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ANRPC: Rubber prices “flat” in November

Rubber futures under pressure amid weak global economy

Added: 31 Aug 2022

Prospect of further interest rate hikes, weaker Chinese economy weigh on market

Semperit earnings remain weak despite higher income

Semperit names new finance chief

Added: 31 Aug 2022

Petra Preining steps down prematurely to pursue ‘new professional challenge’

Hankook investing €1.6bn in US tire plant expansion

Added: 30 Aug 2022

Two projects at Tennessee facility to ‘more than double’ local manufacturing capacity

Synthetic rubber prices ease back from recent highs

Added: 30 Aug 2022

EPDM, nitrile and butadiene prices decline while SBR markets appear steadier

Kraton operations deemed "essential"

Kraton adding HSBC capacity in Taiwan

Added: 30 Aug 2022

Expansion project to increase facility's production of styrenic block copolymers by 30%

Bridgestone to commercialise guayule rubber by 2030

Added: 30 Aug 2022

Tire maker investing €40m to expand plantation area in southwestern US

Datwyler appoints new CEO, nominates new chairman

Datwyler expects ‘challenging second half’ as Ukraine war impacts growth

Added: 30 Aug 2022

First half earnings down despite higher revenue from continuing operations

Troester GmbH & Co. KG will present a 90mm compact extruder for hose manufacture with an automatically centering double-crosshead, which enhances material efficiencies, better product tolerances and quicker set-up times.

Troester and X-Compound at K2022

Added: 29 Aug 2022

Latest advances in processing machinery and support services for the rubber industry

Arlanxeo expanding  chloroprene rubber capacity

Synthetic rubber majors impose supply restrictions on key materials

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Unplanned incidents lead to force majeure measures on SEBS, EPDM and chloroprene elastomers

Bridgestone profits decline, sales remain flat

Bridgestone unveils €550m plan to expand TBR production in US

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Investment will also enable all tires made in Warren, Tennessee to be equipped with RFID sensors

China’s 11-month tire production records first growth in 2020

Wanli announces €85m upgrade at China tire factory

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Project will bring about a 60% increase in production capacity

Kuraray isoprene business reports lower sales

Kuraray isoprene earnings down on lower volumes

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Japanese supplier faced  "temporary difficulty in procuring raw materials" 

Conductive carbon black market on the up

Birla extends use of Aspen software at nine sites

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Carbon black maker targeting improved safety, efficiency and sustainability performance

Lehvoss expands compounding capacity at technical centre

Added: 26 Aug 2022

New centre in Hamburg capable of processing thermoplastic elastomers, recyclates

Mercedes taps pyrolysis oil-based polymers for new models

Added: 25 Aug 2022

BASF produces materials from oil supplied by tire recycler Pyrum

Nokian tracking sustainability goals

Nokian announces changes in operating model, leadership

Added: 25 Aug 2022

Finnish manufacturer brings passenger car tire commercial operations under one leadership

Report: Thailand to cut rubber plantations in long-term

Conti uses ‘responsible NR’ in bicycle tire series production

Added: 25 Aug 2022

All Gravity mountain bike tires produced with “responsibly-sourced natural rubber”

NOK posts sales and profits gains

NOK seals unit posts sharp drop in earnings

Added: 25 Aug 2022

“Soaring raw materials costs, higher expenses and the effect of decreased sales...”

Goodyear begins modernisation project at US plant

US union signs ‘master contract’ with Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone

Added: 25 Aug 2022

Deal to offer ‘meaningful economic improvements’ to 12,000 workers

General Science set to start up Cambodia tire plant, ramp up Thai production

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Cambodian factory has designed capacity to produce 6 million units/year of passenger car tires