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NR prices recover in August, deficit continues   

Michelin supporting natural rubber capacity building in Sri Lanka

Added: 30 Nov 2022

Project to “strengthen” economy of 6,000 small rubber plantation owners

Trelleborg prepares to weather fluctuating demand

Trelleborg fined for disclosure failures regarding TWS sale

Added: 30 Nov 2022

Nasdaq Stockholm said Trelleborg should have “acted more swiftly” in disclosing divestment informat…

Natural rubber futures fall as Covid cases rise in China

Added: 30 Nov 2022

“Struggling Chinese economy puts downward pressure on rubber prices,” according to JPX

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

Analysis: Ceat sees double-digit declines in rubber material costs

Added: 30 Nov 2022

Tire maker notes continuing reductions in natural rubber and synthetic rubber pricing

Wickert announces family succession to leadership team

Added: 30 Nov 2022

Stephanie Wickert is the fourth generation to join the management board of machinery maker

Cooper Standard realigns management to focus on ‘key strategic initiatives’

Added: 30 Nov 2022

Move to help company with ‘optimisation strategies’ and ‘right-sizing’ of the business for today’s …

Lion Elastomers names Safic-Alcan subsidiary as Canada distributor

Added: 30 Nov 2022

ChemSpec Canada is “a growing supplier” of speciality chemicals in the country

Brenntag in 'preliminary discussions' to acquire US chemicals distributor Univar

Added: 29 Nov 2022

Among other products, Brenntag supplies synthetic rubber to various industries, including tires



Workers stage 1-day strike at Goodyear Mexico plant

Goodyear links replacement tire volumes decline to Asian imports blip

Added: 29 Nov 2022

‘Shipping disruptions last year led to a large number of tire shipments from Asian sources being de…

Butadiene sinks further as synthetic rubber prices decline

Added: 29 Nov 2022

Trend reversal after three weeks of positive development for synthetic rubber futures

Kopernik helping rubber farmers to cap lost yields 

ANRPC lowers natural rubber demand outlook

Added: 29 Nov 2022

Rubber prices across major producing countries decline in October

Conti building basketball court from recycled Extreme E tires

Added: 29 Nov 2022

Employs “complex manufacturing process” to extract all chemical components from the waste tires

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EU backs project to turn paper-industry waste into additives

Added: 29 Nov 2022

End-products to substitute existing fossil fuel-based additives for applications including rubber

Marangoni, Recacor mark retreading collaboration milestone

Added: 29 Nov 2022

Spanish major produces over 45k retreaded truck tires a year, using Ringtread materials and technol…

Part of the Trelleborg Industrial Solutions business area, the site covers a total of 1000 sq. metres, and will produce automotive CVJ and rack & pinion boots.

Trelleborg acquiring automotive boots manufacturer in India

Added: 28 Nov 2022

To-be-acquired business located close to automotive manufacturing cluster in Kanpur

Michelin, Bridgestone see potential for rCB demand to reach 1m tonnes by 2030

Added: 28 Nov 2022

But existing rCB specs do not allow for total substitution of virgin carbon black

UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans

Royal Mail progresses ENSO EV tire trials

Added: 28 Nov 2022

Programme has entered second phase of testing with assessment report due in early 2023

Bridgestone launches proof of concept for rubber-powered ‘soft-robot hand’

Added: 28 Nov 2022

Rubber actuators used for piece-picking robots that will help mobility of people, objects

Cooper Standard using cutting-edge tech at German profiles plant

Added: 28 Nov 2022

Measurement and inspection technology minimises waste at automotive profiles facility

Deadline approaching for abstract submission for RubberCon 2023

Added: 28 Nov 2022

IOM3 Elastomer Group provides updates on IRCO event, final technical afternoon session of the year