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Hankook investing €540m in Hungary plant to add TBR tire production

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Facility in Racalmas to add production capacity for 800k units of truck & bus tires by 2027

Nokian achieves 'lowest level of CO2 emissions in tire industry'

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Says estimate of 347kg per tonne of tires produced at least half that of most other manufacturers..…

First ‘giant tire’ roll-off at Sailun Vietnam plant

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Company claims to be first Chinese manufacturer to produce PCR, TBR and OTR tires in Vietnam 

European Tire Market - Supplier Survey

Update: European replacement tire market continues on downward track

Added: 24 Nov 2023

ETRMA links third quarter decline to “continued increases in the cost of raw materials, energy, log…

Elastomers experts to focus on sustainable fashion

Added: 24 Nov 2023

IoM3 Elastomers Group staging hybrid technical seminar mid-December in London

In a report published on 16 Dec, ETRMA said that the EU tire market had increased globally in 2014.

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 24 Nov 2023

Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

Double Coin Thai tire plant running at full capacity

Black Donuts urges Chinese tire makers to consider Europe as “next big step”

Added: 23 Nov 2023

Consulting firm describes Europe as "an underutilised opportunity”, providing diverse markets, clim…

Michelin looks to gradually resume industrial activity 

New Michelin job contract targets ‘professional development’

Added: 23 Nov 2023

Contract with French staff to facilitate access to training for all; prioritise 'sensitive position…

Akwel on track with 10% revenue growth target

Added: 23 Nov 2023

Sales decline slightly in three months to end of September, primarily due to currency effects

Sentury Tire taps Colour Service/Pelmar at Chinese plant

Sentury recalls 9k ‘improperly cured’ tires

Added: 23 Nov 2023

Certain chemicals ‘missing’ during compound mixing of tires, manufactured in Thailand

Essentially Rubber: Hubner taps silicones to protect fingers

Added: 23 Nov 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Avon reports higher sales, profits in first half

Avon Protection 'star rising' despite falling sales, earnings

Added: 22 Nov 2023

UK manufacturing group says strategy working amid declines in business performance for fiscal 2023

Synthomer completes Omnova acquisition

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

Malaysian glove-maker delays plant start-up

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 sales fall 22% in June

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 sees 41% decline in profits

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