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IRSG foresees 2.4% annual growth in rubber demand to 2030
Added: 1 Sep 2022
‘Deceleration’ in tire sector impacting overall rubber consumption in 2022

Conti advances alternative to chloroprene rubber in drive belts
Added: 1 Sep 2022
German manufacturer says new synthetic rubber compound enables 50% lower CO2 emissions

Linglong rolls off first tires at Serbian factory
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Company progresses China plants, plans to add further off-road capacity

Mitsui Chemicals to build new elastomer plant in Singapore
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Jurong Island facility to produce 120ktpa of “high performance elastomers” by 2024

Ansell announces decision to exit Russia
Added: 31 Aug 2022
Protection equipment supplier opened factory in Tula in 2021

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 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 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 expects ‘challenging second half’ as Ukraine war impacts growth
Added: 30 Aug 2022
First half earnings down despite higher revenue from continuing operations

Troester and X-Compound at K2022
Added: 29 Aug 2022
Latest advances in processing machinery and support services for the rubber industry

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 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
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Wanli announces €85m upgrade at China tire factory
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Project will bring about a 60% increase in production capacity

Kuraray isoprene earnings down on lower volumes
Added: 26 Aug 2022
Japanese supplier faced "temporary difficulty in procuring raw materials"

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