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Cefic: EU chemical production “slightly above” pre-pandemic levels

Added: 28 Jan 2022

Manufacturing output below 2019, despite 10.7% growth over the first nine months of 2021

Top rubber industry innovations - January

Added: 28 Jan 2022

ERJ selects the most innovative equipment, process, materials, rubber-product and tire-technology d…

ACEA leaders urge EU to address microchip shortage, add capacity

US expects microchip shortage to continue

Added: 27 Jan 2022

Inventories held by chips consumers, such as automakers, averaged less than five days in 2021

EU to revisit inclusion of rubber in deforestation law

Added: 27 Jan 2022

Amiens, France - EU environment ministers will reconsider a European Commission (EC) decision not t…

 Guayule waiting to be planted at Nokian's new testing facility in Spain.

Nokian unveils all-natural rubber, 93% green concept tire

Added: 27 Jan 2022

Finnish tire maker targets 50% recycled/renewable content for all tires by 2030

Wacker opens new technical centre in Istanbul

Wacker posts record sales, earnings for 2021

Added: 27 Jan 2022

Helped by volume growth and better prices for silicones as well as growing share of higher-margin s…

Desma appoints new boss at China subsidiary

Added: 27 Jan 2022

Kevin Wang to start as co-managing director and take over the role by April

Roxtec taps nanomaterials to develop anti-static rubber

Added: 27 Jan 2022

Company says it has a patent, prototype tests ‘successful’

Datwyler to build €90m plant in US

Datwyler grows in China with healthcare supplier acquisition

Added: 26 Jan 2022

Yanati Xinhui manufactures healthcare elastomer components at two production sites

Covestro supports ‘ethical smartphones’ with circular TPUs

Added: 26 Jan 2022

Circular elastomers for Dutch enterprise building  new-age markets for smartphones

Wittmann Battenfeld targets LSR micromoulding

Added: 25 Jan 2022

Case study with part incorporating 20µm silicone membrane weighing no more than 120µg

Enviro fuel-from-tires project is "feasible"

Enviro names site manager for Swedish operations

Added: 25 Jan 2022

Fredrik Alpner to lead at company’s existing plant in Åsensbruk and planned facility in Uddevalla

Leoni secures €330m loan to increase financial flexibility 

German cartel authority investigating cable manufacturers for price fixing

Added: 24 Jan 2022

 Leoni, NKT and Nexans confirmed that sites in Germany are being searche

Top Glove to pursue M&As, expand facilities

Malaysia reports strong growth in rubber product exports

Added: 24 Jan 2022

Exports of rubber and rubber products increased 70.7% year-on-year

Sinopec trials China’s first SEPS elastomers facility

Huber acquires Austrian flame retardant additives maker Magnifin

Added: 24 Jan 2022

Magnifin produces coated and uncoated magnesium hydroxide

Apollo responds to BSE question over Malaysian plan

Apollo Tyres invests in solar energy company 

Added: 24 Jan 2022

Move to ensure green power supply at Chennai facility

ERJ Top 10 Stories of the Week (9 - 13 March)

Natural rubber markets remain buoyant amid Omicron, high demand

Added: 21 Jan 2022

Kottyam RSS4 sees dramatic fall as tapping grows

HF back on top as China dents growth in rubber-machinery sector

Tire Tech 2022 rescheduled for mid-May

Added: 21 Jan 2022

Hanover-based show postponed due to ‘escalation’ of Omicron variant

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Nynas ‘closes reorganisation’ after full payment of debts

Added: 21 Jan 2022

Swedish refiner completed year-long reorganisation process in 2020 following the approval of a ‘com…

Work starts on China's largest rubber recycling park

Waste tire recycler Bolder signs 20-year offtake agreement with Tauber Oil 

Added: 20 Jan 2022

Exclusive contract marks ‘largest allocation and supply of tire-derived oil known in industry’