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Record high for UK car exports

EU new car sales falls 6% in January

Added: 17 Feb 2022

Historic low in European Union new car registration for first month of year

 

Linglong extends German football club sponsorship

Added: 17 Feb 2022

Chinese tire maker adds sustainability focus to established partnership with VfL Wolfsburg

 

Central Europe slowdown impact Nokian results

Nokian more than doubles operating profit on ‘record high’ sales

Added: 17 Feb 2022

Fourth quarter profits impacted by ‘sharp increases’ in raw material and logistics costs 

 

Bridgestone’s Webfleet in mobile link-up with TomTom

Added: 17 Feb 2022

Collaboration aims to better guide fleet managers and drivers via mobile devices

 

ANRPC reports 8.7% growth in rubber demand in 2021

Added: 16 Feb 2022

Supply increased marginally at 1.7%, as production was hit by floods in the final quarter 



Goodyear expects up to $800m additional raw materials costs in first half

Added: 16 Feb 2022

Includes ‘some significant increases’ in feedstock and non-feedstock costs

 

Chinese firm “optimistic” despite drop in rubber additives’ prices

Safic-Alcan is new distributor for Repsol rubber additives

Added: 16 Feb 2022

Agreement with Spanish group covers extender oils, processing aids and anti-ozone stabilisers

 

Hübner developing new bus/tram concept

Added: 16 Feb 2022

German manufacturer working on innovative steering systems for high-capacity buses

 

Energy costs hit EU chemical exports

BASF extends regulatory support service to polymer additives

Added: 16 Feb 2022

Focus on 'plastics' but service also covers additives for elastomeric materials within group portfo…

Pirelli results up in 9-month report

Pirelli lifts full-year sales outlook as volumes grow

Added: 15 Feb 2022

Price/mix effect more than offsets increasing raw material costs, foreign currency impact

New Bridgestone management structure to expedite decision-making

Bridgestone rebuilding earnings power as advances mid-term plan

Added: 15 Feb 2022

Japanese tire maker back in black in Europe, nearly doubles overall profit 

 

Pyrolysis Hellas to build tire recycling plant in Greece

Added: 15 Feb 2022

Facility in Moulkia to use Klean Industries technology for ELT pyrolysis 

 

Michelin nears 2019 performance with double-digit growth

Added: 15 Feb 2022

Group says faced with €1.2 billion in additional costs of higher raw material prices, shipping cris…

Krahn Chemie expands rubber product portfolio

SNCP: Rubber price rises continuing into 2022

Added: 15 Feb 2022

French rubber industry association charts persistent increases in costs for synthetic and natural r…

LG Chem start production at China nitrile butadiene latex plant 

Synthomer expects NBR latex premium to normalise to pre-crisis levels this year

Added: 15 Feb 2022

Group doubles 2021 earnings on ‘exceptional’ NBR latex growth 

 

Goodyear changes leadership in Asia Pacific unit

Goodyear reports return to profit as sales rise 42%

Added: 14 Feb 2022

Growth primarily due to the Cooper Tire merger, higher volume and improvements in price/mix 

 

Akwel increases turnover 26% in first half

Akwel posts decline in sales, profit amid ‘volatile’ 2021

Added: 14 Feb 2022

Visibility regarding the global vehicle market over 2022 remains poor 

 

Windspace, Enviro advance tire pyrolysis project

Carbon Recovery establishes Austria’s ‘first’ tire pyrolysis plant

Added: 14 Feb 2022

Starts up pilot facility at the site of former Semperit tire factory in Traiskirchen

Bridgestone results hit by Covid pandemic

Bridgestone divesting Sports Arena unit to narrow focus on core businesses

Added: 14 Feb 2022

Division included swimming pools, tennis facilities and school operations

 

Reka Rubber adding new warehouse in Poland

Added: 14 Feb 2022

Finnish rubber manufacturer says it is experiencing "rapid growth"