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IRSG in link-up to support rubber sustainability research
Added: 6 Sep 2022
Rubber study group to work with NTU on traceability of natural rubber

ExxonMobil 400ktpa elastomer unit now 'to start up in 2023'
Added: 5 Sep 2022
Vistamaxx olefinic elastomers plant part of $2bn expansion at chemical company’s Baytown site

Sumitomo Rubber advances high-precision measuring of sulphur compounds
Added: 5 Sep 2022
Technology to help accelerate development of high performance tires

KraussMaffei moves into new plastics & rubber machinery plant
Added: 5 Sep 2022
Relocation of operations to Laatzen is expected to be completed by December, without stopping produ…

Kordsa adding tire cord capacity at US plant
Added: 5 Sep 2022
Turkish manufacturer sees growing demand in North America

BASF, Sabic and Linde start construction on large-scale demo e-cracker
Added: 5 Sep 2022
Technology has potential to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 90% compared to conventional steam cra…

ERJ Guide to RUBBER EXHIBITORS at K2022
Added: 5 Sep 2022
ERJ listing of major elastomer- and rubber-focused players in the line-up for the K2022 expo.

Physical rubber markets decline on rising supply, weak demand
Added: 2 Sep 2022
Far East futures markets monitored by ERJ decline over two-week period

French compounder Benvic to have new owners
Added: 2 Sep 2022
International Chemical Investors Group acquiring company from PVC Europe

Gates increasing presence in Poland
Added: 2 Sep 2022
Industrial parts manufacturer looking to expand Wroclaw office location

Bridgestone taps AWS to progress digital mobility solutions
Added: 2 Sep 2022
Collaboration aims to create "a Bridgestone marketplace" for fleet operators

Freudenberg serves up new food-contact fluoroelastomer
Added: 2 Sep 2022
Offers “outstanding resistance” to various aggressive media that can degrade EPDM and HNBR rubber m…

Return of ‘real’ trade fairs delivers for Desma
Added: 2 Sep 2022
Moulding machinery makers aims to build on success of DKT2022 in Nuremberg

Lion Elastomers expansion project to support EPDM customers
Added: 1 Sep 2022
Project expected to reach full commercial production before yearend

Wanhua gains regulatory approval for €2.5bn chemicals plant
Added: 1 Sep 2022
Facility to produce “high-end polyolefin products”, including 400ktpa of elastomers

IRSG foresees 2.4% annual growth in rubber demand to 2030
Added: 1 Sep 2022
‘Deceleration’ in tire sector impacting overall rubber consumption in 2022

Conti advances alternative to chloroprene rubber in drive belts
Added: 1 Sep 2022
German manufacturer says new synthetic rubber compound enables 50% lower CO2 emissions

Linglong rolls off first tires at Serbian factory
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Company progresses China plants, plans to add further off-road capacity

Mitsui Chemicals to build new elastomer plant in Singapore
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Jurong Island facility to produce 120ktpa of “high performance elastomers” by 2024

Ansell announces decision to exit Russia
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Protection equipment supplier opened factory in Tula in 2021