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Double Arrow raising €67m capital for conveyor belt expansion

Double Arrow expanding conveyor belt capacity with €98m investment

Added: 29 Nov 2021

Chinese belt maker setting up third production facility in the country

Sailun to expand TBR capacity in China

Sailun starts production at Cambodia car tire plant

Added: 26 Nov 2021

Manufacturer accelerated construction at the site due to “changes in market conditions and operatio…

Expert says NR demand to grow 3.2% in 2015

Natural rubber prices gain as demand picks up

Added: 26 Nov 2021

All major Far-East markets monitored by ERJ post growth as supply tightens

C black recoverer Pyrolyx expands into US

New ‘sustainable’ filler material CarbonX set for commercial use next spring

Added: 26 Nov 2021

Manufacturer says 'nanostructured micron-sized carbon' can fully replace carbon black, partially su…

Safe-Run secures €89m order for Linglong’s Serbia plant

Safe-Run issues response in patent infringement dispute

Added: 25 Nov 2021

Chinese machinery maker challenges details of VMI press release on latest court ruling

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

Natural rubber supply and demand dip in October

Added: 25 Nov 2021

ANRPC expects ‘slight improvements’ in production and consumption over remaining months of the y

Asahi Kasei reports increased rubber shipments

Asahi Kasei to produce ‘circular’ synthetic rubber in Singapore

Added: 25 Nov 2021

Japanese major inks agreement with Shell for supply of waste-derived SBR feedstock

Datwyler expanding materials capabilities to support industry shift to e-mobility

Datwyler adding LSR technology in China to support new mobility

Added: 25 Nov 2021

Swiss group to start production of liquid silicone rubber components in Wuxi early next year

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

SI Group sells ‘majority' of industrial resins business to ASK Chemicals

Added: 25 Nov 2021

Company retaining "related businesses" in Rio Claro, Brazil and will continue servicing customers i…

Kama Tyres launches new tire assembly lines

Tatneft expects early 2022 equipment delivery for Kazakh tire project

Added: 24 Nov 2021

Machinery suppliers include Mesnac, Konštrukta, Vipo, Prozax, Comerio Ercole, Nakata Engineering

JSR's elastomers unit in red amid low demand

JSR’s elastomers business to relaunch as Eneos Materials

Added: 24 Nov 2021

Sale of business to Eneos Corp scheduled for completion in April 2022

Scrap tires put the brakes on mosquitos

Michelin selects Salvadori machinery for waste tire pyrolysis plant in Chile

Added: 24 Nov 2021

Equipment for plant being built under licence of pyrolysis company Scandinavian Environmental Syste…

Micheldever to end distribution partnership with Kumho Tire

Kumho to open Warsaw branch as part of European expansion

Added: 24 Nov 2021

New sales office to be supported by a planned storage facility in Poland 

RubberTech China to go ahead as planned

RubberTech China moved to September 2022

Added: 23 Nov 2021

Decision in line with Chinese government requirements to limit the spread of Covid-19

Frankfurt, Germany –  Almost 20% of truck tires have failed to meet the rolling resistance efficiency class specified by the manufacturer or importer, according to the WDK.

WDK expects 3% growth for German rubber industry 

Added: 22 Nov 2021

Figure considerably lower than previous estimates from Frankfurt-based industry group

Michelin restructuring, investing €90m at Clermont-Ferrand

Michelin targets 80% environmental tire adhesives by 2025

Added: 22 Nov 2021

Subsidiary ResiCare develops formaldehyde- and resorcinol-free adhesives for use in tires and 'beyo…

SRI earnings up despite lower sales

Sumitomo Rubber revises down full-year outlook on rising raw materials costs

Added: 22 Nov 2021

But Japanese group reports strong sales, profit growth over nine-month period

Akwel expands automotive hose production in Turkey

French rubber parts maker Akwel reports ‘significant declines’ in third quarter 

Added: 22 Nov 2021

Volumes remained at low levels amid “tensions on raw materials and electronic components”

Bridgestone to open second Nashville office

Bridgestone to build new test track facility at Americas technology centre

Added: 22 Nov 2021

Company also nearing completion of 'advanced tire production centre' at Akron site to produce small…

European bodies at odds over scrap tire data

UK tire pyrolysis company Big Atom awarded €415k grant

Added: 22 Nov 2021

Company to invest capital in improving temperature control, efficiencies