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Synthomer lowers business outlook on SBR weakness

Synthomer names leader for new adhesive technologies division

Added: 18 Jan 2022

Move effective after completion of $1bn acquisition of Eastman adhesive resins business

Trelleborg acquires US seal distributor

Trelleborg starts two-wheel tire production at Indian JV

Added: 17 Jan 2022

Gujarat-based plant to 'solidify presence' in Asia, enhance motorcycle operations across Europe and…

Versalis to present paper at International Elastomer Conference

Versalis-owned Finproject gains recognition for sustainable products

Added: 17 Jan 2022

Company aims to extend ISCC Plus certification to another Italian facility, overseas plants

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

Hankook to provide eco-friendly coagulants to Indonesian NR farmers

Added: 17 Jan 2022

Tire maker providing formic acid to more than 100 smallholders in West Kalimantan

"A significant challenge during the past several years has been trying to drive market adoption of the innovative LSW solution. After creating 'pull' through with the big farmers, large contractors, and mining companies, we are establishing traction and gaining momentum with the OEMs,” he added.

Titan to supply 'Goodyear Farm Tires' radials in Europe

Added: 14 Jan 2022

Move to address supply-chain issues by facilitating new production in region

Dow launches MobilityScience platform

Researchers develop rubber electrolytes for safer EV batteries

Added: 14 Jan 2022

Solid-state materials address problems such as slow lithium-ion transport and poor mechanical prope…

Trelleborg seals investment signals global ambitions

Trelleborg advances elastomer technology for multi-component bonding

Added: 14 Jan 2022

One-step bonding process said to require no pre-treatment, adhesive or surface preparation

Sentury's US plant on hold ‘indefinitely'

Sentury planning €520m tire plant in Spain

Added: 13 Jan 2022

Move part of company’s 833plus strategy which envisions a total of eight manufacturing sites

Michelin reaching for the moon with airless tire technology

Added: 13 Jan 2022

Lunar vehicle tires to enable ‘sustainable presence’ on moon by 2025

Dairy dip masks growth at Avon Rubber

Avon Protection appoints new chief financial officer 

Added: 13 Jan 2022

Rich Cashin to succeed Nick Keveth in March

Nokian tracking sustainability goals

Nokian to complete heavy tires expansion by 2023

Added: 12 Jan 2022

Finnish tire maker expanding portfolio by 50% as it targets 10% annual growth in heavy tires segmen…

FBI: Vehicles 'increasingly vulnerable' to remote access

Woodbridge Group acquires Canadian NVH company

Added: 12 Jan 2022

Hematite purchase to expand product portfolio, manufacturing scope

Cadillac taps Goodyear for autonomous concept car

Added: 12 Jan 2022

Two-person ‘luxury concept’ InnerSpace focuses on elevating passenger experience

Norway's Wastefront teams up with US company for tire recovery projects

Technip Energies to build Wastefront’s UK tire recycling plant 

Added: 11 Jan 2022

Construction work on £100m facility to start second quarter of 2022

Supermax to up capacity, diversify to contact lenses

Supermax rolls out new foreign worker management policy 

Added: 11 Jan 2022

Move follows a US imports ban on glove maker's products in October 2021

Phillips Carbon Black to complete expansion project early next year

Phillips Carbon Black changes name, starts new QA facility

Added: 11 Jan 2022

Trading now as PCBL, carbon black maker opens quality assurance lab in Palej, India

Semperit completes acquisition of seal maker

Semperit appoints former Tata Steel executive as new CEO

Added: 10 Jan 2022

Karl Haider succeeds Martin Füllenbach, who resigned from the Austrian group last September

US postpones Indian OTR anti-dumping ruling

New India waste-tire regs could drive up EU recycling costs

Added: 10 Jan 2022

Draft extended producer responsibility document suggests much tighter restrictions on imports 

Shin-Etsu Chemical develops new materials for wearable devices

Added: 10 Jan 2022

Health patches using technology still working after a week of 'continuous wearing'

Expert says NR demand to grow 3.2% in 2015

Natural rubber producers revise up demand estimate

Added: 7 Jan 2022

Suppliers upbeat about market prospects but output affected by bad weather, pandemic