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Tire Tracker: Yokohama launches all-season tire for crossover SUVs
Added: 4 Oct 2023
Latest news on fitments, testing and related innovations...

Indian Oil taps ThyssenKrupp for 60ktpa synthetic rubber plant
Added: 3 Oct 2023
State-owned company's butadiene rubber project represents an investment of around €170m
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Natural rubber supply rises 4% amid flat demand
Added: 3 Oct 2023
Late-August 'pick-up' in market driven by optimism about economic outlook of major consumers

Solvay targets 20% emissions cut at silica production site
Added: 3 Oct 2023
Switch to electric furnace at Collonges plant in France set for 2025

International Rubber Consortium appoints new CEO
Added: 3 Oct 2023
Flora Susan takes up two-year tenure at Bangkok-based natural rubber organisation

Chemicals industry 'must face up to image problem'
Added: 3 Oct 2023
Report: Recruitment impacted by perception gap among young people about sector's role in the green …

Toyoda Gosei invests in vehicle-safety device firm
Added: 3 Oct 2023
Pyrenee is developing driving assistance devices designed to ensure safer mobility

Elkem starts new electronic adhesive silicones line in China
Added: 3 Oct 2023
Production line in Shanghai mainly produces ‘high-end thermal conductive series products’
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Natural rubber pricing recovery stalls ahead of China holiday
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Commodity market expected to trade “sideways”, with a relatively quiet week ahead...
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Covestro breaks ground on major TPU production project in China
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Facility to have 120ktpa of capacity to produce thermoplastic polyurethanes

Trelleborg advances marine solutions plant in Vietnam
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Facility to manufacture marine fenders, infrastructure products for region

Yokohama Rubber reshuffles senior management team
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Current Europe chairman Hiroyuki Shioiri to serve as head of corporate planning

Tire Tracker: Conti CrossContact tires for Maserati SUV
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Latest news on fitments, testing and related innovations...

Cabot receives ISCC Plus certification for six sites
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Claims to have “more ISCC Plus certified sites than any carbon black manufacturer"

Essentially Rubber: Dunlop gloves 'born from trees'
Added: 2 Oct 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Essentially Rubber: Gloves from trees
Added: 1 Oct 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Bridgestone to discontinue truck & bus tire OE business in China
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 29 Sep 2023
Japanese group to maintain production of replacement tires for the market

Goodyear expects $40m sales drop after fire at Polish tire plant
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 29 Sep 2023
Capacity full ramp up at Debica facility not expected until fourth quarter of 2024

Hyosung 'modestly upbeat' for full year tire cord outlook
Added: 29 Sep 2023
South Korean supplier notes ‘ongoing momentum’ for China replacement tire market
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Shin-Etsu sets up department for ‘sustainable silicone’ development
Added: 29 Sep 2023
Move part of group’s recently announced Yen100bn investment programme