Latest News

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
Added: 24 Aug 2021
Price increase to address rising costs associated with transport, raw materials

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 20 Aug 2021
Almost all markets observed by ERJ posted growth in first half of August

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
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
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
Added: 19 Aug 2021
Japanese tire & rubber group targets environmental, social and governance challenge themes

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
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
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
Added: 18 Aug 2021
But Keohane notes that demand in tire and automotive industries is still below pre-Covid levels
…