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ETRMA publishes two reports on tire & road particles

Nexen develops AI-powered road surface detection, braking analysis technology

Added: 6 Dec 2022

Know-how uses 'noise data' from 300,000 sets of tires to recognise road surface, estimate braking d…

Conti buys another conveyor service company in Sweden

Added: 6 Dec 2022

Third acquisition in less than six months to enable offering “complete solutions throughout Sweden”…

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Zeon to add hydrogenated nitrile rubber capacity in US

Added: 5 Dec 2022

Project to expand global capacity for Zetpol-branded materials by 25%

Rubber futures gain as China eases Covid restrictions

Added: 5 Dec 2022

Monsoon season, high year-end demand to support NR prices in Far East markets

Strong sterling taking toll on Avon Rubber

Avon Protection selling armour assets to US defence supplier CoorsTek

Added: 5 Dec 2022

Divestment to allow Avon to focus on delivering respiratory and head protection solutions

Pyrum starts supply of rCB to Schwalbe for new bicycle tires

Added: 5 Dec 2022

German manufacturer to present first all-rCB tires at Eurobike next year

German rubber society DKG names new managing director

Added: 5 Dec 2022

Michael Patrick Zeiner joins society from VDMA to replace Andreas Limper

Trelleborg buys Dutch anti-vibration engineering firm

Trelleborg completes purchase of pipe repair business in Germany

Added: 5 Dec 2022

Acquisition complements Trelleborg’s existing trenchless pipe repair offerings 

US tire shipments likely to fall 18% in 2020

Replacement market dip dents US tire shipments forecast

Added: 2 Dec 2022

USTMA revises down overall market projection for 2022 despite OE market pick-up

Synthos making ‘recourse claim’ to Ineos after anti-cartel fine

Added: 2 Dec 2022

Polish manufacturer became involved in investigations following acquisition of Ineos styrene busine…

ERJ Rubber Industry Players of the Week

E4S VI: Top 10 features mix of new and established projects

Added: 2 Dec 2022

Elastomers for Sustainability panel notes high level of innovation and significant environmental be…

Sumitomo Riko link-up targets waste-derived rubber production

Added: 2 Dec 2022

Partnership with LanzaTech to produce isoprene monomer from rubber, resin and urethane waste

Kraiburg advances elastomer compounds for hydrogen applications

Added: 2 Dec 2022

Compounder highlights test reports carried out in accordance with the DVGW certification programme

Freudenberg Sealing wins 'bumper' power tool order in North America

Added: 2 Dec 2022

Seals maker's Ohio plant to supply ‘imperial-size components’ to a major power tools manufacturer

Big three producers say “soft launch” for new NR market

Michelin 'supports' natural rubber inclusion in EU deforestation regulation

Added: 1 Dec 2022

French group's backing conditional on traceability requirements "being adapted to NR supply-chain"

Kordsa opens new tire cord facility in Indonesia

Kordsa to add tire cord capacity in Turkey

Added: 1 Dec 2022

Reinforcement materials supplier currently carrying out two expansion projects in Turkey, US

Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs

Ground sulphur force majeure adds to EU rubber industry disruptions

Added: 1 Dec 2022

German supplier Kandelium declares supply restrictions following ‘major damage’ at production site

GRI tracking growth with Dutch acquisition, US appointment

Added: 1 Dec 2022

Tire maker buying distributor Klumpenaar Industriebanden in The Netherlands

Pay-as-you-go to ‘accelerate digitalisation’ in rubber & tire industry

Added: 1 Dec 2022

AVEVA flexible subscription model ‘set to shake up manufacturing software ownership’

Latest issue of ERJ magazine now available

Added: 30 Nov 2022

European Rubber Journal Nov/Dec issue includes Global Tire Report, new E4S Top 10 ranking and news …