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Tire chemicals market to surpass 42.5m tonnes by 2025

Hankook launches circular ‘tire-to-tire’ consortium

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Grouping of 12 Korean companies, including Kumho Petrochemical and LG Chem, targets improved ELT re…

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti appoints Gerd Bartels to lead speciality tires unit

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Unit serves variety of industrial applications, as well as two-wheeler and racing tires

Enviro expects to finalise Michelin partnership deal by yearend

Swedish waste tire recycler Enviro appoints new CFO

Added: 15 Nov 2023

Christian Bergaust took office as interim chief financial officer on 13 Nov

Conti sees 'sideways trend' in car output

UK October new car market beats pre-pandemic levels

Added: 15 Nov 2023

… but subdued EV growth “hinders green goals”

Pirelli chief financial officer stepping down

Pirelli hit by low volumes, currency effects in third quarter

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Italian tire maker reports declines in sales and earnings over three months to end of September

Hexpol acquires US thermoplastic elastomers compounder

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Acquisition of Star Thermoplastics 'will facilitiate Swedish group's entry to the US TPEs market...…

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo Rubber revises up earnings forecast on automotive recovery

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Lower freight costs and “lull" in rising raw material, energy costs drive significant earnings incr…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Michelin to supply tires to German electric jet manufacturer

Added: 14 Nov 2023

First tires are expected to be delivered to Lilium’s facilities this month

Tires drive Yokohama's record sales, earnings

Yokohama Rubber posts "record" sales, earnings at Q3 stage

Added: 14 Nov 2023

Japanese tire & rubber products group raises projections for full-year earnings

EU probes Chinese truck & bus tire dumping

ETRMA welcomes progress on Euro 7 tire-abrasion rules

Added: 13 Nov 2023

European Parliament vote reflects call for tire-emission regulations to be ‘synchronised’ with UN r…

Natural rubber futures markets stall amid uncertainty

Added: 13 Nov 2023

Mixed signals from Far East markets reflect “uncertain and directionless trading...”

Bridgestone hit by slowing replacement demand in Europe, N America

Added: 13 Nov 2023

Third quarter earnings down 9% year-on-year as tire markets reflect previously issued concerns...

USTMA warns against ‘premature’ restrictions on 6PPD in tires

Added: 13 Nov 2023

US tire industry association pledges to work closely with EPA on risk assessment initiatives

Compounders group probes legality of EU force majeures

Cabot grows earnings on rubber blacks despite lower sales

Added: 13 Nov 2023

US group notes 2% decline in sales volumes amid slowing markets in Europe, Americas...

Bekaert adds on-site solar farm at Spanish tire reinforcement plant

Added: 12 Nov 2023

Solar site in Burgos can produce a total of 16,000 MWh of energy per year for the operation

Freudenberg responds to spike in demand for FFKM products

Added: 10 Nov 2023

'Companies in aerospace, fluid handling, agriculture, construction industries found existing suppli…

ETRMA names Goodyear EMEA leader Chris Delaney as next president

Added: 10 Nov 2023

Also, Dr Ralf Holschumacher of the WDK elected vice president of European Tyre & Rubber Manufacture…

DuPont: FFKM ban would halt EU oil & gas, semicon, H2, airplane industries

Added: 10 Nov 2023

Polymer supplier’s stark assessment in submission to consultation on proposed PFAS restrictions in …

Feature  – JK Tyre maps out road to automation

Yokohama taps AI for ‘chemical visualisation’ of rubber aging

Added: 10 Nov 2023

Research team observes rubber-metal adhesive ageing, to use data to enhance tire durability