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

Wanli announces €85m upgrade at China tire factory

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Project will bring about a 60% increase in production capacity

Kuraray isoprene business reports lower sales

Kuraray isoprene earnings down on lower volumes

Added: 26 Aug 2022

Japanese supplier faced  "temporary difficulty in procuring raw materials" 

Conductive carbon black market on the up

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

Nokian tracking sustainability goals

Nokian announces changes in operating model, leadership

Added: 25 Aug 2022

Finnish manufacturer brings passenger car tire commercial operations under one leadership

Report: Thailand to cut rubber plantations in long-term

Conti uses ‘responsible NR’ in bicycle tire series production

Added: 25 Aug 2022

All Gravity mountain bike tires produced with “responsibly-sourced natural rubber”

NOK posts sales and profits gains

NOK seals unit posts sharp drop in earnings

Added: 25 Aug 2022

“Soaring raw materials costs, higher expenses and the effect of decreased sales...”

Goodyear begins modernisation project at US plant

US union signs ‘master contract’ with Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone

Added: 25 Aug 2022

Deal to offer ‘meaningful economic improvements’ to 12,000 workers

General Science set to start up Cambodia tire plant, ramp up Thai production

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Cambodian factory has designed capacity to produce 6 million units/year of passenger car tires

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Tosoh to expand chloroprene rubber capacity under new business plan

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Recent debottlenecking project raised capacity of company's CR plant to 37ktpa

Sabic, SK increasing polyolefin elastomer capacity

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Korean plant to increase production capacity for polyolefin materials by 43% 

Pirelli reportedly divides production at Russian plant - DRAFT

Pirelli boss explains company’s position in Russia

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Tronchetti Provera: 'Other tire manufacturers did not have the same distribution channels…' 

Flexitallic acquires Australia seals maker

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Addition of Novus “expands global reach” of UK sealing products group

New York City installs rubber cycle lane defenders

Added: 24 Aug 2022

Rosehill Highways supplies solid rubber separators from recycled tires

Chinese warehouse fire sparks NR price rally

India sees ‘urgent need’ for rubber cultivation expansion

Added: 23 Aug 2022

Rubber board has identified “a vast stretch of land” in Bengal for rubber plantation

Synthetic rubber materials on downward track

Added: 23 Aug 2022

Prices fall on declining demand, bearish feedstocks 

Kumho Petrochemical, Agilyx partner to develop ‘eco-SSBR’

Kumho Petrochemical announces €5.5bn investment for future growth

Added: 23 Aug 2022

Korean supplier to ‘solidify’ position in nitrile butadiene latex, SSBR markets

Enso rolls out pay-per-mile tire for electric taxis

Added: 23 Aug 2022

Partners with Zeti to offer tire with improved performance, while reducing running costs and enviro…

Sumitomo Rubber 2020 forecast up on Q3 improvements

Sumitomo Rubber to terminate China truck & bus tire operations

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 22 Aug 2022

Tire manufacturer to “fully concentrate” on passenger cars, EV tires in China