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Schwalbe launches inner tube recycling programme in Switzerland
Added: 7 Dec 2021
Initiative started in 2015 and has been rolled out in four other countries

Hankook invests in 3D spatial startup
Added: 7 Dec 2021
Korean group foresees strong growth in 3D mapping amid growth autonomous mobility trend

Celanese completes €1bn acquisition of ExxonMobil elastomers business
Added: 6 Dec 2021
Santoprene to extend range of materials portfolio in target areas: future mobility, medical, and su…

Trelleborg plans share repurchase programme, targets M&A drive
Added: 6 Dec 2021
Group eyes growth in areas such as healthcare, aerospace, semiconductors

BlackCycle partners claim 'world first' in recovered carbon black
Added: 6 Dec 2021
Allapur, Orion, Pyrum collaborate on manufacturing carbon black from pyrolysis oil

ETRMA joins call to tighten control over import of non-compliant articles
Added: 6 Dec 2021
Signatories urge EU authorities to control imports, including from online marketplaces

Bridgestone selling tennis ball operations in Thailand
Added: 6 Dec 2021
Japanese group continues to streamline portfolio to rebuild earnings power

Tire majors announce price increases in North America
Added: 6 Dec 2021
Pirelli, Michelin and Bridgestone set to hike prices in January

Process and bio technologies to help Cabot meet zero-carbon goal
Added: 3 Dec 2021
Sustainability initiatives include collaboration with IFF to develop bio-based reinforcing rubber a…

Rubber Design Innovations 2021
Added: 3 Dec 2021
ERJ has compiled a series of innovative designs and applications for rubber materials announced dur…

US replacement tire market set for double-digit growth
Added: 3 Dec 2021
USTMA confirms tire shipment forecast despite OE declines

Bridgestone acquires OTR tire management business
Added: 3 Dec 2021
Purchase to expand global mining operations in key markets such as Australia, Chile and South Africa

Pirelli in link-up to expand virtual reality application for tire development
Added: 3 Dec 2021
Research agreement with Milan University extended to target integrated use of simulators, developme…

Sibur creates separate rubber division as unit triples in size
Added: 2 Dec 2021
Russian petrochemicals major to develop top-five position in global rubber production

Hankook joins NR blockchain traceability project in Indonesia
Added: 2 Dec 2021
Tires manufactured during the project to be distributed in the UK market

Synthos 'second largest' rubber maker following Trinseo SR acquisition
Added: 2 Dec 2021
Polish materials supplier eyes ‘sustainable growth’,carbon neutrality by 2050

Volvo taps Pirelli expertise for Concept Recharge platform
Added: 1 Dec 2021
Concept car fitted with tires “made from recycled and renewable material”

Bridgestone completes sale of Chinese SR business
Added: 1 Dec 2021
Production unit has capacity to manufacture 50ktpa of styrene butadiene rubber

Tatneft advances $1bn plan to manufacture butadiene rubber
Added: 30 Nov 2021
Russian energy giant inks agreement with KazMunayGas to set up JV in Kazakhstan

Cooper Standard targets "unique" elastomers at footwear, tires
Added: 30 Nov 2021
Signs 10-year Fortrex deal with footwear major, starts technical programme for tire industry