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Chemicals sector welcomes new ‘industrial framework’ for EU
Added: 27 Jun 2025
Cefic: Responds to industry calls to “restore the business case for investments in Europe…”
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UPM gains triple sustainability certifications at soon-to-start biorefinery
Added: 27 Jun 2025
The €1.2bn Leuna facility will manufacture lignin-based functional fillers for tires, rubber produc…
Algerian tire maker advances €300m joint project with Doublestar
Added: 26 Jun 2025
Construction of rubber mixing workshop awarded to local company Rekima
Trelleborg inaugurates new facility extension in Malta
Added: 26 Jun 2025
Investment adds 4,000 sq.m. of manufacturing space for semiconductor and medical seals solutions
Klinger weighs potential impact of PFAS ban on fluoropolymer seals
Added: 26 Jun 2025
“Alternatives have consistently failed to meet at least one of these critical properties…”
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ZC Rubber revises project funding after lower-than-expected IPO proceeds
Added: 26 Jun 2025
Chinese tire maker raised gross proceeds of Yuan4.06 billion, below the initial target of Yuan4.85 …
Deadline approaching for Future Tire paper submission
Added: 26 Jun 2025
Event set for November in Prague will study big themes shaping the future of global tire industry
Sabic to permanently close UK naphtha cracker
Added: 26 Jun 2025
Olefins 6 facility in Wilton has been offline since 2020 and was to be converted to a gas cracker
Conti confirms ContiTech divestment plan, adjusts sales outlook
Added: 25 Jun 2025
German group lowers 2025 outlook to reflect currency headwind, trade barriers
EU member states push for further simplification of EUDR
Added: 25 Jun 2025
Support for proposals by Austria and Luxembourg to significantly reduce red-tape burden of the regu…
Trelleborg launches new sealing materials for EV battery cells
Added: 25 Jun 2025
EPDM, FKM and PFA compounds designed to improve efficiency and chemical resistance
UK places €12m Avon respirator order for Ukraine
Added: 25 Jun 2025
UK manufacturer expects to start delivery of masks in financial year 2026, starting 1 Oct
Coim bio-based TPU used in new Ariete ski goggles
Added: 25 Jun 2025
Ariete 8K model uses a TPU containing up to 70% renewable raw materials...
Rubber futures gain slightly as flooding disrupts supply
Added: 24 Jun 2025
However, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and China-US trade tensions weigh on market senti…
Zeon confirms plans to withdraw from ‘low-profitability’ rubber products
Added: 24 Jun 2025
Japanese group targets 60% increase in earnings by 2028
Freudenberg develops waveguide antenna technology for automated driving
Added: 24 Jun 2025
Project involves three Freudenberg divisions, including FST, as well as external suppliers and acad…
Cordiant upgrades tire building machine at Omsk plant
Added: 24 Jun 2025
Machine designed for radial tires with 20-inch rim diameter, can produce 430 tires per day
Soho Holdings completes purchase of controlling stake in General Science
Added: 24 Jun 2025
Chinese tire maker becomes ‘state-controlled’ following €250m transaction
Yokohama to produce ‘world first’ self-repairing tires
Added: 23 Jun 2025
Initial production value estimated at €1.2m, making it “a new high-value growth driver for the comp…
Black Donuts eyes Ukraine tire plant
Added: 23 Jun 2025
Location scouting currently underway for passenger car tire production facility
