced LSR at K2022
Added: 9 Aug 2022
ERJ spotlights rubber-related technologies lined up for K2022, the world’s largest plastics & rubbe…

Pirelli raises sales forecast following strong first half
Added: 8 Aug 2022
Italian tire maker reports market rebound in OE segment in second quarter

Rubber futures back on a downward track
Added: 8 Aug 2022
Speculative selling in China led to “bearish market sentiment” and lowered prices elsewhere
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