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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 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’

World Rubber Summit 2022 set for May
Added: 28 Mar 2022
Singapore to host the 'hybrid event', organised by the International Rubber Study Group

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”

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 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

US reviewing duties on certain Indian OTR tires
Added: 24 Mar 2022
Anti-dumping and countervailing duties originally imposed in March 2017

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

UK chemicals industry urges government to address rising energy costs
Added: 24 Mar 2022
CIA boss says ‘urgently awaiting energy security plan’

Semperit sees “major challenges” ahead following record year
Added: 23 Mar 2022
Subsiding course of Covid, Russia-Ukraine war expected to dampen results

Bekaert continues with Russian tire cord project
Added: 23 Mar 2022
“Most expansions had been implemented before the crisis...”

Tire chemicals supplier Flexsys appoints new CEO
Added: 23 Mar 2022
Former Eastman’s tire additives unit names Sandip Tyagi to lead the company

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

UK car registrations up 15% in February
Added: 23 Mar 2022
Car industry calls for VAT fairness on charging