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Conti to advance digital technologies with new facility in Portugal
Added: 25 Apr 2023
Lousado centre to apply AI, industrial engineering and e-commerce technologies to group's tire proc…

Hankook loses racing-tire supply deal due to plant fire
Added: 25 Apr 2023
Bridgestone to supply tires for Japanese series, as Hankook gives over one-year waiting time
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Tokai Carbon to build on record carbon black gains
Added: 25 Apr 2023
Aims to leverage strong position in US where plants meet strict environmental requirements

Akwel cautiously optimistic about recovery prospects
Added: 25 Apr 2023
French automotive parts supplier aims to pass higher costs on to customers

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 25 Apr 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Safic-Alcan expands African footprint with Kenya subsidiary
Added: 25 Apr 2023
Safic-Alcan East Africa to complement existing regional hubs in South Africa, Egypt

Rubber gloves maker Supermax extending labour compensation to ex-employees
Added: 25 Apr 2023
Urges former migrant employees to come forward for reimbursement

ANRPC revises up estimates for global rubber consumption
Added: 24 Apr 2023
Growing demand in China, India set to buoy natural rubber demand for 2023

NR futures gain as China sees ‘faster-than-expected’ growth
Added: 24 Apr 2023
Prices strengthen on optimism over recovery in China, supply shortages in Indonesia

Michelin recall after tires fail 'snow spin' testing
Added: 24 Apr 2023
Over 540,000 Agilis CrossClimate tires recalled for not offering “sufficient snow traction”
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Hankook partners with US cloud specialists for AI data platform
Added: 24 Apr 2023
Links with Amazon Web Services and Snowflake to create an artificial intelligence platform for tire…

Freudenberg FKM 'meets latest food & pharma regulations'
Added: 24 Apr 2023
Fluoroelastomer developed to meet constantly changing hygienic requirements, particularly in Europe…

European Parliament votes through controversial deforestation regulation
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Companies must prove products, including all rubber-based items, are not linked to deforestation

Tire cord major link-up targets bio-based polyesters
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Kolon Industries partners with forestry firm Stora Enso to develop bio-based polymers

VF rolls out ‘regenerative rubber’ across key brands
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Rubber being used in selected Timberland, Vans and North Face products

Rubber parts supplier Singer Industrial to expand after €350m deal
Added: 21 Apr 2023
US group to invest in “greenfields, digital lead generation and enhanced technology infrastructure.…

Fraunhofer team develops smart materials for orthodontic treatment
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Shape memory TPUs offer more effective alternative to existing materials

Yokohama shifts to renewables at motorsports tire plant
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Move part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and circular economy in motorsports

Tire makers aim to build on 2022 gains amid rising costs
Added: 21 Apr 2023
Ability to manage and offset higher materials, energy, labour costs will be key to maintaining prof…

Phillips Carbon Black commissions new production facility
Added: 20 Apr 2023
Chennai carbon black plant to ultimately have production capacity of almost 150ktpa