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Michelin, BFG tire prices going up in North America

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 to repurpose tire carbon black line in South Korea

Orion reports 57% higher rubber profits despite lower volumes

Added: 10 May 2023

Sees softer second-quarter outlook, but “really strong” underlying business

Cooper: Progress on guayule tire applications

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 adding 'smart' warehouse at Turkey plant

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

Supply drivers key for latex makers

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…

SNCP backs French tire-granulate safety report

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

 Toyoda Gosei showed a padded concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show. Its rubber skin softens collisions.

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…