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Bridgestone expanding Indian car tire plant
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 12 Feb 2023
Project to increase production capacity by 10-12% over three-year period

Cabot expects recovery in China carbon black demand
Added: 12 Feb 2023
Reinforcement materials unit sees lower volumes due to "year-end destocking", Covid restrictions
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Nokian says Romania tire factory planning ongoing
Added: 12 Feb 2023
Tire maker reiterates new European factory a separate process from Russia exit

Pyrum waste tire recycling expansion ‘nears completion’
Added: 12 Feb 2023
Reactors installed for second and third line at Dillingen plant

Bridgestone trials ‘air free concept’ tire
Added: 12 Feb 2023
Tire installed on Idemitsu Kosan’s ultra-compact EV for demonstration experiment

Arlanxeo starts 65ktpa polybutadiene rubber plant in Brazil
Added: 10 Feb 2023
New production line "direct response" to growing demand for BR in Latin America

Tatneft acquires Uzbek tire maker Birinchi
Added: 10 Feb 2023
Russian group to further invest in production of new types of rubber engineering products

Zeon invests in US biomanufacturing platform
Added: 10 Feb 2023
Startup Visolis to accelerate development of bio-based chemicals

BMW M electric vehicle equipped with Pirelli P Zero Elect tire
Added: 10 Feb 2023
Italian group’s tires homologated for most of the BMW M range following ‘dedicated development proc…

Yokohama Rubber opens Japan’s “largest” indoor ice circle test facility
Added: 10 Feb 2023
Facility located at tire maker’s test centre in Hokkaido

Goodyear to cut 200 jobs in Europe to optimise operations
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 9 Feb 2023
EMEA unit reports $80 million operating loss in fourth quarter of 2022

Elkem reports ‘record year’ but silicone market weak
Added: 9 Feb 2023
Silicone division particularly impacted by Covid situation in China

Strike ends at Nexen’s Czech tire production plant
Added: 9 Feb 2023
Union says succeeded in enforcing ‘significant part of demands’

Apollo develops tire with 75% sustainable content
Added: 9 Feb 2023
Concept tire features nine compounding ingredients from sustainable sources

Lehmann & Voss widens scope of sales deal with Dorf Ketal
Added: 9 Feb 2023
Gains distribution rights for elastomer & other chemicals in Switzerland and Austria

Nokian Tyres profits fall following Russian output cut
Added: 8 Feb 2023
Tire maker enters 2023 with focus on “adding new capacity”

Toyoda Gosei buoyed by higher sales, overseas automotive recovery
Added: 8 Feb 2023
Europe remains in red while profits in Americas soar by more than 900%

Evonik project to transform greenhouse gas to C4 chemicals
Added: 8 Feb 2023
PlasCO2 aims to extract synthesis gas from carbon dioxide and hydrogen using a plasma reactor

Pirelli revamps B2B tire sales platform
Added: 8 Feb 2023
Move to ensure ‘faster, simpler and more sustainable online sales’

EU chemicals industry sees signs of recovery
Added: 7 Feb 2023
Cefic notes 'pick-up' in confidence amid "significant reduction" in energy costs