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HeveaConnect expanding beyond natural rubber trading with name change
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Company moves all NR-related products to new subsidiary Agridence Rubber

Rubber chemical listed in EU toxic waste regulation
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Short-chain chlorinated paraffin found in rubber products, such as conveyor belts, hoses, cables an…

Volvo Group spins out new 'automated TPMS' company
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Start-up Fyrqom a joint-venture business with Qamcom Group and inventor Roman Iustin

Toyobo elastomeric seating material for new Japanese ship
Added: 26 Oct 2022
3D structured fibre material consists of randomised loops of TPE filaments

Enviro tire recycling plant project gains construction permit
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Final decision on second ELT plant still depends on access to ELTs and deliveries of recovered mate…

Turkish tire machinery maker Uzer Makina opens US office
Added: 26 Oct 2022
Next target is to open workshop in ‘most appropriate’ location in Americas

Natural rubber futures prices take a tumble
Added: 25 Oct 2022
Speculators drive sharp decline in pricing as market sentiment turns distinctly bearish

VDMA working on ‘trustworthy’ data sharing platform for machinery
Added: 25 Oct 2022
Manufacturers, processors in particular, still very cautious of data sharing platforms

BASF boss Brudermueller re-elected as Cefic president
Added: 25 Oct 2022
Industry veteran says EU chemical sector "needs to re-invent" how it produces and what it produces …

Pyrum process "72% better" in Fraunhofer CO2 assessment
Added: 25 Oct 2022
CEO Klein: Data shows pyrolysis “is the leading method” for the recycling scrap tires
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Butadiene market ‘heading for years of subdued pricing’
Added: 25 Oct 2022
US analyst notes “tremendous amount of capacity additions in over the next couple of years…”
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Hankook commits to science-based targets initiative
Added: 25 Oct 2022
Tire maker aims to halve Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030

ETRMA, EU bodies warn of energy crisis impact on automotive industry
Added: 24 Oct 2022
Grouping of five associations calls for political action to support “backbone of the EU economy”
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Hexpol on growth track as sales, earnings improve
Added: 24 Oct 2022
But margins remain under pressure amid rising costs, changing demand

Schwalbe targets 2023 for commercial scale rCB tires
Added: 24 Oct 2022
German bicycle tire brand advances sustainability goals with first CSR report

'Russian rubber' at K2022
Added: 24 Oct 2022
Reliance Industries’ butyl rubber listing shows expo ban does not extend to JVs

Goodyear spells out financial details of European motorcycle tire consolidation plans
Added: 24 Oct 2022
Rationalisation programme expected to be completed by end of 2023

Bridgestone ISCC Plus firsts at US, Italy tire plants
Added: 21 Oct 2022
Certifications mark "important step" in achieving 100% sustainable materials target by 2050

Birla advances market launch of biobased rubber additives
Added: 21 Oct 2022
Company has developed nanocellulose-rubber masterbatches in partnership with GranBio Technolgies

Metso introduces service for recycling of worn mining liners
Added: 21 Oct 2022
Wins five-year service contract to supply and recycle liners for Swedish mining company Boliden
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