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Avon delivers 100,000 masks under NATO contract

Added: 28 Feb 2022

Delivery part of 10-year contract to supply chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear respira…

Ukraine conflict adds to concerns for German rubber industry

Added: 25 Feb 2022

WDK expects 7% growth in 2022 despite “still severely disrupted” environment

 

Report: More than 30 injured in Lotte Chemical plant blast

Major fire at Lotte Ube butadiene rubber plant

Added: 25 Feb 2022

Joint venture facility in Malaysia has capacity to produce 50ktpa of polybutadiene

Sailun Tire announces €200m all-steel tire project in Cambodia

Added: 25 Feb 2022

Company targets production of 1.6 million tires per year for export to Europe, US

Sri Trang Gloves starts major capacity expansion 

Sri Trang reports “all-time-high” net profit

Added: 25 Feb 2022

Core businesses of natural rubber and gloves deliver “record" earnings



Earnings up, but Pirelli lowers sales forecast on S America slump

Pirelli exceeds revenue target despite fourth quarter woes

Added: 24 Feb 2022

Volumes ramp up to ‘full saturation’ as tire maker progresses competitive programme

European demand buoys Synthos synthetic rubber business

Ukraine crisis ‘could impact synthetic rubber market’

Added: 24 Feb 2022

Russia exports large volumes of rubber to major tire manufacturers, notes Argus report

Datwyler confident about second half on high healthcare orders

Datwyler eyes acquisitions to build on delivery of profitable growth

Added: 24 Feb 2022

Completes strategic transformation to focus on ‘system-critical’ elastomer parts

US private equity fund in $7bn deal to acquire Tenneco

Added: 24 Feb 2022

Transaction set for closure in second half of 2022

People: IRSG appoints new executives

Indian rubber board exec named new IRSG boss

Added: 24 Feb 2022

Dr KN Raghavan takes over as chairman for the next two years

Tire shares tracker: Mixed picture

South Africa launches probe into dumping of Chinese tires

Added: 23 Feb 2022

Investigation to cover imports into five countries of South African Customs Union

OCSiAl receives greenlight for €300m graphene nanotube facility project

Added: 23 Feb 2022

"Largest of its kind" facility to be built in southwestern Luxembourg

Conti launches OTR business in Americas

Cabot expanding elastomer composites for use in OTR retreading

Added: 23 Feb 2022

Materials claimed to extend life of off-the-road retreads by up to 30%

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant

France grants Elkem financial support for speciality silicones expansion

Added: 23 Feb 2022

Materials supplier currently expanding both downstream and upstream silicones operations in France

Cefic expects ‘modest economic growth’ for EU chemicals industry

Added: 23 Feb 2022

Sector’s recovery in 2021 ‘better than expected’…

Maxam employing liquid mixing at new solid tire production plant

Added: 22 Feb 2022

Advanced compounding process said to produce tires with enhanced performance properties

 

Enviro, Michelin agree terms for strategic partnership

Enviro receives rCB order from ‘major’ European tire maker

Added: 22 Feb 2022

Unnamed tire maker has previously announced ‘ambitious sustainability goals’ 

 

Asahi Kasai names company veteran as new president

Added: 22 Feb 2022

Currently president of performance products business unit, Koshiro Kudo will take over the position…

Orion upgrades fourth quarter guidance

Carbon black maker Orion names new chief financial officer

Added: 22 Feb 2022

Jeffrey Glajch joining the Texas company from Graham Corp.

 

Flexitallic UK relocates to new centre as part of expansion plan

Added: 22 Feb 2022

New unit to further increase gasket manufacturing, stockholding, and workshop capabilities