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Goodyear shares jump after major investor’s call for change
Added: 12 May 2023
Elliot International wants new directors, ‘monetisation' of Goodyear’s company-owned store network.…

Weber & Schaer inks rCB offtake deal with Wastefront
Added: 12 May 2023
Agreement covers 35% of output from Wastefront tire pyrolysis plant being built in UK
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Energy costs hit Genan amid “record-high” turnover
Added: 12 May 2023
Denmark-based tire recycling group's electricity bill tripled to €2.2 million a month
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Nokian breaks ground on Romania tire plant project
Added: 12 May 2023
Greenfield factory to focus on larger rim size passenger and SUV tires to be primarily sold in cent…

Hartalega to shut gloves plant under rationalisation plan
Added: 12 May 2023
Five-year plan will see facility decommissioned, production consolidated at integrated manufacturin…

Chemours offers PFAS ‘customer advocacy portal’
Added: 12 May 2023
Resource to facilitate input into consultation over proposals to ban all fluorine-containing chemic…

Conti tires earnings drop amid replacement volume decline
Added: 11 May 2023
ContiTech sees 30% increase in earnings as production processes ‘stabilise’

Semperit confirms 2023 outlook following ‘stable’ results
Added: 11 May 2023
Conveyor belting business Sempertrans sees 23% increase in volumes in "a positive market environmen…

Goodyear claims ‘industry first’ with methane-based tire reinforcement
Added: 11 May 2023
Select EV tires available on sale using Monolith’s carbon black from methane pyrolysis

Audi selects Conti for OE tires on RS 6 Avant Performance
Added: 11 May 2023
Tire maker awarded “worldwide OE approval” for 22-inch size of SportContact 7

Waste tire recycler Enviro raises €27m through share issue
Added: 11 May 2023
Funds provide “financial flexibility” for previously announced pan-European expansion with joint ve…

UK reviewing duties on Chinese tire imports
Added: 10 May 2023
Trade agency initiates transition reviews into anti-dumping and countervailing measures on TBR tire…

Rubber futures mixed over last trading week
Added: 10 May 2023
Pricing gains reported in Japan, China markets register slight decline

Orion reports 57% higher rubber profits despite lower volumes
Added: 10 May 2023
Sees softer second-quarter outlook, but “really strong” underlying business

Bridgestone, University of Arizona launch $70m guayule rubber project
Added: 10 May 2023
Study aims to develop further products, including natural adhesives, from desert shrub

Hoffmann Mineral adds sustainability leadership role
Added: 10 May 2023
Laura Sommer tasked to develop a “comprehensive strategy” for German materials company

Petlas launches €325m tire expansion at Turkish site
Added: 9 May 2023
Project to raise production capacity at facility in Kirsehir, central Turkey, by 42% by 2026

General Science unveils plans for €200m tire plant
Added: 9 May 2023
Planned JV in Mongolia with Wuxi Hongfeng to produce 1.2 million units of commercial tires a year
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Europe rubber-blacks supply ‘to tighten in 2024’
Added: 9 May 2023
Orion leader reports early start to supply contract negotiations, expects imports from China to rise

Tire Industry Project appoints new executive director
Added: 9 May 2023
Larisa Kryachkova takes over the position from Anne-Cécile Rémont.