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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

Pirelli to cut costs, ‘contain' investment under new plan 

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 to complete expansion project early next year

Phillips Carbon Black commissions new production facility

Added: 20 Apr 2023

Chennai carbon black plant to ultimately have production capacity of almost 150ktpa

Trelleborg unveils plans for expansion in Russia, Vietnam, Japan, Morocco

Trelleborg to consolidate India seals operations at greenfield site

Added: 20 Apr 2023

New facility in Bangalore area to increase local production capacity by 60%

Yokohama Rubber begins production of high load tires

Added: 20 Apr 2023

Tires developed for both OE and replacement markets, according to manufacturer

EU passenger car demand up and down over summer

Electric vehicles buoy EU passenger car market

Added: 20 Apr 2023

ACEA records a 29% year-on-year increase, surpassing the one-million mark in March

Michelin considering BFG plant expansion

Fatal accident reported at Michelin earthmover tire plant

Added: 20 Apr 2023

Mississippi plant worker found “pinned between machinery” by co-workers

 Sri Trang signs US gloves supply deal ahead of North America expansion

Supermax to start rubber gloves production in US by yearend

Added: 19 Apr 2023

Malaysian group update on project to establish $550 million plant in Texas

Cooper considering expanding US tire plant

Goodyear releasing inventory from tornado-hit tire plant

Added: 19 Apr 2023

“Remediation efforts are progressing" at Cooper Tire Mississippi factory idled since 1 April

Windspace, Enviro advance tire pyrolysis project

Warning over ‘fragility’ of tire pyrolysis industry

Added: 19 Apr 2023

Von Wolfersdorf: Start-ups in recovered carbon black field running “cash-dry”

Trump to impose stiff steel, aluminium tariffs

USITC sets date for styrene-butadiene rubber imports hearing

Added: 19 Apr 2023

Five-year review of duties imposed on ESBR from Brazil, Mexico, Poland and South Korea

Report: James Walker to unveil new O&G elastomer family

UK seals makers issue PFAs consultation advice

Added: 19 Apr 2023

ECHA consultation over possible ban on materials, including fluroelastomers, from 2025...

Evonik doubling global capacity for PEBA elastomers

Added: 18 Apr 2023

Investing in added capacity for polyether-amide block copolymers  in Shanghai, Marl

Elastomer mould maker Rico taps digital simulation process 

Semperit to acquire silicones specialist Rico Group

Added: 18 Apr 2023

Austria-based acquisition to enhance Semperit’s toolmaking capabilities

Leadership changes at Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

Added: 18 Apr 2023

Susan McKenna named as CEO to lead DATL in "next phase of sustained growth" 

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 18 Apr 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Sumitomo Rubber to produce TBR tires in Brazil

Sumitomo Rubber, Conti ‘to make major investments in Brazil’

Added: 17 Apr 2023

Regional state: SRI to invest €200m in tire plant, Continental expanding conveyor belt unit

Goodyear to collaborate with Chinese online retailer

US reviewing China truck & bus tire duties

Added: 17 Apr 2023

Commerce reports “timely requests” for review of duties with February anniversary dates

Rubber producers to cut exports

Rubber futures back on an upward track

Added: 17 Apr 2023

JPX: 'Rubber price sentiment remains steady and will try to consolidate over the next few weeks...”…