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Bridgestone invests in tire sensor, data technology company Tyrata

Added: 4 Mar 2022

Partnership to enable tire maker to offer more ‘sustainable, efficient and cost-effective’ fleet ma…

Ukraine crisis: Nynas halts trade with Russia

Added: 3 Mar 2022

Swedish refiner stopping purchase of Russian feedstock, sales to Russia & Belarus

ENSO inks manufacturing deal with Algerian tire maker

Added: 3 Mar 2022

IRIS to produce electric vehicle tires for UK start-up at Sétif plant

Toyo Tires moving to new HQ on 70th anniversary

Toyo Tires reports strong growth in annual sales, profits

Added: 3 Mar 2022

Tires segment posts 43% rise in profit, automotive narrows loss

DuPont teams up for new material partnership

Celanese aims to leverage power of elastomer brands

Added: 3 Mar 2022

Acquisition from DuPont to add Hytrel and Vamac to portfolio also including Santoprene

Univar opens solution centre in Germany

Added: 3 Mar 2022

Among other segments, laboratory in Essen to support CASE, rubber & plastics additives

Alarm bells sound for French rubber industry

Added: 2 Mar 2022

SNCP: ‘Companies producing parts for the automotive industry are very worried about their future’

Michelin, BFG tire prices going up in North America

USTMA predicts record shipments for US tire market

Added: 2 Mar 2022

Both replacement and original equipment segments set for growth

Feedstock prices hobble Orion carbon black business

Cabot completes acquisition of Tokai plant in China

Added: 2 Mar 2022

Company to invest in battery materials at unit which also produces rubber blacks

Compound Co. acquires ExxonMobil’s Exxelor polymers

Added: 2 Mar 2022

Move to expand Dutch group’s reach into new markets ‘significantly’

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

Ukraine crisis: No EU block on rubber, tire imports from Russia

Added: 1 Mar 2022

EC official confirms current position regarding tires, rubber products, components

Orion reports sharp declines in rubber black sales

Orion opening new technical rubber carbon black line in Italy

Added: 1 Mar 2022

Facility first new carbon black reactor in EU in over 40 years

Pirelli CEO addresses ChemChina deal

Ukraine crisis: Pirelli moves to offset rising costs

Added: 1 Mar 2022

“Implementing a dynamic mitigation plan, with commercial and technical counter-measures...”

Nokian starts commercial production at US tire plant

Ukraine crisis: Nokian withdraws 2022 outlook

Added: 1 Mar 2022

Company had generated €336 million of sales from tire production operations in Russia

Brussels  – Natural rubber has been included on the EU’s ‘critical raw material list’, the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has reported.

Singapore Exchange to develop price index for physical NR

Added: 1 Mar 2022

SGX to collaborate with HeveaConnect digital platform on several grades of natural rubber

DSM expanding engineering materials production in China

Added: 1 Mar 2022

Move to strengthen “market-leading position” in EV and E&E industries

Nokian cuts 41 jobs at Finnish factory...

Ukraine crisis: Fallout looms over tire majors' plants in Russia

Added: 28 Feb 2022

Nokian activates ‘contingency plans’ to mitigate impact on financial and operational activities

Conti rolls out radar-monitored conveyor belts

Added: 28 Feb 2022

Enhances efficiency by determining position of load on belt via technology transferred from automot…

Finnish investment firm acquiring parts maker Reka Rubber

Reka reports double-digit growth in sales, earnings

Added: 28 Feb 2022

Manufacturer to increase hose production, streamline rubber goods production processes

UK auto sector calls for ‘full throttle’ manufacturing policies

Supply-chain shortages squeeze UK’s January car output

Added: 28 Feb 2022

But EV surge brightens production outlook…