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Natural rubber pricing rally loses steam
Added: 30 Oct 2023
Bullish market sentiment has been 'replaced by speculative selling and profit-taking...'
Asahi Kasei invests in automotive interiors start-up
Added: 30 Oct 2023
NFW's leather-alternative is made from natural rubber, natural fibres, plant oils, natural pigments…
Goodyear in link-up to produce 'upcycled' isoprene
Added: 30 Oct 2023
Initiative to leverage Visolis' technology to produce synthetic rubber feedstock from lignocellulos…
Pirelli JV to establish $550m tire plant in Saudi Arabia
Added: 27 Oct 2023
Joins forces with local investment fund for greenfield manufacturing plant to produce 3.5m tires pe…
Michelin to close passenger car tire plant in US
Added: 27 Oct 2023
Rubber-mixing operations at the Ardmore, Oklahoma factory are expected to continue
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies opens EV battery testing unit
Added: 27 Oct 2023
“Multi-million-dollar” facility added to FST's research & development centre in Plymouth, Michigan
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Wacker talks up prospects for silicones business in China
Added: 27 Oct 2023
Aims to benefit from new capacity and trends such as vehicle electrification in country representin…
ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 27 Oct 2023
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days
BASF advances innovations for sustainable footwear
Added: 27 Oct 2023
Latest processing technologies and design concepts said to met requirements of circular economy
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Nokian lowers 2023 guidance after third-quarter reverses
Added: 26 Oct 2023
Finnish tire maker reports 38% lower sales, earnings down 65% for three months to end of September
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Elkem evaluating costs reductions, investment plans
Added: 26 Oct 2023
Reviews as silicones producer post negative Q3 earnings development on 30% lower sales
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Michelin launches major water-saving project at French tire plant
Added: 26 Oct 2023
Investing €3 million at tire factory in Gravanches to reduce water extraction by 60%
BASF supplies bio-feedstock for Asahi stretch fibres
Added: 26 Oct 2023
'Biomass balanced' tetrahydrofuran to enhance sustainability of sportswear, other textiles
Adidas-Loughborough University team win prestigious UK award
Added: 26 Oct 2023
Royal Academy of Engineering recognises joint achievements in making sports safer, more accessible.…
Essentially Rubber: Mondo bags scrap tires
Added: 26 Oct 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...
Michelin sales up 2% in “complex” trading environment
Added: 25 Oct 2023
Group “tightly steering operations and adapting to the market’s shifting needs...”
Trelleborg divesting Czech anti-vibration components maker
Added: 25 Oct 2023
“Antivibration solutions for automotive light and heavy vehicles is not a core business for us...” …
Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 25 Oct 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe
Nordmann to market HB Fuller rubber bonding agents in Germany
Added: 25 Oct 2023
Substances enable rubber to adhere to wide range of substrates, including steel, thermoplastics and…
EU car registrations grow for 14th consecutive month
Added: 25 Oct 2023
Petrol vehicles remain buyers' top choice despite decline in market-share to 34%
