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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.

Rogers elastomers unit posts first-quarter reversals
Added: 9 May 2023
Restructuring charges hit profits amid Q1 dip in sales to EV, portable electronics and general indu…

Essentially Rubber - Interlocking rail crossings
Added: 9 May 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Goodyear eyes recovery after steep decline in first quarter earnings
Added: 5 May 2023
Kramer: “We are driving toward strong operating results as we move through the year, particularly i…

European Commission advances ban on rubber infill in synthetic pitches
Added: 5 May 2023
‘Intentional microplastics’ proposals target recyclate from waste tire and rubber materials
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Toyoda Gosei profits rise, expects positive trend to continue
Added: 5 May 2023
Japanese group expects 5% increase in profits for 2023 despite projected lower sales

Cooper Standard earnings lift as sales strengthen in first quarter
Added: 5 May 2023
Edwards: "Progress in our inflation recovery initiatives and commercial negotiations with our custo…

Continental completes acquisition of Trelleborg’s printing parts business
Added: 5 May 2023
Divestment marks final stage of major restructuring programme at the Swedish group

Michelin explores ‘new areas’ with driving simulation lab in Japan
Added: 5 May 2023
Facility to be built at tire maker’s new headquarters in Gunma Prefecture

ECHA defends move to restrict fluoropolymers based solely on 'persistence'
Added: 4 May 2023
Helsinki-based agency offers advice for participants in six-month consultation over proposed ban on…

Greene Tweed establishing elastomer seals factory in Korea
Added: 4 May 2023
FFKM components facility to ease supply-chain pressures on semiconductor industry, says US manufact…

Kuraray starts elastomers production at new plant in Thailand
Added: 4 May 2023
Facility for manufacture of styrenic elastomers and speciality polyamide part of €280m investment b…