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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

Grupo Antolin develops car headliner from recycled waste tires, plastics
Added: 30 Nov 2021
Project involved BASF chemical recycling technology to manufacture circular PU foam

Meteor Group acquires US profile extrusion and moulding company
Added: 30 Nov 2021
Creative Extruded Products to enhance German group's technology portfolio, geographic reach

Bridgestone, Michelin launch website to support joint rCB initiative
Added: 29 Nov 2021
Tire majors working towards removing ‘significant barriers’ in the way of achieving material circul…

Avon delays full-year results on review of body armour business
Added: 29 Nov 2021
UK company launches the review as certain body armour parts fail 'first article testing'

Parker reports ‘first quarter record results’
Added: 29 Nov 2021
US manufacturer posts growth across all segments, including aerospace

Double Arrow expanding conveyor belt capacity with €98m investment
Added: 29 Nov 2021
Chinese belt maker setting up third production facility in the country