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Formerra acquires Irish medical polymers supplier TPS
Added: 6 Apr 2023
Total Polymer Solutions expands US plastics & elastomers distributor’s footprint in Europe
Workforce optimisation 'easing the challenges of the tire sector'
Added: 6 Apr 2023
Contributed article by Andy Graham, solutions manager at UK-based industrial software company Solut…

Prinx Chengshan halts major tire project due to 'economic situation'
Added: 5 Apr 2023
Planned project was to have established the company's second tire plant in China

Hankook updates investors about chairman's 'indictment' charges
Added: 5 Apr 2023
Korean tire group files form titled 'Suspicion of embezzlement or misappropriation by officers or e…

Cautious Semperit lowers earnings forecast on global outlook
Added: 5 Apr 2023
Foresees optimised customers inventories and “restrained ordering behaviour” particularly in first …

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 5 Apr 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Toyoda Gosei pitches rubber sensor insoles to improve golf swing
Added: 5 Apr 2023
Detects key positions in a golf swing, allowing users to accurately check body-weight movements

Uzer Makina acquires hydraulics equipment supplier
Added: 5 Apr 2023
Uzun Hidrolik to help Turkish curing press maker diversify into more tire processes, other industri…

Ecombine: 'Liquid gold technology open to every rubber maker'
Added: 4 Apr 2023
MESNAC company currently developing different product lines separately for Arlanxeo, Versalis
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Italian rubber & plastics machinery segment reports 5% growth
Added: 4 Apr 2023
Exports strengthened over the final months of 2022 and were the main driver

Natural rubber futures back on an upward track
Added: 4 Apr 2023
Pricing ends March on the up, tracking a general commodity price rally

EU cyber law to impact tire and rubber-product makers
Added: 4 Apr 2023
Companies advised to work with suppliers and partners to ensure compliance with Cyber Resilience Act

Tire cord maker Hyosung to use ‘carbon-negative’ materials
Added: 4 Apr 2023
Reaches agreement with US-based Origin Materials for the supply of wood-derived polymer

Lanxess expanding rubber release agent capacity in India
Added: 4 Apr 2023
New Rhein Chemie production line to support demand for products in India, Asia

Supply problems ease for German polymer machinery makers
Added: 3 Apr 2023
VDMA: Brighter outlook for plastics & rubber sector despite challenges around costs, electronics-su…

Pyrum signs long-term rCB supply contract with Continental
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Contract with tire maker "final component to start rolling out the plants in large-scale production…

Michelin joins call for ‘immediate action’ on in-vehicle data law
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Calls on EU Commissioner to bring forward long-planned legislation

Kraiburg TPE signs distribution deal for Brazil
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Partners with Apta Resinas for sales and marketing of thermoplastic elastomers

Sumitomo Riko advances automotive parts production capacity
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Rubber parts manufacturer reports expansion projects in Vietnam, Mexico

Toyoda Gosei expands airbag production in Brazil
Added: 3 Apr 2023
Project launched in response to growing demand for safety systems in South America