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Butadiene supplier TPC completes restructuring, exits chapter 11
Added: 20 Dec 2022
Company emerges with “new capital, strengthened balance sheet and strong liquidity”

Italian rubber & plastics machinery makers foresee ‘substantially positive’ balance
Added: 20 Dec 2022
Industry association Amaplast expects ‘contained’ downturn in coming year

Malaysian real estate group Aspen sells recently established rubber gloves plant
Added: 20 Dec 2022
Property group entered gloves sector two years ago as part of a diversification strategy

Apollo Tyres commits to 2050 carbon neutrality
Added: 20 Dec 2022
Indian tire maker targets 40% sustainable materials use by end of decade

SPC ‘leads’ world rubber industry with health & wellbeing standard
Added: 20 Dec 2022
‘Dedication to health and safety is internationally recognised through award of ISO 45001 standard’…

Nokian taps Sentury Tire under contract manufacturing agreement
Added: 19 Dec 2022
Finnish group moves to secure passenger car tire availability in central Europe

Semperit selling rubber gloves business to Singapore-based Harps
Added: 19 Dec 2022
European production and packaging units to be initially excluded from transaction

Iran’s Kavir Tire starts SUV tire production, launches new expansion
Added: 19 Dec 2022
Inaugurates facility and kicks off project to add 50ktpa of off-road, truck & bus radials
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Natural rubber futures pricing dips on ‘over-buying’
Added: 19 Dec 2022
Four-week rally comes to end as most Far East markets register declines

Vehicles of the future open door for advanced rubber technologies
Added: 19 Dec 2022
EVs are continuing to drive advanced R&D across all areas of the elastomers / rubber industry
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Call for input: Rubber factory of the future
Added: 16 Dec 2022
We are asking readers to identify developments that will enhance efficiency and minimise production…

Trelleborg says Minnesota Rubber & Plastics deal a ‘game-changer’
Added: 16 Dec 2022
Acquisition increases exposure to 'high-growth' industries, balances regional sales profile

Top Glove remains upbeat despite €33m loss in first quarter
Added: 16 Dec 2022
Malaysian group sees ‘slowdown’ in gloves pricing decline, expects lower raw material costs
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Malaysia posts 26% decline in natural rubber production
Added: 16 Dec 2022
October figures show declining trends around NR production and exports

Avon Protection sees ‘significant’ long-term growth opportunities
Added: 16 Dec 2022
UK rubber-based products maker reports strong rebound in second half of fiscal 2022

Chase Plastics to supply Elastron elastomers in US
Added: 16 Dec 2022
Distributor to supply Turkish compounder's portfolio of thermoplastic vulcanisates

Global Tire Report: Industry on a solid footing
Added: 16 Dec 2022
ERJ's annual report show the global tire manufacturing industry in good shape to meet challenges ah…

ETRMA appoints new secretary general
Added: 15 Dec 2022
Adam McCarthy to succeed Fazilet Cinaralp, who has headed the association since its inception in 20…

Conti investigating 'month-long' cyber attack on IT systems
Added: 15 Dec 2022
Attackers contacted the group in mid-September and later in early November to demand $50m ransom

Toyo officially opens first European tire manufacturing plant
Added: 15 Dec 2022
Factory in Republic of Serbia to ramp up to full capacity in second half of 2023