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Michelin ends eight-year partnership with Formula E
Added: 19 Aug 2022
Hankook will replace French tire maker as Gen3 tire partner for the 2022/23 season

Interview: HF digital step-up
Added: 19 Aug 2022
ERJ interviews the head of HF Tire Tech Group’s newly formed Digital Solutions unit

Yokohama starts production at third off-road tire plant in India
Added: 18 Aug 2022
Operations begin four months ahead of schedule in response to high demand

VMI owner posts strong first half for tire-building unit
Added: 18 Aug 2022
“Increased production output as a result of the record order intake,” reports TKH

ANRPC foresees ‘better-than-expected’ recovery in rubber markets
Added: 18 Aug 2022
Strong US dollar, China automotive improvement to drive growth

Trelleborg ‘scraper’ offers increased protection for aerospace manufacturers
Added: 18 Aug 2022
‘Energised elastomer’ seal designed to prevent ingress of contaminants into landing gear shock abso…

ZC Rubber Europe appoints new deputy general manager
Added: 18 Aug 2022
Ákos Barcsik joined ZC as field engineer manager in 2017 from Bridgestone Corp.

Semperit earnings fall 70% on high costs, gloves decline
Added: 17 Aug 2022
Austrian rubber group says medical sector divestment “coming back into focus”

Conti expects lower purchasing power to impact tire markets
Added: 17 Aug 2022
'Consumers could potentially shift to cheaper brands and all-season instead of winter tires'
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Synthetic rubber prices show signs of easing
Added: 17 Aug 2022
Declines for EPDM, SBR and halobutyl rubber, BR and nitrile steady, data compiled for ERJ shows
Contrasting quarter for Nitta rubber component units
Added: 17 Aug 2022
Earnings up 24% on ‘belt and rubber products’ unit but ‘hose and tube’ down 54%
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Sumitomo to raise ‘advanced’ tire capacity in Asia, Turkey
Added: 16 Aug 2022
Part of a series of measures to counter turbulent trading conditions in markets worldwide

Bekaert reinforced by strong rubber showing
Added: 16 Aug 2022
Reports “good demand and margin performance” in all regions except China

Scientists replace 100% of concrete aggregates with waste tire
Added: 16 Aug 2022
New ‘greener and lighter’ concrete to reduce manufacturing, transportation costs

Klean Industries tapping blockchain for waste tire recycling
Added: 16 Aug 2022
Platform enables "end-to-end" supply management for any recycling, waste processing and waste-to-en…

Workers start strike at four Elkem sites
Added: 16 Aug 2022
Norwegian supplier ‘working to evaluate’ operational impacts

Apollo reports double-digit growth in sales, earnings
Added: 15 Aug 2022
Tighter control on costs, pricing helps offset increase in raw material prices

Pirelli expects to offset rising costs in second half
Added: 15 Aug 2022
Casaluci: “We will more than cover all the inflation with price/mix and efficiencies…”
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Zeon elastomer profits down on lower volumes, latex decline
Added: 15 Aug 2022
Japanese group reports sales up 10% driven by price adjustments

Rubber futures in the doldrums
Added: 15 Aug 2022
JPX reports “no clear market direction, keeping many traders on the side-line.”