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DKT returns late June to welcome over 3k visitors
Added: 15 Jun 2022
More than 250 companies to exhibit, 133 lectures to be presented

Trelleborg dual-function seals can cut automotive emissions
Added: 15 Jun 2022
New design provides vibration damping in engines and transmissions to prevent damage

Top Glove sees dramatic decline in sales, profits as market contracts
Added: 14 Jun 2022
Malaysian gloves maker says "weathering effects of normalisation”

VW steps up natural rubber sustainability efforts
Added: 14 Jun 2022
German car maker working on contractual requirements for responsible NR sourcing

Zeon raising prices of synthetic rubbers, latex
Added: 14 Jun 2022
Price increases to come into effect at the beginning of July

Goodyear targets ‘beginning of 2023’ for full Cooper Tire integration
Added: 14 Jun 2022
US tire manufacturer “on track to deliver full value” of the merger

Ford taps Hutchinson anti-vibration tech for EVs
Added: 14 Jun 2022
E-compressor bracket cuts vibrations transmitted to vehicles by 'up to -30dB'

Orion looks to double earnings by 2025
Added: 13 Jun 2022
Carbon black maker sees “incredible pricing environment” in Europe, North America

Former Nokian bosses acquitted of securities market offences
Added: 13 Jun 2022
Case involved allegations of securities disclosure offences and misuse of insider information

Tail-off in price rises for rubber raw materials?
Added: 13 Jun 2022
Latest SNCP figures suggest some plateauing, though at very high levels

Fenner develops new conveyor belt for high heat applications
Added: 13 Jun 2022
Belt features single-ply carcass which helps eliminate “common problem of delamination”
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Covestro extends contract with CEO ahead of schedule
Added: 13 Jun 2022
Markus Steilemann to remain as chief executive for another five years

Sharp rise in China carbon black exports to Europe
Added: 10 Jun 2022
Trend signals needs for “major new investments in supply chain logistics, infrastructure”

Semperit opens new North America HQ, manufacturing facility
Added: 10 Jun 2022
Plant in Newnan, Georgia set to boost growth in the industrial sector

Pirelli to open ‘digital centre’ for software development
Added: 10 Jun 2022
Investment in southern Italian city of Bari foresees 50 new hires by 2025

Trelleborg supplies to Australian shiploader, berth replacement project
Added: 10 Jun 2022
Passive grout seals and grout packers prevent leakage to protect biodiversity of Great Barrier Reef

Rubber industry environment ‘slowly becoming buyer’s market’
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Industry expert says prices of raw materials overall plateauing

Toyoda Gosei targets innovation, new mobility
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Group forms business alliance to advance ‘next-generation’ safety systems

Fenner acquires Australian conveyor parts maker
Added: 9 Jun 2022
Acquisition of Conveyor Products & Solutions to help Michelin company become ‘one-stop-shop’

UK new car market declines amid supply constraints
Added: 9 Jun 2022
New car registrations decline 20.6% in “second weakest May in three decades”