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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"
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Kordsa to add tire cord capacity in Turkey
Added: 1 Dec 2022
Reinforcement materials supplier currently carrying out two expansion projects in Turkey, US

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
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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 …

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 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

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

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

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…