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Rubber futures prices ease back as markets realign
Added: 23 Oct 2023
Prices last week “retraced from technically overbought condition” inline with dip in open interest.…

Covestro mulling Adnoc bid ahead of Q3 results
Added: 23 Oct 2023
German-based urethanes and polycarbonate maker involved in “open-ended discussions...”

Yokohama Europe announces top management reshuffle
Added: 23 Oct 2023
Former Pirelli exec Giovanni Angelo Ponzoni takes over as chief executive officer

US trade agency reverses ruling on ESBR imports from Mexico
Added: 22 Oct 2023
Preliminary USITA decision follows determination in July on ESBR imports from Mexico, Brazil, Polan…

Tire Tracker – Top score for Conti WinterContact TS 870 P
Added: 22 Oct 2023
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Carbon black maker Monolith further strengthens management team
Added: 22 Oct 2023
Appoints Vildzius as CTO, Joyner to top manufacturing role at Olive Creek 2 facility

SI Group reports 'positive response' to bio-based accelerator
Added: 22 Oct 2023
With over 85% bio-based content, product can be used in tires, belts, hose, footwear and medical de…

Sumitomo trialling ‘Sensing core’ on autonomous buses
Added: 20 Oct 2023
Project in Suzhou City, China sees technology providing data on road surface conditions to fleet op…

Ceat sales and earnings bolstered by "strong" OE demand
Added: 20 Oct 2023
Earnings more than double in second quarter helped by cost-efficiencies, "judicious" pricing...
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Essentially Rubber: Inflatable incubators
Added: 20 Oct 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Cooper Standard rolls out TPV hoses for electric vehicles
Added: 20 Oct 2023
Potential weight savings of up to 40% compared to EPDM and increased flexibility compared to thermo…

Tire Tracker: Enso testing tires on London delivery EVs
Added: 20 Oct 2023
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ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 20 Oct 2023
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

Bridgestone launches global management restructure
Added: 19 Oct 2023
Group to be divided to East and West organisations, led by Masahi Higashi and Paolo Ferrari respect…

ECHA committees to review PFAS feedback in November
Added: 19 Oct 2023
Meetings will examine information provided for consultation process 'for the purpose of opinion dev…

German 'chemistry summit' fails to address industry's most pressing issue
Added: 19 Oct 2023
Little progress on energy costs, though federal government makes 'clear commitment' to risk-based s…

Kraiburg presents new compliant elastomers for water hoses
Added: 19 Oct 2023
New TPE range to be displayed at German rubber & plastics show Fakuma

Sentury appoints ex-Michelin manager as R&D centre director
Added: 19 Oct 2023
Philippe Oberti will also serve as Chinese tire maker’s deputy general manager

Tire Tracker: Anyline launches ‘analog’ sidewall scanner
Added: 19 Oct 2023
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Monolith promotes Ostermeyer to chief development officer
Added: 19 Oct 2023
Expands leadership team with internal promotion of executive vice president of development