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US lifts import ban on Malaysian gloves maker
Added: 4 May 2023
Customs agency finds Smart Glove has taken effective measures to address ‘forced labour’ issues
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Fraunhofer project targets elastomer seals for H2 applications
Added: 4 May 2023
Focus on interaction mechanisms and how to make elastomers more robust to permeation, adsorption an…

Nokian in talks to reduce production of 'heavy tires'
Added: 3 May 2023
Starts negotiations with Nokia factory employees over proposed 90-day temporary layoffs
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TWS set out its stall under new ownership
Added: 3 May 2023
Tire & wheels maker to operate as 'new company' within Yokohama Rubber group

Arlanxeo explains ambitions for liquid rubber partnership
Added: 3 May 2023
China tie-up to “support high-quality and sustainable developments for the tire and automotive part…

Borealis rolls out circular plastomers and elastomers
Added: 3 May 2023
Materials introduced following ISCC Plus certification of Dutch site at Geleen

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 3 May 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

IISRP issues Worldwide Rubber Statistics 2023
Added: 3 May 2023
Updated edition launched just ahead of synthetic rubber institute’s AGM in Boston

Yokohama Rubber completes purchase of Trelleborg Wheel Systems
Added: 2 May 2023
Acquisition a 'perfect fit' for YRC; Trelleborg achieves 'more cohesive portfolio'

Goodyear earmarks $130m for tornado-hit tire operations
Added: 2 May 2023
Passenger car tire production facility in Tupelo expected to resume manufacturing by June

Hexpol posts ‘best ever quarter’ amid market uncertainties
Added: 2 May 2023
Automotive market shows improvement while construction segment slows down

NR futures dip amid active trading in China, Japan
Added: 2 May 2023
Major buyers, including Chinese speculative funds move into profit-taking mode

JK Tyre develops 80% sustainable-material tire
Added: 2 May 2023
Compound includes bio-based synthetic rubbers and oils as well as rCB and recycled polyester and st…

Silicones dip contributes to Dow’s first-quarter woes
Added: 2 May 2023
US chemicals group notes lower prices for siloxanes due to capacity additions in China

Essentially Rubber - Lamborghini performance footwear
Added: 2 May 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Trelleborg entering ‘normalised growth phase’ after strong 2022
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Swedish group reports double-digit gains in first quarter sales, earnings

Zeon eyes elastomers recovery amid continuing cost rises
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Japanese group expects synthetic rubber demand to recover in second half of fiscal 2023
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Nouryon expanding rubber chemicals production in China
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Dutch materials supplier doubling capacity for cross-linking peroxides at Ningbo site

Bridgestone powering tire factories in Japan with renewable energy
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Facilities include nine tire production plants, one tire cord unit

Nexen unveils 52% sustainable-material tire
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Among other materials, demo tire features recycled PET bottles, rice husk-based silica