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Avon lands ‘multi-million-euro’ deal for military diving rebreathers
Added: 16 Jan 2024
German navy places order for supply of ‘multi-role’ rebreathers and technical support

Goodyear enhances vehicle ABS systems with intelligent tires
Added: 16 Jan 2024
Partners with Dutch research organisation TNO to integrate SightLine technology into anti-lock brak…

Natural rubber pricing mixed amid ‘strong physical buying’
Added: 15 Jan 2024
Chinese markets close lower week-on-week but trader sentiment remains strong in Singapore, Japan...

Fiege to serve Nexen tire plant from new Czech warehouse
Added: 15 Jan 2024
To be operational in April, logistics unit to support delivery to European car makers 'in-line with…

China, Cambodia sign '$1bn rubber & tire projects' agreement
Added: 15 Jan 2024
Memorandum of understanding designed to ‘strengthen a number of priority projects’ between two coun…

EC funding hydrogen, carbon black project in Croatia
Added: 15 Jan 2024
Sludge-to-hydrogen project to produce carbon black by-products for use in the tire industry
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Bridgestone to tap ‘next-gen’ synchrotron for rubber R&D
Added: 15 Jan 2024
Japanese group aims to use NanoTerasu facility to enhance the performance of rubber materials
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Michelin names new commercial director for Spain, Portugal
Added: 15 Jan 2024
Appoints Alexandre Hennion to replace Antonion Crespo, who is retiring after 40 years

US acquisition to expand Bridgestone’s mobile hose & fittings service
Added: 15 Jan 2024
Japanese group takes over South Carolina-based family business Cline Hose & Hydraulics

Wacker building silicone compounds plant in Czechia
Added: 12 Jan 2024
German group investing ‘low triple-digit million-euro’ amount in 20ktpa facility in Karlovy Vary
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VMI eyes expansion amid 'record' tire-machinery orders
Added: 12 Jan 2024
Voortman: We will need to expand capacity to meet "such large numbers of orders and high hopes for …

Rubber parts maker Sanok expands with Finnish acquisition
Added: 12 Jan 2024
Takes over 100% shares of Teknikum Group, with operations in Finland and Hungary

ERJ: Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 12 Jan 2024
General Science... Jinyu Tire... Aramid expansion... Gloves recovery... Rubber share prices... Natu…

Safic-Alcan expands in central Europe with Slovakia office
Added: 12 Jan 2024
Bratislava subsidiary to support customers in both rubber and plastics industries

ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 12 Jan 2024
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

PPG launches review of silica products business
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Unit “may be better suited to operate as a core business within another company or as a standalone …

Metso decides to end rubber-parts production in Sweden
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Finnish group to discontinue factory in Trelleborg, strengthen production in Lithuania

Pirelli shares up as Italian investors raise stakeholding
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Transaction brings total ownership of Italy-based companies in the Milan group to over 26%

ANRPC projects dip in global natural rubber demand for 2023
Added: 11 Jan 2024
However, consumption in producer countries, particularly China, India, Thailand, set to show substa…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 11 Jan 2024
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe