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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”

Michelin launches cleantech park project at former German tire factory
Added: 8 Jun 2022
Bamberg site to house "renowned" companies, start-ups and research institutes, including the Fraunh…

Hexpol TPE expands circular portfolio with ocean waste range
Added: 8 Jun 2022
Compounder partnered with Danish company Plastix for supply of recycled maritime plastic waste

UK rubber group rebrands as IoM3 Elastomer Group
Added: 8 Jun 2022
Next online event on EV elastomers scheduled for mid-June

Goodyear recalls over 173,000 tires in US
Added: 8 Jun 2022
Tread separation can cause a loss of vehicle control

ANRPC revises up rubber demand outlook
Added: 7 Jun 2022
But warns that geopolitical developments and Covid-19 could hamper growth
Nokian expedites plans for new tire capacity in Europe
Added: 7 Jun 2022
Tire maker halted investment in Russian factory following Ukraine war

India to launch e-trading platform for natural rubber
Added: 7 Jun 2022
mRube, supported by the Indian Rubber Board, to will go live 8 June

Michelin names new director for German truck tire plant
Added: 7 Jun 2022
Michelin names new director for German truck tire plant

Toyo Europe reorganises ahead of production launch in Serbia
Added: 6 Jun 2022
New holding company to strengthen governance in Europe

Butadiene supplier TPC files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Added: 6 Jun 2022
"Comprehensive pre-arranged financial restructuring" to resolve liabilities arising from 2019 Port …

Merger creates ‘preeminent' global zinc chemicals supplier
Added: 6 Jun 2022
New York-based investment company Aterian combines US Zinc with EverZinc

Malaysian gloves industry renews commitment to social compliance
Added: 6 Jun 2022
Gloves association mees US customs and border protection officials

Synthos raising butadiene rubber capacity by 50%
Added: 1 Jun 2022
Projects to address shortages “creating huge difficulties for tire producers in Europe”

Lanxess JV in €3.7bn deal to buy DSM engineering materials unit
Added: 1 Jun 2022
German chemicals supplier to transfer high-performance materials business to JV

Rubber markets close higher as Shanghai lockdown comes to an end
Added: 1 Jun 2022
All major Far East markets monitored by ERJ report growth over the two weeks to 27 May

Rubber recyclate 'can double the life of sun-baked roads'
Added: 1 Jun 2022
Optimised bitumen-rubber blend shows enhanced resistance to UV and loading