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Mitsui Chemicals buying Asahi TPS business

Asahi targets biomass feedstock for polyamide 6.6 

Added: 29 Mar 2022

Project with US-based Genomatica could support development of bio-based tire reinforcement

Morocco signs €160m deals with automotive wiring, cable suppliers

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Eight agreements signed with five investors, including Yazaki, Sumitomo & Lear 

Zeon to raise HNBR prices

Zeon to expand HNBR production capacity

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Company manufactures hydrogenated nitrile rubber under brand Zetpol

JK Tyre launches 'India's first' puncture-proof tires

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Technology claimed to be able to ‘self-repair multiple punctures’

DRAFT Plastics Institute of Thailand joins IRSG

World Rubber Summit 2022 set for May

Added: 28 Mar 2022

Singapore to host the 'hybrid event', organised by the International Rubber Study Group

Trelleborg expands capacity at Czech tire plant by 50%

Yokohama to acquire Trelleborg Wheel Systems for €2.1bn

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Japanese group sees off-road tire business as a “future growth driver”

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Indian Oil to build 60ktpa butadiene rubber plant

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Company to use technology provided by Goodyear

Audi foundation’s filter for tire particles passes endurance test

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Device prevents harmful substances from being washed into sewers

UK tire company Enso gains B-Corp sustainability status

Added: 25 Mar 2022

Company claimed to be ‘world first’ tire company to achieve ranking

Arlanxeo launches “unique” high-viscosity EPDM

Arlanxeo to increase EPDM production in China

Added: 24 Mar 2022

Project to raise operational efficiency at Changzhou plant in response to increasing local demand

Leoni restarts automotive wire production in Ukraine

Added: 24 Mar 2022

German manufacturer ‘duplicating’ capacity at other global locations

Scientists develop technology for ‘nano’ tire particle detection

Added: 24 Mar 2022

“Optical tweezers” can detect microplastics that were previously too small to spot

MTPL building tire plant, investing in Dutch distributor

US reviewing duties on certain Indian OTR tires

Added: 24 Mar 2022

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties originally imposed in March 2017

Trelleborg acquires US seal distributor

Trelleborg Wheel Systems raising prices by up to 15%

Added: 24 Mar 2022

Tire and wheel manufacturer cites “sharp rise” in costs for the move

Report: Indonesia to build €88m rubber oil refinery

UK chemicals industry urges government to address rising energy costs

Added: 24 Mar 2022

CIA boss says ‘urgently awaiting energy security plan’

It said it will continue its growth strategy despite the difficult economic conditions. The company's focus will be on entering new markets in the industrial sector and the expansion and optimisation of existing production capacities.

Semperit sees “major challenges” ahead following record year

Added: 23 Mar 2022

Subsiding course of Covid, Russia-Ukraine war expected to dampen results

Pirelli finalises sale of steelcord plant to Bekaert

Bekaert continues with Russian tire cord project

Added: 23 Mar 2022

“Most expansions had been implemented before the crisis...”

Eastman tire additives business relaunched as Flexsys 

Tire chemicals supplier Flexsys appoints new CEO

Added: 23 Mar 2022

Former Eastman’s tire additives unit names Sandip Tyagi to lead the company

Billionaire Sołowow in Synthos takeover bid

Synthos gains ISCC Plus cert for sustainable rubber

Added: 23 Mar 2022

Certification comes a month after Synthos announced plans to build a 40ktpa bio-butadiene plant

Record high for UK car exports

UK car registrations up 15% in February

Added: 23 Mar 2022

Car industry calls for VAT fairness on charging