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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…

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

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

Kumho Petrochemical partners with Technip to advance eco-rubber
Added: 25 Nov 2022
MoU follows previous agreement with Agilyx to use recycled styrene monomers in SSBR

Ceat to add off-road tire capacity as demand grows
Added: 25 Nov 2022
New investment in addition to ongoing expansion project at its site in Ambernath, India

Covestro starts elastomer feedstock production in Thailand
Added: 25 Nov 2022
NDI manufactured in Map Ta Phut site to be used polyurethane elastomers for a wide range of applica…

Natural rubber prices gain as China yearend demand picks up
Added: 25 Nov 2022
All Far East markets observed by ERJ registered growth over the last two weeks

MacLellan Rubber advances sustainable rubber materials
Added: 25 Nov 2022
New rubber sheeting materials and work with wood-based fillers developed by UPM

ERJ Tire Tracker - Sept/Oct 2022
Added: 25 Nov 2022
Bridgestone on BMWi3... Hankook iON race tire shines... Apollo expands North America offering... Se…