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German rubber society DKG names new managing director
Added: 5 Dec 2022
Michael Patrick Zeiner joins society from VDMA to replace Andreas Limper

Trelleborg completes purchase of pipe repair business in Germany
Added: 5 Dec 2022
Acquisition complements Trelleborg’s existing trenchless pipe repair offerings

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…

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
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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 …