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Lehvoss Group adds compounding facility in China
Added: 12 Sep 2022
German compounder builds new ‘high-tech’ centre in Shenzhen, southeastern China

EU approval for medical-device silicone incorporating nanotubes
Added: 12 Sep 2022
OCSiAl says graphene-enhanced conductive silicone product complies with RoHS Directive

Datwyler eyes innovative elastomer technologies with Swiss acquisition
Added: 9 Sep 2022
CTsystems is a startup specialised in electroactive polymers

US to review import duties on tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
Added: 9 Sep 2022
Department of Commerce expects final results by July 2023

BASF offering carbon footprint data for polymer additives
Added: 9 Sep 2022
Service will include Irganox light stabilising additives, which can be used in rubber applications

Synthos to cut ESBR production by 30% amid gas supply woes
Added: 8 Sep 2022
Polish supplier cites “unsustainable and unpredictable utility costs” for decision

Avon reports better second-half trading on body armour test approval
Added: 8 Sep 2022
Group making “good progress” in search for new CEO

Malaysian association says rubber gloves “poised to make a comeback”
Added: 8 Sep 2022
Kuala Lumpur launches "world’s largest" joint glove and rubber event

ETRMA notes regulatory process for ban on rubber infill
Added: 8 Sep 2022
European Commission set to start debate on proposed ban with regulatory process to conclude in mid-…

Waste tire recycler Enviro appoints new finance chief
Added: 8 Sep 2022
Staffan Kullberg to support commercialisation of company’s pyrolysis technology

UK new car market ends five months of decline
Added: 8 Sep 2022
Automotive industry urges new prime minister to ‘restore confidence’

K2022: MARIS to present two-step, devulcanisation process
Added: 8 Sep 2022
Italian extruder manufacturer's system designed to produce devulcanised rubber with very high-quali…

Update: Bridgestone to expand Brazilian passenger car tire plant again
Added: 7 Sep 2022
Investment in addition to €120m project announced in 2021

Synthetic rubber prices strengthen following August declines
Added: 7 Sep 2022
All commodities monitored by ERJ gain slightly over last week

Tokai Carbon building new carbon black plant in Thailand
Added: 7 Sep 2022
Manufacturer to relocate existing production operations to Rayong site by April 2025

Supermax expects ‘continued consolidation’ in gloves industry as markets normalise
Added: 7 Sep 2022
Malaysian manufacturer posts 97% profit decline in fourth quarter

Reclaimed rubber flooring company to build US factory
Added: 7 Sep 2022
Ecore planning a $25m truck tire recycling and manufacturing facility in Alabama

Industry dismay at EC move to ban on rubber infill materials
Added: 6 Sep 2022
Unexpected decision threatens to undermine key value-chains for tire and rubber recycling in Europe

Yokohama resumes tire production operations in Russia
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 6 Sep 2022
Japanese tire maker suspended activities at the Lipetsk site in March

Rubber futures record sharp fall amid spike in volumes
Added: 6 Sep 2022
JPX: “Prices continued to drift lower all week as overseas rubber prices sank to new lows”
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