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Nokian results lifted as demand holds up

Nokian results lifted as demand holds up

Added: 3 Nov 2021

Finnish tire maker reports ‘strong volume and profit growth’ 

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…