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Toyoda Gosei expands airbag production in Brazil

Added: 3 Apr 2023

Project launched in response to growing demand for safety systems in South America

Kraton adding styrenic elastomers capacity

Added: 31 Mar 2023

‘Significant expansion’ at styrene-butadiene block copolymer facility in US

Synthomer cuts capex, withdraws full year outlook 

Synthomer elastomers segment hit by gloves market decline

Added: 31 Mar 2023

Demand for NBR latex falls due to “prolonged destocking” in second half

Recovered carbon black 'needs more industry support'

Added: 31 Mar 2023

Deeper cooperation key to rCB delivering significant benefits to the tire & rubber industry

Hose maker Tristone wins €92m business contracts

Hose maker Tristone Flowtech reports ‘record sales’

Added: 31 Mar 2023

More than half of contract awards linked to automotive battery-cooling products

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Rubber markets hit by weak global economy

Added: 31 Mar 2023

Physical and futures rubber markets register declines amid ‘bearish sentiment’

Equity firm boards Enviro-Michelin effort to scale up tire recycling

Added: 30 Mar 2023

Antin Infrastructure funding 'joint venture' to establish large-scale pyrolysis operations across E…

Fluoropolymers ban 'could wipe out EU industries'

Added: 30 Mar 2023

Chemours official urges participation in ECHA consultation to save future of industries including a…

Nokian Tyres completes sale of operations in Russia

Added: 30 Mar 2023

Tire maker has "finished the registration formalities" thereby ending all of its operations in the …

Denka notes “firm” demand for chloroprene rubber

Denka elastomers unit hit by slowdown in chloroprene rubber demand

Added: 30 Mar 2023

Japanese group expects recovery in second part of financial year 2023

Natural rubber production, consumption up in 2018

February records 7% growth in natural rubber demand

Added: 30 Mar 2023

Production increased 2.6% during the month, ANRPC data shows

BASF pilots floating solar system at US chemicals site

Added: 30 Mar 2023

Company’s polymer stabilisers used in proof-of-concept system at production facility in Alabama

Arlanxeo links with 'liquid rubber' makers in China

Added: 29 Mar 2023

Strategic collaborations with Ecombine, EVE Rubber to explore applications for tires

All-clear for Yokohama acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems

Added: 29 Mar 2023

UK decision means €2.1bn deal has now gained approval 'from all relevant competition authorities'

Michelin connects to advance RFID for tires

Added: 29 Mar 2023

French group partners with Confidex, manufacturer of tags and speciality labels

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 29 Mar 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Elastomers for Sustainability deadline for entries

Added: 29 Mar 2023

Two more weeks for companies to submit entries for the next staging of the E4S programme

Biesterfeld signs distribution deal with Gummiwerk Kraiburg

Added: 29 Mar 2023

To market ‘Kraibon’ product family in most of Europe

ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2023

Added: 29 Mar 2023

ERJ has launched its annual Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey, submission deadline 21 April

Tire makers combine to offer agricultural tire app

Added: 28 Mar 2023

Continental says tire pressure app can help growers with multiple brands of tires on their vehicles…