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Toyoda Gosei to focus more on safety products for long-term growth

Added: 31 Aug 2023

Group 'reallocating resources' from fuel-related components and weatherstrip products to other vent…

Tire Tracker: Bridgestone launches 63% sustainable ‘Enliten’ tires for motorsports

Added: 31 Aug 2023

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

Essentially Rubber: Summiting in Scrap shoes

Added: 31 Aug 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou Tyre progresses Vietnam, China expansion projects

Added: 30 Aug 2023

Advancing TBR project at Tien Giang plant as well as Xiuwen off-road tires facility

Zeon in tie-up to tap microwave power for elastomer production

Added: 30 Aug 2023

Partners with Microwave Chemical for demo project in 2023

Yokohama Rubber names new Europe chairman

Yokohama recalls 7k tires for air bubble defect

Added: 30 Aug 2023

Defect in sidewall ‘may cause a rapid loss of air and vehicle control’

Tyre Recycling Solutions eyes first rubber powder plant in Korea

Added: 30 Aug 2023

Signs MoU with Korean LD Carbon to expand presence in Asia

Analysis: Cut tire plants down to size

Cimcorp, parent company forge North America alliance

Added: 30 Aug 2023

Factory automation company sees integration of technical operations and resources with Muratec

Tire Tracker: Nexen wins design award for Mars-themed concept tire

Added: 30 Aug 2023

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

China TBR maker General Science goes public

Jiangsu General Science Technology announces €240m expansion project at Thai tire plant

Added: 29 Aug 2023

Project to nearly double production capacity for high-performance radial tires at Rayong facility

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Rubber futures make “significant gains” amid signs of China recovery

Added: 29 Aug 2023

After weeks in the doldrums, JPX reports upswing in natural rubber prices on Far East markets

Zeon investigating cyber-security breach and possible leakage of data

Added: 29 Aug 2023

Attacker gained access to details of over 13,400 employees and business partners

Synthetic rubber margins set to improve

Pirelli expects sharp H2 decline in raw materials costs

Added: 29 Aug 2023

Following recent pricing trends, Italian tire group projects costs to come in about level with last…

Report – US synthetic rubber makers seek tariffs on ESBR imports

UK chemicals makers list ‘weakening demand’ as main challenge

Added: 29 Aug 2023

Outlook is more positive over the next 12 months as sales are expected to pick up and margins to im…

Carbon black: Glass half-empty or half-full?

Added: 25 Aug 2023

Widely differing viewpoints on how the carbon black market will develop in the months ahead

WDK: German rubber industry on flat growth track

Conti lowers replacement tire estimates for 2023

Added: 25 Aug 2023

But China, US set for increased demand in final quarter of the year...

Dow launches MobilityScience platform

Silicone Engineering posts 38% rise in annual earnings

Added: 25 Aug 2023

UK silicone manufacturing and formulation specialist upbeat about future market prospects

Teknor Apex launches 40% recycled-content TPV elastomers

Added: 25 Aug 2023

US compounder to introduce new TPEs with up to 65% post-consumer recycled content later this year

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Zeon invests in start-up to advance green hydrogen plans

Added: 25 Aug 2023

Targets implementing Verdagy’s hydrogen production technology in chemicals plants

Factory Safety: Bridgestone approach to occupational health and safety

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 25 Aug 2023

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