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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

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

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 …

Another significant investment was allotted to the purchase of a state-of the-art steel cord cutter. Especially in the case of heavy loads acting on the tire, a particularly critical stage in the manufacturing process is cutting the steel cords.

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 sells German civil engineering business 

Datwyler notes pressure on margins as input costs rise

Added: 28 Feb 2023

Earnings also impacted by the temporary closure of Ukrainian subsidiary

Petchem prices drop on oil, feedstock falls

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

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...

Pirelli chief financial officer stepping down

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

New boss for Sinopec Mitsui elastomers JV

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

MRB sees “tight” outlook for natural rubber prices

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 targets €2bn sales in 'medium term'

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…