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Top 10 Elastomers for Sustainability II

Elastomers for Sustainability IV Report

Added: 17 Dec 2021

The 10 most important sustainability projects happening in the elastomers/rubber industry right now

Teknor develops TPEs compliant with German drinking water standards

Kraiburg floats TPE for drinking water applications

Added: 17 Dec 2021

New elastomer carries NSF/ANSI 61-compliance exclusively for the Asia Pacific market

Cabot completes ‘zero-carbon’ delivery of carbon black

Added: 17 Dec 2021

Electric truck delivers 17 tonnes of product from Rotterdam to Antwerp 

EU ‘failing’ truck tire retreading segment

Marangoni increasing prices in EMEA region

Added: 17 Dec 2021

Raising cost of retreading materials in Europe, Middle East and Africa 

Trelleborg to expand farm tire plant in China

Trelleborg rebuffs report of $2bn bid for TWS

Added: 15 Dec 2021

Swedish group is “very committed to" Trelleborg Wheel Systems business

Mixed picture for NR markets in June

GPSNR members to standardise sustainability reporting

Added: 15 Dec 2021

Natural rubber value-chain companies move to increase transparency of annual progress reports

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

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 ramps up US tire production to 24/7 

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

Michelin to fit RFID tags in all tires by 2023

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”

Study indicates OE brand loyalty near 37%

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”

ContiTech unit set to open compounding plant in China

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…

ANRPC: Outlook remains weak for short-term NR price recovery 

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 ramping up plant in China

Hutchinson rolls out “absolute” sensor technology

Added: 12 Dec 2021

Manufacturer advances speed-sensor technology for a wide range of applications 

Vietnam urged to join ITRC

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

Monolith to add ammonia unit at green carbon black plant

Goodyear targets sustainable materials with Monolith collaboration

Added: 10 Dec 2021

Monolith’s plasma-based methane pyrolysis process produces ‘green carbon black’ and hydrogen 

Bridgestone’s South Africa plant impacted by electricity cuts

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

Asahi seeing strong tire sector demand

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 starts CO2-based polyols plant

Covestro develops sustainable elastomer for offshore cable protection

Added: 9 Dec 2021

New polyurethane elastomer system manufactured using CO2 feedstock

Pyrolyx advances US operation with facility test-run, acquisition

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