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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

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…