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Higher costs hit Cabot reinforcement materials unit

Cabot raising prices for rubber carbon blacks from October

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Hikes of up to 9% on products manufactured in North America

Hartalega: Gloves to be in short-supply until 2024

Hartalega expects headwinds to persist in rubber gloves market

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Global oversupply situation likely to continue despite rationalistion measures among manufacturers

Kuraray raising prices for ‘isoprene chemicals derivatives products’

Kuraray lowers full-year forecast for isoprene unit

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Japanese group now expects loss to further widen amid high costs, muted demand 

Azelis to represent Robinson Brothers in Germany

Azelis appoints new Americas chief executive

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Todd Cottrell to succeed Frank Bergonzi who retires at end of September

Nitta post stable full-year outlook despite fiscal Q1 decline

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Japanese group's portfolio includes power transmission belts; conveyor belts, tubing & fittings; au…

Tire tracker: Conti tops summer tire test

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Goodyear returns to bicycle tire market

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 18 Aug 2023

Most popular news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

Tire tracker: Zero marks with GRI’s skid-steer tire

Added: 17 Aug 2023

Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Toyo Tires moving to new HQ on 70th anniversary

Toyo Tire revises up full-year outlook as cost pressures ease

Added: 17 Aug 2023

"Rises in raw materials prices and ocean freight costs turned out to be lower than expected..."

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

China extends duties on halogenated butyl rubber imports

Added: 17 Aug 2023

Anti-dumping tariffs target imports from US, EU, Singapore and UK

Airboss earnings halved amid soft market, volume decline

Added: 17 Aug 2023

Volumes decline in defence group, rubber compounding while engineered products unit remains strong …

German chemicals makers’ ‘confidence fading’ after H1 decline

Added: 17 Aug 2023

VCI expects production to decline by 11% and industry sales to shrink by 14% in 2023

Essentially Rubber: Better drinking water sealed

Added: 17 Aug 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials contribute to all aspects of …

Tire tracker: Pirelli Scorpion for all-seasons

Added: 17 Aug 2023

Latest news on fitments, testing and related innovations...

US seal maker Sur-Seal expands with new acquisition

Added: 17 Aug 2023

Buys Florida-based Ameritape, specialising in custom die cutting, slitting, laminating and CNC cutt…

Enviro expects to finalise Michelin partnership deal by yearend

Enviro recruits to help progress Uddevalla project

Added: 16 Aug 2023

Two key appointments as recycler addresses “considerably more extensive preparatory work than antic…

Study indicates OE brand loyalty near 37%

Hankook expanding truck tire capacity at Chinese plant

Added: 16 Aug 2023

South Korean major investing in new vulcanisation, tire-building equipment at Chongqing facility

Cabot raising prices for silica, aqueous dispersion products

Cabot expects supply concerns to bolster carbon black pricing

Added: 16 Aug 2023

Keohane: Reliability of supply to be a "critical" issue ahead of likely restrictions on Russian exp…

Toyo suffers drops in sales, earnings

Toyo to discontinue US automotive parts subsidiary

Added: 16 Aug 2023

Toyo Automotive Parts (USA) manufactures anti-vibration rubber products and joint boots

Malaysia NR production trends present mixed picture

Added: 16 Aug 2023

Department of statistics data shows overall growth in rubber output over second quarter