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Enviro link-up targets ‘next-gen’ recycling technology
Added: 3 Jul 2023
Joins three-year project to reduce carbon footprint of Swedish chemicals industry

Goodyear workers 'will do everything' to defend Fulda site
Added: 30 Jun 2023
Up to 1,000 employees to protest outside German tire manufacturing plant

Freudenberg is world’s largest rubber products maker
Added: 30 Jun 2023
German group a clear leader in annual survey of global non-tire rubber products sector

Union urges 3M to avert Dyneon plant closure
Added: 30 Jun 2023
'Ending production in Gendorf would deprive German and EU industry of important source of raw mater…

Pirelli to create new corporate management structure
Added: 30 Jun 2023
Francesco Tanzi to return to Pirelli to take over senior role, reporting to new CEO Casaluci

Greene Tweed develops low-compression sealing materials for aerospace
Added: 30 Jun 2023
FKM materials has “extremely low” compression set, broad chemical compatibility, and good abrasion …

Nokian Tyres maintains €2bn sales target in updated strategy
Added: 29 Jun 2023
Tire maker to increase production in Finland, US, advance Romania plant during 'investment phase'
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Black Cat investing €85m in reinforced rubber facility
Added: 29 Jun 2023
Operation in Liaoning to produce 160ktpa of rubber composites for use in tire production

Michelin airless tires hit the road in France
Added: 29 Jun 2023
Puncture-proof Uptis being fitted on vehicles operated by French postal service

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 29 Jun 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Big Atom advances new tire pyrolysis project in UK
Added: 29 Jun 2023
Submits planning application for facility in Yorkshire to process 27ktpa of end-of-life tires

Michelin rolls out “lighter and longer lasting” aircraft tire
Added: 28 Jun 2023
French group claims 'world first' with commercial aviation tire up to 20% lighter than previous gen…

ECHA: PFAS ban on firefighting foams risks catastrophe
Added: 28 Jun 2023
Without effective alternatives “the consequences of reduced fire safety could be disastrous…”
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UPM, Vaude advance bio-based polyester for textiles
Added: 28 Jun 2023
Partners produce 30% bio-based fibre that could find use as a tire reinforcement material
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Weaker rubber crosslinks 'could reduce tire microplastics'
Added: 28 Jun 2023
Researchers believe ‘tough rubber’ could pave the way for more damage-resistant tires
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Sensata breaks ground on R&D, office project in N Ireland
Added: 28 Jun 2023
Two-year construction starts at facility which will accommodate up to 500 employees

Tire Tracker – Apollo expanding Vredestein reach in Canada
Added: 28 Jun 2023
Latest news on tire fitments, testing and related innovations...

Cefic urges EU to create “business case” for investment in Europe
Added: 27 Jun 2023
Otherwise "future is net-zero technologies made with Chinese steel and American chemicals," Cefic b…

Natural rubber futures decline as trading volume falls
Added: 27 Jun 2023
Concerns over weaker Chinese economy impacts pricing across all major Far East markets

Aramco, TotalEnergies award EPC contracts for $11bn petchem complex
Added: 27 Jun 2023
Arlanxeo building a 140ktpa plant for high-performance elastomers at Jubail