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Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Michelin still ‘committed to’ making tires in Germany
Added: 6 Dec 2023
“As home of technology-leading automotive industry, Germany remains an important location...”
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Datwyler link-up targets sealing materials for hydrogen fuel cells
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Partners with bipolar plates manufacturer Hycco for “high performance and system-critical sealing m…

BASF set to offer 'low carbon' butanediol, polyTHF
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Chemical intermediates claimed to have carbon footprint “significantly below” global average
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Recircle tire recycling awards list
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Winners across 20 catagories included Michelin, Marangoni, Enviro and Vipal...

Update: UK elastomer event to study sustainable fashion
Added: 6 Dec 2023
IoM3 also planning first 2024 technical afternoon to discuss ‘any aspect of elastomer materials’
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Conti sees solid growth prospects ahead for Tires business
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Expects sustainability, e-mobility and digitalisation trends to drive significant profitable growth…

Rubber futures dip amid new pandemic fears in China
Added: 5 Dec 2023
JPX: Market sentiment has “turned bearish” suggesting continued downward pressure in the coming wee…

ZC Rubber IPO stalled on China stock market woes
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Planned stock market listing central to Chinese tire maker's overseas expansion ambitions

Trelleborg opens sealing solutions plant in Vietnam
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Factory to produce O-rings, moulded components and plate heat exchanger gaskets

Kumho, Synthos to jointly develop bio-based raw materials for tires
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Agreement signed in South Korea will see partners working on production of bio-based NdBR for tires…

Metso launches mill lining rubber with 25% longer wear life
Added: 5 Dec 2023
New rubber to enable “increased sustainability, safety, optimised throughput and increased uptime”
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Fraunhofer assesses CO2 savings of different tire recycling routes
Added: 5 Dec 2023
LCA 'impact categories' included global warming, particulate matter and resource-use compared to en…

US progressing probe into Thai truck & bus tire imports
Added: 4 Dec 2023
ITC determines that there is “reasonable indication” that the US industry is materially injured
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Michelin starts expansion project at Shanghai tire factory
Added: 4 Dec 2023
Project to increase production capacity to 9.5m units of PCR tires per year at the Chinese plant

ACEA leader offers way forward for EU industry
Added: 4 Dec 2023
Luca De Meo: Europe and its automotive industry have reached a "turning point"

Tire makers register double-digit share-price gains in 2023
Added: 4 Dec 2023
Most leading manufacturers have seen a significant increase in stock values over the year-to-date
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Continental launches driving simulator for tire tests
Added: 4 Dec 2023
German tire maker expects to save costs, raw materials and shorten development times

Xingda sets out sustainability goals for 2030
Added: 4 Dec 2023
Chinese tire cord manufacturer targets ‘green transformation’ through digital technology

Goodyear names new North America commercial business VP
Added: 4 Dec 2023
Joe Burke succeeds Dave Beasley who is retiring after 40 years with Akron group