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UK imposing 35% tariffs on Russian 'rubber product' imports

Added: 25 Apr 2022

Move impacting materials and products follows similar tariffs on tires

New IRCo leader foresees natural rubber shortage

Natural rubber prices on the slide

Added: 25 Apr 2022

JPX reports declines of 2-4% on major NR futures trading exchanges

Rubber additives market set for 5% annual growth

Rising costs prompt Conti to downgrade business outlook

Added: 25 Apr 2022

Materials, energy, logistics to take heavy toll on Tires, ContiTech units

Toyoda Gosei to enlarge automotive parts plant

Added: 25 Apr 2022

Project to raise competitiveness in automotive interiors and exteriors

Apollo Tyres opens ‘digital innovation hub’ in UK

Added: 22 Apr 2022

Technology centre in London to focus on improving manufacturing efficiency, quality, and sustainabi…

Silicones, elastomers contribute to Dow Q1 gains

Added: 22 Apr 2022

Rubber, elastomer and related materials contribute to strong first-quarter performance

Trelleborg advances small-batch production of LSR parts

Added: 22 Apr 2022

New manufacturing process for O-rings, profile seals, diaphragms and custom-mouldings

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South Korean majors launch tire pyrolysis project

Added: 22 Apr 2022

SK Energy, SK Networks, Daeho form waste-tire collection and recycling venture

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti resumes tire production in Russia 'to protect employees'

Added: 21 Apr 2022

Russian staff face severe criminal penalties for failing to meet local demand

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

French rubber industry tracks continuing materials price hikes

Added: 21 Apr 2022

SNCP records sustained rises in raw materials prices during first quarter of 2022

Nokian introduces flexible working deal for Finnish plant workers

Nokian tire plant exceeds VOC permit levels

Added: 21 Apr 2022

Collecting solvent emissions at Finnish industrial tire unit 'remains a challenge'

Bridgestone is encouraging would-be candidates for the engineering posts to take part in an online chat on 22 Oct with various leaders to discover more about the company, what it stands for and the opportunities on offer at TCE.  This is the first of a series of three online information events.

Bridgestone rejigs global management set-up

Added: 21 Apr 2022

Revised leadership structure will mean new roles for executive officers

Bridgestone starts full-scale operations at Tokyo innovation hub

Added: 21 Apr 2022

New global facility with proving ground to promote “co-creation for supporting a sustainable societ…

US delays auto tariff decision as opposition mounts

Decline in EU car registrations accelerated in March

Added: 21 Apr 2022

ACEA: Ongoing supply-chain disruptions further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Cabot to open new centre for ‘clean’ technology

Scramble continues for carbon black supplies

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Tire and rubber-product manufacturers extend search to India and China.

BMW: Women at the heart of Sumatra forest protection

Added: 20 Apr 2022

Working with Pirelli and BirdLife to protect biodiversity and invest in sustainable production of n…

Sumitomo researchers shed new light on natural rubber biosynthesis

Added: 19 Apr 2022

‘Ground-breaking development could lead to improved rubber yields and open door to lab biosynthesis…

IoM3 meeting to focus self-healing elastomers

MacLellan releases nano PTFE-filled FKM

Added: 19 Apr 2022

Fluoroelastomer compound harnesses the properties of two high-performance materials

Nissan to invest €136m in UK plant

Synthos: ELT rubber powder to fill Russia, Green Deal gaps

Added: 19 Apr 2022

Swiss partner TRS to establish recycling capacity of over 200ktpa of tire-rubber recyclate by 2026

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Natural rubber prices run out of gas

Added: 19 Apr 2022

JPX: Slowing Chinese economy, rising Covid-19 cases putting pressure on markets