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Italian rubber machinery makers to continue operations

Italian plastics & rubber machinery sector reports ‘second highest’ results

Added: 28 Jul 2023

Official data: Revenue reached €4.3 billion in 2022, mainly buoyed by exports

ERJ: News stories of the week 

Added: 28 Jul 2023

The most-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

UK elastomer seals maker names new leader

Added: 28 Jul 2023

Hynek Jakubicek appointed as general manager of Precision Polymer Engineering

ERJ Tracker: Global pandemic response

Michelin revises up outlook on strong first half

Added: 27 Jul 2023

Delivers sales growth of 6% and increase in segment operating income of 11%

VCI sounds alarm over competitiveness of German chemicals industry

Added: 27 Jul 2023

"An industrial electricity price is the only way we can survive in international competition...." 

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Strikes end at Trelleborg UK plants following improved pay deals

Added: 27 Jul 2023

Workers accept significantly increased offers at sites in Leicester, Tewkesbury, Bridgewater

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GPSNR tackling sustainability costs for smallholders

Common Fund for Commodities promises more support for rubber growers

Added: 27 Jul 2023

CFC leader discusses further financial support options with IRSG secretary general Josef Adelegan

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Nynas opens depot in the US

Eric Gosse to take over as chief executive of Nynas

Added: 27 Jul 2023

"His leadership will ensure that Nynas' transformation journey continues at a high pace...”

Nordmann, Era Polymers sign distribution deal for PU elastomers

Added: 27 Jul 2023

German distributor to market Era products in a number of European countries

Goodyear names new Europe, Asia unit leaders

Goodyear shares dip after leadership, strategy deal

Added: 26 Jul 2023

Akron group appoints three “highly experienced” leaders supported by major investor Elliot

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Wacker unveils €150m silicones expansion plans at German site

Wacker adjusts outlook on weak second quarter results

Added: 26 Jul 2023

Silicones division reports 82% decline in earnings for the three months to end of June

Marangoni, Ceat join forces to expand retreading in India

Added: 26 Jul 2023

Partnership links Italian group's Ringtread technology with Ceat truck and bus tire offerings 

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Enterprise begins service at isobutane dehydrogenation plant

China unveils €125m project for ‘bio-based degradable rubber’

Added: 26 Jul 2023

Project partners open ‘green elastomer innovation centre’ in eastern port county of Rudong

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Continental Carbon,  US tire recycler in 'sustainable' carbon black link-up

Bolder signs long-term supply agreement for recovered carbon black

Added: 26 Jul 2023

Quebec-based Soucy Techno has been using Bolder rCB since 2016

Kraton increases styrenic copolymer prices

Kraton appoints new president for polymer business

Added: 26 Jul 2023

Torsten Schmidt most recently served as VP commercial for pine chemicals

Datwyler adapts to market pressures, loss of Covid business

Added: 25 Jul 2023

Amid economic woes is working on new projects with “considerable future revenue potential...”

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Michelin commits to a green economic restart

Michelin urges industry-wide definition for sustainability

Added: 25 Jul 2023

French tire maker highlights need for "stringent definition" for sustainable materials

NR prices recover in August, deficit continues   

Southeast Asian governments lend support to rubber farmers

Added: 25 Jul 2023

Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines launch initiatives to improve livelihoods of NR smallholders…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 25 Jul 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Goodyear moving niche car tire production from Luxembourg plant

Goodyear: New directors, strategic review under deal with investor

Added: 25 Jul 2023

Elliot “encouraged by Goodyear's openness to taking actions necessary to realise its full potential…