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Sumitomo Rubber steps up tire traceability efforts
Added: 1 Mar 2023
Japanese group joins platform dedicated to advancing the transfer and use of tire data

Celanese raising prices for thermoplastic elastomers
Added: 1 Mar 2023
Price increase on Hytrel-branded TPCs to kick in from mid-March

Sponsored article: The Rubber Process Analyzer has turned 30
Added: 1 Mar 2023
Alpha Technologies invitation to submit your Alpha RPA in company contest

Tire Technology Expo 2023: Machinery & Systems Leaders
Added: 1 Mar 2023
ERJ guide to leading suppliers of tire manufacturing systems and equipment at Tire Technology Expo …

BKT to raise carbon black production to 200ktpa
Added: 28 Feb 2023
Indian off-road tire maker also investing in R&D for speciality carbon black

VF becomes first non-automotive player to join GPSNR
Added: 28 Feb 2023
Owner of Timberland, The North Face and Vans brands boards rubber induustry's sustainability platfo…

Datwyler notes pressure on margins as input costs rise
Added: 28 Feb 2023
Earnings also impacted by the temporary closure of Ukrainian subsidiary

BASF launches major cutbacks in Europe as energy bill soars €3.2bn
Added: 28 Feb 2023
Chemicals maker’s measures include “right-sizing” and plant closures at headquarters site in German…

Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 28 Feb 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Lawer to showcase automatic weighing advances
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Italian company supports the mixing room with its automatic powder micro-ingredients weighing system

Sponsored article: Zeppelin engineering sustainable solutions
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Optimal engineered solutions for the mixing room and beyond with ‘Green Ticks’ as standard
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EU sanctions synthetic rubber, carbon black imports from Russia
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Import quotas introduced up until 30 June 2024, after which an import-prohibition will apply...
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Pirelli aims to build on ‘above target’ 2022 results
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Milan-based tire maker to intensify focus on larger-tire, ‘high-value’ segments

ERJ report: Synthetic rubber demand spurs investment and innovation
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Global market demands drive expansion and R&D in the areas of olefinic, HNBR, SBR elastomers

Natural rubber futures prices edge upwards
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Optimism about rebound in vehicle sales in China over the coming months

New Pyrum plant to expand ties with Michelin, BASF
Added: 27 Feb 2023
The 20ktpa facility in Homburg to free up capacity in existing plant for ELTs from Luxembourg

Nokian recruitment campaign to help double production at US tire plant
Added: 27 Feb 2023
Tire maker to add 125 team members at factory in Dayton, Tennessee ahead of 2024 full ramp-up

Sponsored article: The world leader for bladder injection presses
Added: 27 Feb 2023
REP international is referenced as premium supplier for the production of bladders by injection

Tire Technology Expo: Back to the future
Added: 26 Feb 2023
Annual showcase of developments and technologies that will shape the tire manufacturing industry of…

ETRMA: New tire emissions rules must be ‘synchronised’ with UN requirements
Added: 24 Feb 2023
Industry body says Commission should clarify that it will not be establishing EU-only tire abrasion…