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Zeon elastomers business returns to profit
Added: 28 Jul 2023
Synthetic rubber sales up, but latex and chemicals units report declines

Italian plastics & rubber machinery sector reports ‘second highest’ results
Added: 28 Jul 2023
Official data: Revenue reached €4.3 billion in 2022, mainly buoyed by exports

ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 28 Jul 2023
The most-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

UK elastomer seals maker names new leader
Added: 28 Jul 2023
Hynek Jakubicek appointed as general manager of Precision Polymer Engineering

Michelin revises up outlook on strong first half
Added: 27 Jul 2023
Delivers sales growth of 6% and increase in segment operating income of 11%

VCI sounds alarm over competitiveness of German chemicals industry
Added: 27 Jul 2023
"An industrial electricity price is the only way we can survive in international competition...."
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Strikes end at Trelleborg UK plants following improved pay deals
Added: 27 Jul 2023
Workers accept significantly increased offers at sites in Leicester, Tewkesbury, Bridgewater
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Common Fund for Commodities promises more support for rubber growers
Added: 27 Jul 2023
CFC leader discusses further financial support options with IRSG secretary general Josef Adelegan
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Eric Gosse to take over as chief executive of Nynas
Added: 27 Jul 2023
"His leadership will ensure that Nynas' transformation journey continues at a high pace...”

Nordmann, Era Polymers sign distribution deal for PU elastomers
Added: 27 Jul 2023
German distributor to market Era products in a number of European countries

Goodyear shares dip after leadership, strategy deal
Added: 26 Jul 2023
Akron group appoints three “highly experienced” leaders supported by major investor Elliot
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Wacker adjusts outlook on weak second quarter results
Added: 26 Jul 2023
Silicones division reports 82% decline in earnings for the three months to end of June

Marangoni, Ceat join forces to expand retreading in India
Added: 26 Jul 2023
Partnership links Italian group's Ringtread technology with Ceat truck and bus tire offerings
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China unveils €125m project for ‘bio-based degradable rubber’
Added: 26 Jul 2023
Project partners open ‘green elastomer innovation centre’ in eastern port county of Rudong
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Bolder signs long-term supply agreement for recovered carbon black
Added: 26 Jul 2023
Quebec-based Soucy Techno has been using Bolder rCB since 2016

Kraton appoints new president for polymer business
Added: 26 Jul 2023
Torsten Schmidt most recently served as VP commercial for pine chemicals

Datwyler adapts to market pressures, loss of Covid business
Added: 25 Jul 2023
Amid economic woes is working on new projects with “considerable future revenue potential...”
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Michelin urges industry-wide definition for sustainability
Added: 25 Jul 2023
French tire maker highlights need for "stringent definition" for sustainable materials

Southeast Asian governments lend support to rubber farmers
Added: 25 Jul 2023
Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines launch initiatives to improve livelihoods of NR smallholders…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 25 Jul 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe