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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

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…

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 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
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Yokohama sales, profit up amid headwinds
Added: 12 Aug 2022
Japanese tire manufacturer raises outlook for full year

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

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 profits drop 53%
Added: 11 Aug 2022
Sales up despite OE drop in Japan, China’s Covid resurgence

DuPont to add biopharma silicone tubing plant in China
Added: 11 Aug 2022
Move follows opening of new production facility in South Carolina

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 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
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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 upbeat about second half despite ‘hurricane-like’ headwinds
Added: 9 Aug 2022
Second quarter earnings decline across Tires, ContiTech businesses