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Press Release: Kuraray develops new photocurable elastomer

Kuraray raising prices for liquid rubber

Added: 15 Aug 2022

Adjustment prompted by 'extra-ordinary increases' in raw materials, freight costs

Bridgestone, Microsoft extend collaboration to advance tire analytics

Added: 15 Aug 2022

Japanese group to use Microsoft Azure to better understand tire wear and casing condition

Testing times for silicones industry

Wacker bringing bio-based silicone rubbers to K expo

Added: 15 Aug 2022

ERJ spotlights rubber-related technologies lined up for K2022, the world’s largest plastics & rubbe…

Technology: Pirelli simulator brings F1 experience to road

Virtual tire development delivering real gains for Pirelli

Added: 14 Aug 2022

Italian tire maker reports 30% reduction in material development times through use of AI technologi…

Cabot launches engineered elastomer composites for tires

Cabot looks into expansion, M&As for next phase of growth

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 12 Aug 2022

Carbon black supplier sees substantial increase in demand amid war woes

Bridgestone investing €26m in SE Asia NR plantations

Added: 12 Aug 2022

Group to introduce “elite trees” to double harvest volume 

Cooper Standard in link-up for EV fluid control technology

Added: 12 Aug 2022

Signs joint development agreement with Italian thermal management systems maker Industrie Saleri 

Japan helps Yokohama to record sales, earnings

Yokohama sales, profit up amid headwinds

Added: 12 Aug 2022

Japanese tire manufacturer raises outlook for full year

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

Analysis: What next for China’s Covid-hit tire markets?

Added: 12 Aug 2022

Tire makers hoping to avoid return to challenges that emerged during the first half of 2022

Toyo revises up annual forecast as Serbia plant starts production

Added: 11 Aug 2022

North America performs strongly amid robust demand

US council supports rubber fill in playgrounds

EU lowers PAH limit in rubber infill for synthetic turf

Added: 11 Aug 2022

Regulation covers eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rubber granules

Sumitomo Rubber's Q1 profits drop 54% on lower sales volume

Sumitomo Rubber profits drop 53%

Added: 11 Aug 2022

Sales up despite OE drop in Japan, China’s Covid resurgence

DuPont adds TPE line to pharma tubing range

DuPont to add biopharma silicone tubing plant in China

Added: 11 Aug 2022

Move follows opening of new production facility in South Carolina

Bridgestone adds curing bladder facility in China

Bridgestone revises up outlook on strong tire sales

Added: 10 Aug 2022

But Japanese group expects challenging business environment to continue in third quarter

Cabot recognised for sustainability programme

Cabot rubber blacks unit buoyed by strong demand, pricing

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Negotiations with key tire customers started early, multi-year contracts reached

Cooper Standard narrows losses as market conditions improve

Added: 10 Aug 2022

China car production coming back on line, European markets beginning to stabilise from Ukraine war

Yokohama advances rubber compound design with AI technology

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Technology uses AI to develop compounds with targeted rubber physical property values

BASF to show off scrap tire clothing

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Outdoor apparel made from fibre derived from chemically recycled rubber at K2022

ZC appoints technical director at European tech centre

Added: 10 Aug 2022

Martin Winter to lead tire development, testing for OE, provide regulation guidance

Conti targets 5% sales growth after robust 2014

Conti upbeat about second half despite ‘hurricane-like’ headwinds

Added: 9 Aug 2022

Second quarter earnings decline across Tires, ContiTech businesses