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James Walker plant tops BPF energy-efficiency rankings
Added: 1 Nov 2023
UK elastomers/polymers processor wins British Plastics Federation award for energy-efficiency impro…
Goodyear completes ‘largest solar panel installation’ at China tire plant
Added: 1 Nov 2023
Project at Pulandian plant expected to save 17ktpa of carbon emissions over 25 years
Wanli unveils €140m expansion programme at China plant
Added: 31 Oct 2023
Project to add 6m units of tire manufacturing capacity once completed
Hexpol earnings up 11% in third quarter, despite lower sales
Added: 31 Oct 2023
Gains linked to business-model, customer-focus, geographical coverage and price management...
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Michelin rolls out five-year plan for French aircraft tire site
Added: 31 Oct 2023
Bourges factory to also manufacture inflatable structures by 2028
Zeon trims forecasts on China, elastomer market developments
Added: 31 Oct 2023
Japanese group says materials business units are 'being affected by the delayed recovery in demand.…
Contec starts three-fold expansion of tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 31 Oct 2023
Polish facility being geared up to process 33 kilotons of ELTs, supported by funding round
Covestro posts third quarter declines in sales, earnings
Added: 31 Oct 2023
Steilemann : “No significant revival of the economic activity, with global demand remaining at a ve…
Tire Tracker: October fitments, testing, ratings, innovation news
Added: 31 Oct 2023
BluEarths for Honda N-Box... Falken unveils 'first' road & track UUHP tire... EcoContacts for BYD S…
Trelleborg eyes expansion after strong third quarter
Added: 30 Oct 2023
Group to launch new initiatives on the back of continued “strong earnings growth...”
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Bridgestone consolidating tire production operations in Thailand
Added: 30 Oct 2023
Japanese group transfers production of PCRs, TBRs from Rangsit to two other sites in the country
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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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