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Washington — The US Department of Commerce is recommending stiff tariffs on steel imports into the US, encouraging representatives of the domestic steel industry but alarming US tire manufacturers dependent on imported tire-grade steel cord.

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 adds curing bladder facility in China

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 completes €30m upgrade at chloroprene rubber plant

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

Essentially Rubber – Pushing the right buttons

Added: 12 Jul 2023

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

India moves to raise duties on South Korean synthetic rubber 

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

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Sinochem boss named as Pirelli chairman

Added: 11 Jul 2023

Current chairman Li Fanrong, and Wang Feng not included in list of directors

Freudenberg develops ETU-free chloroprene rubber compounds

Added: 11 Jul 2023

Elastomer created through new vulcanisation method that will not require ethylene thiourea

Rubber futures edge up on Far East markets

Added: 11 Jul 2023

“Prices have exhibited a sideways movement, lacking a clear trend or direction,” JPX

Arlanxeo names new chief executive

Added: 10 Jul 2023

Stephan van Santbrink to replace Donald Chen who is retiring

Strong yen brings down Bridgestone 2016 results

Bridgestone powder-free process boosts target earnings KPI

Added: 10 Jul 2023

Project cited as example of how group is focusing on 'return on invested capital' as a business-per…

UK car sales slide in 2017 on Brexit, diesel fears

UK new car market reports 11-month run of growth

Added: 10 Jul 2023

Growth in June driven predominantly by large fleet registrations, which were up 38%

German rubber show set to open call for papers

Added: 10 Jul 2023

 Deutsche Kautschuk-Tagung 2024 to be held next July in Nuremberg

Conti to close automotive components plant in Germany

Added: 10 Jul 2023

In addition to automive electroic parts, facility includes a rubber brake hose assembly line

Tire Tracker – Pirelli rolls out ‘most sporting tire’ for road

Added: 10 Jul 2023

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

Cefic calls for more open PFAS consultation process

Added: 7 Jul 2023

“Stakeholders will not have the opportunity to fully understand the process, and to have their conc…