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Denka rubber unit eyes prices, market supply

Denka raising chloroprene rubber prices in Japan

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Price revision made amid a tight global balance of supply and demand

 

Pirelli leader in online meeting with Vladimir Putin

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Talks explored trade, economic and investment opportunities between Russia and Italy

 

Shin-Etsu to expand silicones production in US

Shin-Etsu functional materials segment up 26%

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Unit supplies silicones as well as functional materials such as vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copoly…

Hexpol restructuring UK business amid ‘extremely volatile’ environment

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Compounder looking into combining Berwin operations into one site

 

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

UK chemical industry slows down as costs increase

Added: 2 Feb 2022

“Rising costs will inevitably put pressure on investment decisions for UK chemical businesses,” war…

Bridgestone opens new wet handling track at European proving ground

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Track designed taking into consideration both traditional car makers and new EV players

 

 Zeptol HNBR

Zeon elastomers up despite continued logistics woes

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Synthetic rubber demand steady, but impacted by delayed shipments, especially to Europe, US

 

Pirelli gains S&P Global ‘gold class’ recognition in sustainability

Added: 2 Feb 2022

Distinction given in context of the Sustainability Yearbook 2022

 

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant

Elkem acquires French silicone production facility

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Site to manufacture organo-functional silicones used as additives to enhance performance

Cabot launches new low PAH carbon black 

Cabot upbeat over full year outlook as sales grow

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Carbon black supplier notes positive outcome to 2022 tire customer negotiations 

 

South Africa starts hearing in tire price-fixing case

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Bridgestone, Apollo, Conti and Goodyear originally involved in long-running case

 

Trelleborg prepares to weather fluctuating demand

Trelleborg appoints new general counsel

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Katarina Olsson to help with prioritised strategies such as M&As, regulatory compliance

 

ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2020

Mesnac reports double-digit profit growth

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Chinese machinery maker weathers Covid, increases orders in 2021

 

WDK welcomes Germany’s move to drop renewable energy surcharge

Added: 1 Feb 2022

Alliance for Fair Energy Transition hails 'milestone decision' 

 

Hexpol reports record sales, profit in 2021

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has reported record sales and operating profit (EBIT) for the year 2021 d…

Tire Cologne confirms May dates

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Michelin, Pirelli, Conti among top tire makers participating in-person expo

 

UK event to discuss sustainable elastomers for tires

Added: 31 Jan 2022

IoM3 announces award programme for disruptive innovations in sustainability of polymers

 

Linglong insists Zrenjanin is "most tightly controlled construction site in Serbia"

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Rebuffs EU allegations after Serbian minister, local authorities visit site of manufacturing plant

Cannon ‘talking head’ for polyurethane processors

Added: 31 Jan 2022

Intelligent mixing head offers new process monitoring capabilities to PU parts makers 

 

CEAT is one of the India’s leading tire manufacturers. It is amongst the top 30 tire players globally. CEAT’s strength lies in the passenger segment wherein it has a dominant market share in the 2W space in India. In fact, it is one of the leading 2W players globally too.

Ceat scales back TBR investment to align with market outlook

Added: 28 Jan 2022

Indian tire manufacturer to increase focus on plan to expand off-highway tire capacity