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Bridgestone adds solar power to tire plant in Thailand

Bridgestone adds solar power to tire plant in Thailand

Added: 3 Nov 2021

Move at Chonburi TBR plant to reduce annual CO2 emissions by 50% compared to 2011

Eastman tire additives business relaunched as Flexsys 

Eastman tire additives business relaunched as Flexsys 

Added: 3 Nov 2021

New York-based private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners completes acquisition

Pirelli, BMW start campaign to safeguard Indonesian rainforests 

Pirelli, BMW start campaign to safeguard Indonesian rainforests 

Added: 2 Nov 2021

Three-year project to encourage sustainable rubber production in Hutan Harapan forest

Yokohama completes sale of sealing materials business to Sika

Yokohama completes sale of sealing materials business to Sika

Added: 2 Nov 2021

Hamatite transfer to result in a profit of ¥5 billion on discontinued operations

Apollo margins hit by rising raw material prices 

Apollo margins hit by rising raw material prices 

Added: 2 Nov 2021

Second quarter operating profit drops despite higher sales revenue

Bridgestone exiting from conveyor belt business

Bridgestone exiting from conveyor belt business

Added: 2 Nov 2021

Move part of restructuring scheme for diversified products business 

Sibur elastomers sales increase 70%

Sibur elastomers sales increase 70%

Added: 2 Nov 2021

External revenue increased mainly due to favourable pricing dynamics, global demand recovery 

Zeon elastomers sales up despite lower volume

Zeon elastomers sales up despite lower volume

Added: 2 Nov 2021

Quarter-on-quarter volume decreases due to shortage of containers, plant shutdown

Trelleborg supplying seals to “world’s longest immersed tunnel”

Trelleborg supplying seals to “world’s longest immersed tunnel”

Added: 1 Nov 2021

The 18km Fehmarnbelt tunnel will connect Denmark to Germany

ETRMA pushes for EU-wide ‘end of waste' status for tire-rubber

ETRMA pushes for EU-wide ‘end of waste' status for tire-rubber

Added: 1 Nov 2021

Lobbying effort with EuRIC could drive up demand for ELT-derived rubber in value-added applications…

ERJ Brainteaser: November

ERJ Brainteaser: November

Added: 31 Oct 2021

Each month, ERJ sets a weekly brainteaser, with questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Readers…

Focus on sustainability as carbon black prices normalise

Focus on sustainability as carbon black prices normalise

Added: 31 Oct 2021

Suppliers advance major projects as prices return to pre-pandemic levels

French rubber industry reports continued cost pressures

French rubber industry reports continued cost pressures

Added: 31 Oct 2021

Compounders and processors struggle to pass on materials and energy cost hikes

Tire pyrolysis ‘kindling intense industry interest'

Tire pyrolysis ‘kindling intense industry interest'

Added: 31 Oct 2021

Tire makers planning to build tire pyrolysis eco-systems for recycling their products

UK chemical makers accelerate net-zero plan

UK chemical makers accelerate net-zero plan

Added: 31 Oct 2021

But CIA highlights need for access to hydrogen, carbon capture & storage and ‘clean’ electricity

ACEA leaders urge EU to address microchip shortage, add capacity

ACEA leaders urge EU to address microchip shortage, add capacity

Added: 29 Oct 2021

‘Warehouses are empty at a time when global vehicle sales are recovering from the Covid crisis’

Rubber markets continue to gain as recovery picks up

Rubber markets continue to gain as recovery picks up

Added: 29 Oct 2021

Short-term outlook buoyed by rally in crude prices, anticipated 'robust demand' from China 

Cabot launches new low PAH carbon black 

Cabot launches new low PAH carbon black 

Added: 29 Oct 2021

Manufactured at Port Jerome, France, product designed for consumer rubber applications, food & wate…

Michelin renews R&D effort at ‘future materials modelling’ centre

Michelin renews R&D effort at ‘future materials modelling’ centre

Added: 29 Oct 2021

Research unit SimatLab adds new academic partner, extends field of research from polymers to medica…

US tire association names new chief executive

US tire association names new chief executive

Added: 29 Oct 2021

TIA selects Liberty Tire Recycling director Richard Gust as new boss