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Porsche, Michelin pursue ‘sustainable natural rubber’ in Indonesia
Added: 19 Oct 2021
€1m project to support smallholders on cultivation practices, biodiversity and work safety

Evonik starts up first fumed silica plant in China
Added: 19 Oct 2021
Facility to support local demand for silicones, coatings and industrial applications

Ceat raises stake in online retailer Tyresnmore
Added: 19 Oct 2021
Indian tire maker now has a 46% ownership in tire service digital platform

ZC Rubber targets major efficiency improvements with 5G ‘smart factory’
Added: 19 Oct 2021
China’s number 1 tire maker addresses trends such as mass customisation, small-batch production, su…

Trelleborg acquires US seals distributor VB Seals
Added: 19 Oct 2021
Acquisition to expand Swedish polymer group’s footprint in Midwest US

MRB sees mixed outlook for rubber prices
Added: 18 Oct 2021
Malaysian Rubber Board notes signs of recovery after commodity “traded sideways” for much of last m…

Elkem appoints Helge Aasen as permanent chief executive
Added: 18 Oct 2021
Aasen took over as CEO in June following the departure of Michael Koenig

Leoni AG in deal to sell industrial solutions business for €450m
Added: 18 Oct 2021
US-based cables and connectivity service provider BizLink acquiring the operations

Germany’s VCI calls on future government to drop renewable energy surcharge
Added: 18 Oct 2021
Chemical industry association urges government to address high electricity prices, time-consuming b…

Tire recycler Scandinavian Enviro eyes 30 plants by 2030
Added: 18 Oct 2021
Company aims to invest €900m in total ELT processing capacity of 900ktpa

Synthos investing in nuclear power plant in Poland
Added: 18 Oct 2021
Synthetic rubber manufacturer to both invest and provide technology for small modular reactors

UPM launches ‘renewable functional fillers’ for rubber, plastics
Added: 15 Oct 2021
Product billed as ‘truly sustainable alternative’ to fossil-based carbon black and precipitated sil…

EU new car registration continues to decline in September
Added: 15 Oct 2021
Demand falls more than 23% as chip shortage impacts supplies of new passenger cars to dealerships
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Ingevity increasing caprolactone monomer capacity in UK
Added: 15 Oct 2021
Series of optimisation projects to increase global monomer production capacity by over 20%

Rubber markets bounce as China ends ‘golden week’ holiday
Added: 14 Oct 2021
Almost all Far East markets observed by ERJ post growth in two weeks to 8 Oct

Tire recycler Pyrum starts trading on Euronext Growth Oslo
Added: 14 Oct 2021
Continental Reifen one of the ‘cornerstone investors’ in recent private placement

Monolith, SK mull clean carbon black plant in South Korea
Added: 14 Oct 2021
Partners sign memorandum of understanding to scale Monolith's green hydrogen and C black technology…

Joint venture to build €615m nitrile rubber, gloves facility in US
Added: 14 Oct 2021
Vertically integrated production site to create more than 2,500 jobs in Virginia

Elkem targets net zero emissions by 2050 in new climate roadmap
Added: 14 Oct 2021
Company part of chemical recycling project to reduce carbon footprint of silicones by more than 65%…

ETRMA says tire market recovery 'not yet consolidated' in Europe
Added: 14 Oct 2021
All segments either remain flat or register negative developments in third quarter