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Synthomer reorganises SBR operations ahead of paper & carpet exit in Europe
Added: 22 Nov 2023
Group steps up investment in speciality end markets, principally in Asia, US

Rubber gloves maker Hartalega to focus on ‘better cost management’
Added: 22 Nov 2023
Group reports loss for first half of fiscal year amid lower volumes, prices

EU new car registrations up 15% in October
Added: 22 Nov 2023
Market records 15th consecutive month of growth with double-digit gains in key regions

Orion opens second carbon black plant in China
Added: 21 Nov 2023
Facility in Anhui to 'enable reallocation of production in US and Europe...'

Datwyler ‘scaling business model’ to deliver medium-term growth
Added: 21 Nov 2023
Swiss group impacted by “very rapid and almost complete loss of the Covid business”, higher costs i…

Remondis, Pyrum mull joint tire recycling plant in Germany
Added: 21 Nov 2023
BASF to purchase pyrolysis oil from proposed 20ktpa facility in Bremen

Kuraray's isoprene unit hit by 'defect' at new Thai plant, low demand
Added: 21 Nov 2023
Japanese group notes “intensifying competition” for elastomers business

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 21 Nov 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

EMEA costs-spike a trigger for Goodyear restructuring
Added: 20 Nov 2023
Closures of tire plants in Fulda and Furstenwalde will leave a major dent in US group's operations …

Year-end demand, rainy season support rubber futures
Added: 20 Nov 2023
Main Far East markets make ‘modest gains’ last week amid lower trading activity
Toyo posts 60% earnings hike on higher sales, lower costs
Added: 20 Nov 2023
Tire maker's revenues buoyed by North America sales, as volumes grow 8% in region

BASF in financial loan deal with tire recycler Pyrum
Added: 20 Nov 2023
Loan facility to support construction of planned German ELT pyrolysis plant, other facilities
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Hutchinson opening second Asian polymer technical centre
Added: 20 Nov 2023
Chinese unit to develop rubber, TPE materials for applications including sealing, automotive...
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German chemical makers halt production slide at Q3 stage
Added: 20 Nov 2023
VCI: Down-trend 'appears to have reached the bottom of the curve' but cost and market pressures per…

Goodyear 'to close down two German tire factories'
Added: 17 Nov 2023
US group to fully close its tire plants in Fulda by 2025 and Fürstenwalde by 2027

Pirelli announces plans to expand Italian digital centre
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Bari technology unit to see number of employees rise to 80 by 2025 from current 30

Lanxess to divest PU business as 'last remaining polymer' operation
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Cologne-based group also launching restructuring measures to reduce costs by €150m

Sumitomo Rubber points to recovery trends as cost pressures ease
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Japanese group's Tire business delivers a more than eight-fold increase in earnings for first nine …

Update: Ceat cleared to restart tire manufacturing plant
Added: 17 Nov 2023
Indian tire maker had been directed to close down facility in Bhandup, Mumbai due to pollution issu…

Freudenberg develops advanced sealing for ‘demanding’ cobot applications
Added: 17 Nov 2023
FST enhances polyurethane seal design while improving performance with solid film lubricant coating…