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Trelleborg acquires industrial properties in southeast Sweden 

Trelleborg acquires industrial properties in southeast Sweden 

Added: 25 Aug 2021

Kalmar location currently used by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to manufacture noise, vibration damp…

Cabot raising prices for silica, aqueous dispersion products

Cabot raising prices for silica, aqueous dispersion products

Added: 24 Aug 2021

Price increase to address rising costs associated with transport, raw materials

Kumho Petrochemical, Agilyx partner to develop ‘eco-SSBR’

Kumho Petrochemical, Agilyx partner to develop ‘eco-SSBR’

Added: 24 Aug 2021

Project to study a chemical recycling facility in South Korea to produce raw materials for tires fr…

Nynas names new board directors 

Nynas names new board directors 

Added: 24 Aug 2021

Appointments made by asset management firm Davidson Kempner, which took over a majority stake in Ny…

Goodyear enters partnership to advance autonomous trucks

Goodyear enters partnership to advance autonomous trucks

Added: 24 Aug 2021

Autonomous truck technology supplier Plus to incorporate Goodyear's connected tires in its system

China’s July tire exports dip in volume

China’s July tire exports dip in volume

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Seven-month export and production figures remain well above 2020 levels

UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans

UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans

Added: 23 Aug 2021

EV tires from “manufacturer” ENSO are claimed to produce fewer microparticles

 Sri Trang signs US gloves supply deal ahead of North America expansion

Sri Trang signs US gloves supply deal ahead of North America expansion

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Thai gloves maker expects US facility to make 2.5 billion gloves per year after the first full year…

Black Bear appoints new chief executive 

Black Bear appoints new chief executive 

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Victor Vreeken previously served as COO of Dutch sustainable chemicals producer Avantium

ANRPC: Rubber markets set to lift on ‘imminent large-scale' demand from China

ANRPC: Rubber markets set to lift on ‘imminent large-scale' demand from China

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Inventory levels low in China as manufacturers source natural rubber locally to avoid high freight …

AirBoss expands rubber compounding capabilities with US acquisition

AirBoss expands rubber compounding capabilities with US acquisition

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Ace Elastomer to help accelerate shift from traditional black products to colour and speciality mar…

Rubber markets strengthen as supply-demand conditions improve

Rubber markets strengthen as supply-demand conditions improve

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Almost all markets observed by ERJ posted growth in first half of August

Goodyear names new strategy, business development boss

Goodyear names new strategy, business development boss

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Thad Ewald will bring “significant expertise” in strategy development to the US tire maker

Trelleborg takes part in UK ‘zero emission’ vehicle project

Trelleborg takes part in UK ‘zero emission’ vehicle project

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Early-stage R&D project will be focused on electric vehicle battery materials and design

Hutchinson seals automotive glass first with Toyota

Hutchinson seals automotive glass first with Toyota

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Pioneering fitment on the Toyota Yaris Cross model follows a four-year R&D programme

Sumitomo addressing social responsibility with new long-term sustainability policy

Sumitomo addressing social responsibility with new long-term sustainability policy

Added: 19 Aug 2021

Japanese tire & rubber group targets environmental, social and governance challenge themes

VCI reports “strong comeback” for German chemicals industry

VCI reports “strong comeback” for German chemicals industry

Added: 19 Aug 2021

Segment posts ‘historic record level’ for sales and investments in the first half of 20201 

Semperit delivers four-fold increase in first-half earnings

Semperit delivers four-fold increase in first-half earnings

Added: 19 Aug 2021

Posts growth of 131% in medical gloves business, 7.6% in industrial product sales.

Thomas Swan enters deal for bulk graphene production

Thomas Swan enters deal for bulk graphene production

Added: 19 Aug 2021

UK chemicals company joins forces with Canada's Mason Graphite for a commercial-scale plant in Queb…

Cabot upbeat as earnings return to black

Cabot upbeat as earnings return to black

Added: 18 Aug 2021

But Keohane notes that demand in tire and automotive industries is still below pre-Covid levels