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Tire Tracker – Pirelli claims UHP tire ‘first’ with 55% sustainable P Zero E

Added: 11 Aug 2023

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WDK: German rubber industry on flat growth track

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 11 Aug 2023

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

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti trims tire sales forecast after mixed first half showing

Added: 10 Aug 2023

Replacement market dip poised to offset gains from pick-up in automotive production

Bekaert grows rubber reinforcement earnings despite sales dip

Added: 10 Aug 2023

“China volumes offsetting lower sales elsewhere, with strong margin performance across regions...”

Reselo advancing birch-bark rubber developments

Added: 10 Aug 2023

CEO: “Overwhelming interest” in birch tree-derived rubber following Nokian recognition

DRAFT Report: CEAT mulling new tire factory in India

Indian tire maker Ceat more than doubles earnings

Added: 10 Aug 2023

Improved pricing and volumes, with replacement and international business “looking good"

AirBoss units, Critical Solutions merge to form new defence entity

AirBoss unveils cost-saving measures in ‘defence unit’

Added: 10 Aug 2023

Move to cut $5m in annual costs, help segment “return to profitability”

Michelin targets 32% earnings growth in 2021

Tire Tracker – Michelin 45% tire wins automotive award

Added: 10 Aug 2023

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Avient develops bio-TPE tubing for pharma industry

Added: 10 Aug 2023

Said to match performance of conventional tubing materials, including silicone and standard TPEs...

Continental Carbon in $98m settlement with EPA

Cabot carbon black earnings grow despite lower volumes

Added: 9 Aug 2023

US-based supplier expects continued growth in profit, driven by pricing and product-mix...

Covestro starts up new elastomers plant in Shanghai

Added: 9 Aug 2023

Chinese unit to help meet “ever rising demand” for polyurethanes in the Asia Pacific 

Bridgestone, Microsoft develop tire-damage monitoring system 

Bridgestone research targets molecular-level simulation of tire compounds

Added: 9 Aug 2023

Minute structural differences in materials have “a large impact on performance”...

Trelleborg advances FEA to optimise semiconductor sealing materials

Added: 9 Aug 2023

TSS using finite element analysis to model compression set of elastomers for semiconductor customer…

Industry group shares 15 years of tire particle research for free

California law prompts tire makers' search for 6PPD replacements

Added: 9 Aug 2023

USTMA organises consortium of 16 tire majors* in response to ‘safer consumer product’ decision

Tire Tracker: Yokohama Advan Sport on Porsche Cayenne

Added: 9 Aug 2023

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

MESNAC boss earns Qingdao ‘industry Oscars’ award

Added: 9 Aug 2023

Guan Bingzheng recognised as a “rising economic star of Qingdao”

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo Rubber revises up full-year outlook on strong first half

Added: 8 Aug 2023

Japanese group reports growth in both sales and profits across all segments

China’s tire exports continue to decline in June

South Africa introduces anti-dumping duties on Chinese tires

Added: 8 Aug 2023

Trade agency imposes duties ranging from 7.18% to 43.6% on PCR, TBR tires from China

Cooper Standard narrows loss as sales increase 20%

Added: 8 Aug 2023

Improvement primarily due to enhanced volume and mix, “favourable price adjustments”

Michelin sells stake in Symbio to Stellantis

Added: 8 Aug 2023

Automotive major takes an equal stake in hydrogen fuel cell joint venture