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German rubber & plastics machinery industry lowers forecast
Added: 16 May 2022
Order intake for the first quarter of the year ‘falls significantly’

ExxonMobil set to bring on new olefinic elastomer capacity
Added: 16 May 2022
Part of a $2bn expansion at the petrochemical major's Baytown, Texas site

Birla raising carbon black prices by 15%
Added: 16 May 2022
Supplier cites increasing costs as key reason for hike in North America

Yokohama profits down as costs overshadow higher sales
Added: 16 May 2022
Tire price increases in North America drive up revenue

Biesterfeld to discontinue operations in Russia
Added: 16 May 2022
German distributor to monitor the business closely for a possible future return to the market

Triangle Tire scraps $580m US factory project
Added: 16 May 2022
Chinese tire maker announced plans to build North Carolina facility in 2017

Helixtap in trade link-up for Indonesian natural rubber
Added: 16 May 2022
Partners with ICDX to offer contracts with real-time, independent data pricing

Bridgestone to develop tires for H-powered vehicle maker
Added: 16 May 2022
Hopium is a French-based pioneer in the manufacture of hydrogen-powered vehicles

Update: World Rubber Summit 2022
Added: 15 May 2022
Event 24-26 May in Singapore under the theme of a ‘resilient, digitalised and sustainable rubber ec…

Asahi Kasei to offer carbon footprint data for synthetic rubbers, elastomers
Added: 13 May 2022
“Cradle-to-gate” assessment covers emissions from upstream, transportaiton, in-house manufacturing …

Italian rubber & plastics machinery sales return to pre-pandemic levels
Added: 13 May 2022
Outlook for 2022 encouraging but “not without uncertainty”

Pyrum adds pelletiser at waste tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 13 May 2022
New equipment to enable production of rCB pellets for easier transport, processing

Wacker opens new US headquarters, silicones lab in Michigan
Added: 13 May 2022
Innovation center to develop ‘high-margin’ biotech and silicone specialities

Conti earnings down 40% despite strong tire unit performance
Added: 12 May 2022
Group lowers margins forecast as automotive, ContiTech sectors face higher costs

Cooper Standard in ‘aggressive cost recovery mode' as losses widen
Added: 12 May 2022
US automotive supplier to provide full year guidance in second quarter

Pirelli raises sales outlook as income, profitability increase
Added: 12 May 2022
Growth in sales to be largely driven by an increase in price/mix

Schwalbe steps up sustainability efforts with new CSR manager
Added: 12 May 2022
Felix Jahn takes over responsibility for all ecological, economic and social projects

Orion to build new carbon black plant in US
Added: 12 May 2022
Facility to manufacture only acetylene-based additives to meet demand driven by electrification tre…

Black Bear appoints new commercial director
Added: 12 May 2022
Richard Dikkers was previously director at logistics service prodiver Oiltanking

Bridgestone maintains 2022 outlook amid strong growth
Added: 11 May 2022
Tire maker expects price effect to offset rising cost of materials