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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
Added: 31 Oct 2021
Suppliers advance major projects as prices return to pre-pandemic levels
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'
Added: 31 Oct 2021
Tire makers planning to build tire pyrolysis eco-systems for recycling their products
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
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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
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
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
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
Added: 29 Oct 2021
TIA selects Liberty Tire Recycling director Richard Gust as new boss
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
