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SI Group adds global energy surcharges to offset rising costs
Added: 29 Oct 2021
Action plan includes varied increases to be implemented across Americas, India, APAC and EMEA
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Lion Elastomer’s Russ Vogelsong appointed as Rubber Division secretary
Added: 29 Oct 2021
Manager of technical services and application development has 17 years of experience in polymer ind…

UK sealing products association organises first tour since lockdown
Added: 28 Oct 2021
Event scheduled for 11 Nov, will explore services offered by the research & technology centre

Orion appoints interim CFO on departure of Crenshaw
Added: 28 Oct 2021
Bob Hrivnak, who joined the carbon black manufacturer last year, takes over as interim CFO

Trelleborg reports ‘best-to-date’ Q3 despite supply chain woes
Added: 28 Oct 2021
Deliveries to aerospace, rail increase while automotive market remains weak due to chip shortages

Pirelli launches motorcycle tire production in Argentina
Added: 28 Oct 2021
Tire maker investing more than €8m in Merlo site, becomes first local manufacturer in the segment
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Report says UHP tire market set to triple over next decade
Added: 28 Oct 2021
Increased automotive racing activities, including Formula 1 and NASCAR to drive demand

Celanese dampens early expectations for Santoprene business
Added: 28 Oct 2021
Currently an Exxonmobil business, Santoprene supplies 65% of products to automotive industry
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Toyoda Gosei develops pedestrian protection airbag
Added: 27 Oct 2021
Used first on the Subaru Legacy Outback released in Japan this month

Trelleborg raising tire prices again
Added: 27 Oct 2021
Increases of up to 5% to be implemented across all segments

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant
Added: 27 Oct 2021
Move to address ‘structural deficit’ of upstream siloxanes in Europe

Cabot taps Cognizant for ‘digital transformation’
Added: 27 Oct 2021
US digital solutions supplier to provide application development and maintenance

Goodyear announces Americas leadership reshuffle
Added: 27 Oct 2021
Ryan Patterson named chief operating and integration officer, Goodyear Americas

Technology: impact of digital twins in optimised tire processes
Added: 26 Oct 2021
Tire makers must adopt new methods to meet increasing challenges facing the industry

Updated: Guizhou Tyre to up solid tire capacity on rising demand
Added: 26 Oct 2021
Company’s two largest original equipment clients are expected to double their combined production b…

UK gasket, sealing industry says Brexit remains major concern
Added: 26 Oct 2021
Suppliers 'feel pressure' to raise prices given the import/export issues, rising raw materials cost…

Conti revises 2021 sales outlook, rubber unit remains unchanged
Added: 26 Oct 2021
German group expects €550m raw material headwind in rubber business

Michelin confirms 2021 guidance on strong sales
Added: 26 Oct 2021
French tire maker reports ‘extensive disruption across every supply chain’, rising costs

ANRPC lowers rubber production, consumption forecast
Added: 25 Oct 2021
Third quarter production fell 4.1% to 3.584 million tonnes, while demand grew 1.7% to 3.423 million…

US court rejects Goodyear's appeal of $7m tire defect verdict
Added: 25 Oct 2021
Tire maker reaches end of line in appeal of judgment in fatal tire explosion case