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German union in pay dispute with sports goods, footwear industry
Added: 17 Jul 2023
Adidas, representing 8,000 industry workers, as well as Puma, Lloyd and Ara are among the employers…

Rubber futures subdued amid fears of weak Chinese economy
Added: 17 Jul 2023
Major markets saw limited trading activity, while prices remained within a narrow range

Maxxis wheels out marine waste-based bicycle tires
Added: 17 Jul 2023
Taiwan-based Formosa Chemical & Fibre Corp. recycles fishing net into polyamide fibre
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Conti rubber units expect sales growth in second quarter
Added: 14 Jul 2023
Tires and ContiTech units post higher sales for three months to end of June, preliminary report sho…

Wastefront in link-up to progress global scale-up of tire pyrolysis plants
Added: 14 Jul 2023
Signs deal with VTTI to advance current UK project, study jointly-owned facilities worldwide

Egypt selling stake in rubber & plastics producer Ethydco
Added: 14 Jul 2023
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund to acquire minority holding in Egyptian petrochemicals company

UK REACH: CBA welcomes extension to deadlines
Added: 14 Jul 2023
Chemical Business Association backs revised timelines but still warns of negative impacts across UK…

Hexpol-Polykemi project cuts 77% CO2e emissions in 2K products
Added: 14 Jul 2023
Swedish compounders trial combinations of materials to cut emissions, improve recyclability

Greenergy to set up UK tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 14 Jul 2023
Energy group targets sustainable aviation fuel, low-carbon road fuel with new Teesside facility

ZC Rubber eyes tire plants in North America and Europe, post-IPO
Added: 13 Jul 2023
China’s largest tire maker sets out ambitious international growth strategy ahead of planned public…

US to maintain duties on ESBR imports following review
Added: 13 Jul 2023
Anti-dumping measures to continue on emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from Brazil, Mexico, Poland,…

Kraton names Marcello Boldrini as chief executive
Added: 13 Jul 2023
Boldrini served as co-CEO, along with Holger Jung since March 2022

Bridgestone resumes operations at tire plants following heavy storms
Added: 13 Jul 2023
Production temporarily suspended at three tire production facilities, tire cord factory

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 13 Jul 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Sinopec now world's largest synthetic rubber producer
Added: 12 Jul 2023
Replaces long-time leader Arlanxeo in terms of active capacity,, IISRP figures show

Brenntag in link-up to offer rubber powder, granules from large ELTs
Added: 12 Jul 2023
Partners with Italian recycler RubberJet Valley to commercialise materials recovered through waterj…

Trelleborg launches “advanced” hydrogen sealing materials
Added: 12 Jul 2023
Range of materials suitable “for every application of the hydrogen value chain”,

Denka forms investigation committee for fatal accident at rubber plant
Added: 12 Jul 2023
One person was killed and two others were injured in a pipe-burst incident at Omi plant in June
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Essentially Rubber – Pushing the right buttons
Added: 12 Jul 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

India initiates anti-dumping probe into butyl rubber imports
Added: 11 Jul 2023
Investigation covers isobutylene-isoprene rubber from China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, US