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Guizhou Tyre to build new plant in Vietnam

Vietnam tire production & sales project targets €5.2bn revenues 

Added: 24 Jun 2022

Danang Rubber, PHI, Tin Thanh aim to increase production and implement innovative marketing program…

German sustainable rubber filler maker joins WDK

Added: 24 Jun 2022

Xillix offers functional fillers made from lignin as substitute for carbon black

Prometeon opens new R&D centre in Turkey

Prometeon strengthens sustainability measures

Added: 24 Jun 2022

Move involves second-party audits on raw material suppliers, creation of conflict minerals and coba…

Tire rubber sales contribute to Asahi gains

Conti mobility study shows cars remain preferred travel option post-Covid

Added: 24 Jun 2022

Survey in Germany shows more than half use cars more frequently since pandemic

Hyundai links with Michelin to develop greener EV tires

Added: 23 Jun 2022

Partnership to explore ways to increase the use of eco-friendly materials in electric vehicle tires…

Evonik completes €3.6bn acquisition of Air Products division

Evonik launches sustainable ‘liquid polybutadiene’ range

Added: 23 Jun 2022

Also for rubber & tire application, Polyvest eCO reduces use of fossil raw materials by 99.9%

EU to restrict rubber flame retardant levels in waste

Added: 23 Jun 2022

SCCP limits to support circular economy in which waste will be increasingly used as a secondary raw…

Bridgestone opens US racing tire facility

Added: 23 Jun 2022

Plant to manufacture all Firestone Firehawk race tires for the NTT Indycar series

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Helixtap launches ‘information-sharing initiative’ with Osaka Exchange

Added: 23 Jun 2022

Digital trader to deliver data and research on global rubber markets to increase transparency

Elkem appoints new silicones boss

Added: 23 Jun 2022

Larry Zhang named as SVP Elkem Silicones replacing Frederic Jacquin 

Michelin fully acquires Indonesian sustainable rubber project

Added: 22 Jun 2022

French group previously held a 49% share in Sumatra-based initiative

From cracked windscreen to elastomer compound

Added: 22 Jun 2022

Avient incorporating recycled PVB interlayers into automotive TPE materials

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

ERJ Synthetic Rubber Price Tracker

Added: 22 Jun 2022

New ERJ weekly data section tracking pricing developments of key synthetic rubber materials in Euro…

Central European market slows growth at Nokian

Nokian buying land near HQ site to ‘prepare for future’

Added: 22 Jun 2022

Acquired land not part of new EU capacity expansion project

Firestone, Dow contribute to energy modelling tool

Firestone Building Products rebrands as Elevate

Added: 22 Jun 2022

Move part of integration into Holcim’s Building Envelope division

OCSiAl adds graphene nanotube production capacity

HM Royal to distribute OCSiAl graphene nanotubes in US

Added: 22 Jun 2022

Exclusive distribution deal to cover US elastomer market 

Mitsui Chemicals to expand elastomer production in Singapore

Mitsui to expand elastomers business under 2030 growth plan

Added: 21 Jun 2022

Solar cell elastomers and bio-based TPVs part of Vision 2030 plan to increase profitability

VDMA expects 10% drop in machinery sales this year

German machinery makers scale back growth expectations

Added: 21 Jun 2022

Full order books, but fewer new orders in the first four months of 2022

Nokian reports "all-time high" volumes as replacement tire sales recover

Nokian lifts sales guidance, profit outlook remains weak

Added: 21 Jun 2022

Operating environment continues to stay uncertain, especially in Russia

Yokohama begins practical testing of remote tire monitoring technology

Added: 21 Jun 2022

Two Kyoto taxi companies to employ TPRS system