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RubberTech China set for December opening
Added: 13 Oct 2021
New dates follow postponement in line with recent government measures to limit the spread of Covid-…

Momentive unveils new low-temperature LSR cross-linking technology
Added: 13 Oct 2021
Manufacturer presents liquid silicone rubbers for e-mobility, flexibility in processing at Fakuma
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Sentury Tire completes IPO on Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Added: 13 Oct 2021
Capital raised to fund ongoing aircraft tire project in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong provin…

Synthos to build 120ktpa butadiene extraction unit
Added: 13 Oct 2021
Move to safeguard Synthos’ feedstock position close to its consuming assets in central and eastern …

Linglong announces €54m truck and bus tire expansion
Added: 12 Oct 2021
Chinese tire maker set to start 12-month project at manufacturing site in Shandong province

Firestone Polymers settles ‘multiple environmental claims’ at synthetic rubber plant
Added: 12 Oct 2021
Manufacturer to pay $3.3m to resolve alleged violations of clean air act at Louisiana site

USTMA names Paolo Ferrari as board chair
Added: 12 Oct 2021
Ferrari has been serving as president and CEO of Bridgestone North America since January last year

Rubber processing chemicals market back on steady growth path
Added: 12 Oct 2021
Market to be driven by “escalating demand” from various end-use industries including tires, automot…

Technology: Datwyler rubber plungers in ‘automatic retractable syringe’
Added: 12 Oct 2021
Med-tech company Roncadelle Operations develops safety syringe to address needlestick injuries

Rogers Corp. acquires UK-based silicones specialist
Added: 11 Oct 2021
Lancashire-based Silicone Engineering reported a revenue of £30 million over the past 12 months

Orion enters into $650m sustainability-linked term loan
Added: 11 Oct 2021
Seven-year loan issued across euros and dollars to replace existing loan maturing 2024

UK rubber consultancies form recruitment service partnership
Added: 11 Oct 2021
Marketing agency Rubber Heart links up with polymer consultancy PREA to offer hiring services for g…

Bridgestone consolidating automotive seat pads production
Added: 11 Oct 2021
Rubber & tire group closing one of four production sites in Japan as part of move to increase profi…

Tosoh announces decision to cease TDI production
Added: 11 Oct 2021
Subsidiary Nippon Polyurethane Industry has been producing TDI and TDI-related products since 1962

Vittoria to double production with greenfield tire plant in Thailand
Added: 11 Oct 2021
Project to establish "worlds’ first carbon-neutral bicycle tire production facility"

Kumho Petrochemical to double SSBR capacity
Added: 8 Oct 2021
South Korean supplier targets 'Asia No. 1 position' in high value-added synthetic rubber

Tire pyrolysis company raises $80m to advance scalability
Added: 8 Oct 2021
Bolder Industries says it has ‘immediate plans’ for additional facilities in US, Europe

Magna Tyres taps Made4net for ‘real-time inventory control’
Added: 8 Oct 2021
Warehouse management system to support ‘bonded, non-bonded and assembly inventory’ for Dutch tire m…

GRI launches ‘environmentally friendly’ solid tire
Added: 8 Oct 2021
The Ultimate Green XT contains 42.8% sustainable ingredients, including bio-sourced and recycled ma…

Pirelli North America names new chief executive
Added: 8 Oct 2021
Claudio Zanardo to replace Pietro Berardi who is leaving the company to pursue a new career