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Trelleborg reports double-digit growth in sales, earnings

Added: 4 Feb 2022

Swedish polymer group finishes 2021 strongly to post record year

NR prices remain low despite supply shortfall

Natural rubber markets down ahead of Chinese New Year

Added: 4 Feb 2022

Japanese rubber futures slide to four-week low

 

The Gyöngyöshalász project, he continued, is running on-time with the first passenger car tires set to come out in January 2017. Truck tires output will start afterwards in early 2018.

Apollo mulls cost control measures, pricing actions as inflation grows

Added: 4 Feb 2022

Operating profit drops despite higher sales in third quarter 

Top 10 Elastomers for Sustainability II

Elastomers for Sustainability: Hot on the heels...

Added: 4 Feb 2022

Hot on the heels of the publication of the new E4S rankings, the search is now on for new contender…

Bridgestone to open second Nashville office

Bridgestone unveils €63m expansion plan for four tire plants

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Japan-based facilities to target premium passenger cars products

 

Hankook taps Google Cloud for new digital chief

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Move to help Korean group accelerate digital transformation

 

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

 

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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'