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Marangoni increasing prices in EMEA region
Added: 17 Dec 2021
Raising cost of retreading materials in Europe, Middle East and Africa

Trelleborg rebuffs report of $2bn bid for TWS
Added: 15 Dec 2021
Swedish group is “very committed to" Trelleborg Wheel Systems business

GPSNR members to standardise sustainability reporting
Added: 15 Dec 2021
Natural rubber value-chain companies move to increase transparency of annual progress reports

Safic-Alcan, Imerys agree rubber-additives distribution partnership
Added: 15 Dec 2021
Deal covers supply of mineral-based fillers in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain

Nokian pins North America growth on winter, all-season tires
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Finnish group aims to double sales, expand distribution network across US and Canada

Cimcorp parent Murata, Michelin co-develop ‘new-gen’ RFID modules
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Embedded into tires, passive RFID tags can operate for “extremely high mileages”

Hankook inks deal to secure stable logistics services
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Tire maker in long-term partnership with "the world’s fifth-largest liner shipping company”
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Updated: ContiTech divests US rubber track products unit
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Military components supplier Loc Performance acquires facility in St. Marys, Ohio

Elastomers for Sustainability IV
Added: 14 Dec 2021
Fourth staging of ERJ programme to identify the most important sustainability projects in our indus…

Strong dollar, new Covid variant to impact rubber short-term outlook
Added: 13 Dec 2021
Factors to offset gains from seasonal supply shortage, high China demand

Hutchinson rolls out “absolute” sensor technology
Added: 12 Dec 2021
Manufacturer advances speed-sensor technology for a wide range of applications

Mixed picture as natural rubber markets respond to Omicron
Added: 10 Dec 2021
Osaka rubber futures see trend reversal following six-month peak in late November

Goodyear targets sustainable materials with Monolith collaboration
Added: 10 Dec 2021
Monolith’s plasma-based methane pyrolysis process produces ‘green carbon black’ and hydrogen
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Bridgestone to sell anti-vibration rubber business to Chinese manufacturer
Added: 9 Dec 2021
Global operation employing 3,800 people is latest non-tire business to exit Japanese group

Pirelli awards nine suppliers for sustainability, innovation and quality
Added: 9 Dec 2021
Synthetic rubber manufacturers Asahi Kasei and Synthos recognised by Italian tire maker

Covestro develops sustainable elastomer for offshore cable protection
Added: 9 Dec 2021
New polyurethane elastomer system manufactured using CO2 feedstock

Bolder acquires former Pyrolyx tire recycling plant in US
Added: 8 Dec 2021
Mothballed Terre Haute facility is scheduled to restart production in early 2023

US manufacturer breaks ground on $700m nitrile glove project
Added: 8 Dec 2021
Blue Star NBR and partners aim to manufacture 60 billion gloves per year at full capacity

Phillips Carbon Black to build production facility in southern India
Added: 8 Dec 2021
Company signs MoU with the government of Tamil Nadu for setting up fifth plant

Bridgestone to close China truck & bus tire plant
Added: 7 Dec 2021
Japanese group to continue operating another TBR facility in north eastern city of Shenyang