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ZC Rubber targets major efficiency improvements with 5G ‘smart factory’

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

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

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 

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 

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

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 

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

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

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

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 

Ingevity increasing caprolactone monomer capacity in UK 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RubberTech China set for December opening

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

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

Sentury Tire completes IPO on Shenzhen Stock Exchange

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…