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Carbon black profits up, sales down at PCBL
Added: 7 Dec 2023
First half performance reflects business trends reported by other major producers in the sector

Enso plans to manufacture 'decarbonised' tires at new factory
Added: 7 Dec 2023
London-based start-up targets production at “brand-new carbon-neutral tire factory”
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Covestro modernising TDI plant in Germany
Added: 7 Dec 2023
German chemicals supplier to invest “double-digit-million euro” amount in Dormagen facility
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Continental sets out strategic targets for ContiTech
Added: 7 Dec 2023
German group to review 'all options' for ContiTech’s automotive unit in mid-term strategy

Origin Materials axes 30% of workforce to bolster long-term prospects
Added: 7 Dec 2023
Sustainable carbon products company expects to incur $2.7 million in restructuring charges

Technology report: Compound interest
Added: 7 Dec 2023
HF analysis shows how tandem mixing technology can reduce energy costs and increase efficiency

Sailun advances 100ktpa off-road tire project in China
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Subsidiary Zhucheng Yongan Rubber Technology to convert existing site for production of OTR tires

ETRMA calls for clarity over upcoming EU regulations
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Industry association urges policymakers to synchronise rules, avoid mish-mash of requirements on ti…

VMI opens new service centre in Thailand
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Dutch tire & rubber machinery maker moves to larger, ‘high-tech’ facility in Chonburi
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Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Michelin still ‘committed to’ making tires in Germany
Added: 6 Dec 2023
“As home of technology-leading automotive industry, Germany remains an important location...”
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Datwyler link-up targets sealing materials for hydrogen fuel cells
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Partners with bipolar plates manufacturer Hycco for “high performance and system-critical sealing m…

BASF set to offer 'low carbon' butanediol, polyTHF
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Chemical intermediates claimed to have carbon footprint “significantly below” global average
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Recircle tire recycling awards list
Added: 6 Dec 2023
Winners across 20 catagories included Michelin, Marangoni, Enviro and Vipal...

Update: UK elastomer event to study sustainable fashion
Added: 6 Dec 2023
IoM3 also planning first 2024 technical afternoon to discuss ‘any aspect of elastomer materials’
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Conti sees solid growth prospects ahead for Tires business
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Expects sustainability, e-mobility and digitalisation trends to drive significant profitable growth…

Rubber futures dip amid new pandemic fears in China
Added: 5 Dec 2023
JPX: Market sentiment has “turned bearish” suggesting continued downward pressure in the coming wee…

ZC Rubber IPO stalled on China stock market woes
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Planned stock market listing central to Chinese tire maker's overseas expansion ambitions

Trelleborg opens sealing solutions plant in Vietnam
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Factory to produce O-rings, moulded components and plate heat exchanger gaskets

Kumho, Synthos to jointly develop bio-based raw materials for tires
Added: 5 Dec 2023
Agreement signed in South Korea will see partners working on production of bio-based NdBR for tires…