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Opulentia to build €100m-turnover plastics & rubber group in UK
Added: 11 Oct 2022
Equity firm establishes Ruplas Group with remit to acquire converters in “very fragmented” sector
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Synthetic rubber futures pricing in general retreat
Added: 11 Oct 2022
All rubber commodities monitored by ERJ registered decline in prices last week

Korean institute claims tire-wear measurement advance
Added: 11 Oct 2022
“World’s first integrated measurement of exhaust and non-exhaust particulate matter emissions”
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UK rubber company J-Flex under new ownership
Added: 11 Oct 2022
Management buyout sees Retford business now controlled by Clockpress Holding

Interview: Dow working towards a low-carbon economy
Added: 11 Oct 2022
Dr Olaf Henschke Elastomers discusses advances in process technology, chemical recycling and the in…

Call for input: Rubber developments for vehicles of the future
Added: 10 Oct 2022
We are asking machinery makers, materials suppliers and processors to identify significant elastome…

EU sanctions target range of rubber-industry imports
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Imports of rubber chemicals, machinery and products on latest trade restrictions list

NR futures close higher amid monsoon fears
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Prices continue to strengthen though China exchanges closed for week-long holiday

Pirelli names new chairman as Sinochem boss resigns
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Li Fanrong proposed for the position as Ning Gaoning steps down

Avon secures €40m US army deal for helmets
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Initial delivery for “next-generation” ballistic helmets set for first quarter of 2023

Imports cloud looms over EU tire makers
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Perfect storm of challenges could leave Europe open to major rise in imports from overseas car and …

Covestro optimising PU foaming process with ‘digital simulations’
Added: 10 Oct 2022
Technology helps shorten development cycles, reduce complexity and costs

DuPont, Rogers acquisition deal held by China regulation authority
Added: 7 Oct 2022
The €4.5bn deal has received all other regulatory approvals

ANRPC lowers rubber production outlook on Thai ‘substantial revision’
Added: 7 Oct 2022
Association expects demand to increase at a rate of 2.3% to 14,786 million tonnes

EU car industry calls for “urgent policy action” as sales set to decline
Added: 7 Oct 2022
ACEA revises down forecast to 1% decline year-on-year to 9.6 million units

Pyrum set to commission expansion at flagship tire recycling plant
Added: 7 Oct 2022
ELT pyrolysis company receives official operating licence for the project in Dillingen

European rubber & plastics machinery industry “well-positioned despite crisis”
Added: 6 Oct 2022
Euromap anticipates 21% increase in polymer demand by 2026

Tatneft expands scope of Kazakh tire project
Added: 6 Oct 2022
Future phases to include manufacture of rubber products, farm tires

Michelin unveils two road-approved 'highly sustainable' tires
Added: 6 Oct 2022
Passenger car tire and bus tire contain 45% and 58% sustainable materials respectively

ECHA calls for evidence on restriction of MOCA
Added: 6 Oct 2022
Substance used as curing agent for polyurethane prepolymers in manufacture of urethane rubber produ…