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Cefic warns new EC REACH proposals will add to industry red tape
Added: 16 Apr 2025
REACH proposals "will massively increase the administrative burden for industry and SMEs in particu…
Supply chain constraints impact AirBoss military device order
Added: 16 Apr 2025
Current geopolitical climate, tariff uncertainty and constraints in global supply chains affect del…
REMINDER: ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2025
Added: 15 Apr 2025
All manufacturers of machinery & equipment for the tire and rubber industries invited to participat…
Rubber futures continue to fall amid ‘trade chaos’
Added: 15 Apr 2025
Chinese rubber futures posted double-digit declines week-on-week
Semperit expects ‘significant impact’ on earnings from US tariff policies
Added: 15 Apr 2025
Austrian group warns of ‘additional costs and unfavourable volume shifts’ due to new trade barriers…
Trade union says ContiTech divestment ‘socially irresponsible’
Added: 15 Apr 2025
IGBCE argues that ContiTech and Tires divisions are ‘closely intertwined’, especially at the beginn…
Mitsubishi Chemical adding capacity for flame-retardant elastomers
Added: 15 Apr 2025
Japanese group to expand production output at facilities in China and France
Elkem launches new range of recycled silicones for label industry
Added: 15 Apr 2025
Conducts trials with German machinery maker Kroenert to validate performance of recycled silicone
Univar to distribute Cabot rubber blacks in Brazil
Added: 15 Apr 2025
Agreement supports growing demand in automotive and industrial applications
Pirelli puts US investment on hold over stakeholder issues
Added: 14 Apr 2025
Company confirms "desire" to increase production capacity in US in line with ‘local-for-local’ stra…
ANRPC sees short-term drivers for pick-up in rubber prices
Added: 14 Apr 2025
But external factors, including trade tensions and currency fluctuations, might dampen demand
German rubber industry welcomes coalition government deal
Added: 14 Apr 2025
WDK notes efforts to reduce red tape, energy costs and focus on circular economy
Eneos advances battery materials development with Chinese lab
Added: 14 Apr 2025
Establishes pilot-capacity lab in partnership with Shanghai-based chemicals distributor SCM
Michelin expects weak first quarter volumes as OE demand falls
Added: 11 Apr 2025
French group cushioned by 'local-to-local' strategy amid "high and volatile tariffs”
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 11 Apr 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Freudenberg unveils PFAS-free elastomer seal for EV batteries
Added: 11 Apr 2025
“New, highly compatible elastomer material” billed as alternative to PFAS thermoplastic and FKM sea…
Zeon eyes advanced elastomer technology with integrated R&D hub
Added: 11 Apr 2025
New facility to accelerate prototyping and production scale-up
German airport taps Gates for hydraulic hose overhaul
Added: 11 Apr 2025
Existing hoses primarily failed due to premature wear, pinholes, and cracking...
Trelleborg completes acquisition of US aerospace specialist
Added: 11 Apr 2025
Aero-Plastics specialises in “precision injection moulding, thermoforming, and machining of high-pe…
Court of appeal sentences ex-Nokian boss, employees for securities breach
Added: 10 Apr 2025
But Helsinki court clears several former board members, including ex-CEO Hille Korhonen
