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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

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
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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

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
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Hübner developing new bus/tram concept
Added: 16 Feb 2022
German manufacturer working on innovative steering systems for high-capacity buses

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 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

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…

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…

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 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
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Akwel posts decline in sales, profit amid ‘volatile’ 2021
Added: 14 Feb 2022
Visibility regarding the global vehicle market over 2022 remains poor

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 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"