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Thailand’s SCG increases share in rubber, latex company Bangkok Synthetic
Added: 21 Sep 2021
Bangkok Synthetics claimed to be the largest manufacturer of C4 products, including butadiene and s…

Pirelli named among UN global compact lead companies
Added: 21 Sep 2021
Italian tire maker ‘the only’ automobiles & parts sector company at the global level

Update: Goodyear launches €400m European senior notes
Added: 21 Sep 2021
Goodyear Europe to use proceeds from the notes to redeem senior notes due 2023 and for general corp…

Bekaert to expand tire cord plant in Russia
Added: 20 Sep 2021
Belgian group investing €20m in new bead wire line for tire reinforcement

Enviro’s rCB, oil receive sustainability certification
Added: 20 Sep 2021
ISCC recognition based on “objective and external quantifying” of products at company’s pyrolysis p…

Bridgestone invests in US mobile car service company Wrench
Added: 20 Sep 2021
Japanese group developing a portfolio of ‘personalised concierge-style car care services’

Automated rubber-tapping system can deliver three-fold increase in yields
Added: 20 Sep 2021
Cihevea rubber tapping robot grabs ‘first-of-its-kind’ design win in China

ANRPC sees ‘strong recovery’ in mid-September rubber prices
Added: 20 Sep 2021
Short-term outlook tied to China’s imminent import, crude and dollar developments

Conti in technology link-up for NR blockchain tracing
Added: 17 Sep 2021
Development project involves use of marker substances to enable the “invisible labelling” of natura…

Continental Tyres names new marketing director
Added: 17 Sep 2021
Industry veteran to help drive growth across markets in the UK and Ireland

Rubber markets weak as China import decline affects demand
Added: 17 Sep 2021
All Far East markets monitored by ERJ post decreases in early September

Bridgestone Europe to double EV tire-fitment levels by 2024
Added: 17 Sep 2021
Electric vehicle tires currently represent 11% of company’s total OE line-up

Nokian eyes 100% growth in North America sales
Added: 16 Sep 2021
Finnish tire maker lays out mid-term targets for increased sales across central Europe, North Ameri…

EU new car sales face 'significant setback' in July, August
Added: 16 Sep 2021
But eight-month registration figures remain above prior-year levels

GRI steps up ‘green manufacturing’ efforts
Added: 16 Sep 2021
Sri Lankan tire manufacturer highlights sustainability initiatives, including biomass power generat…

Hexpol TPE expanding production site in Sweden
Added: 16 Sep 2021
Compounder building a new manufacturing hall to be dedicated to medical grades

Conti’s dandelion tires nominated for German president’s award
Added: 16 Sep 2021
Team of Continental, Fraunhofer IME and the University of Münster developed ‘sustainable tires from…

Hankook all-season SUV tire wins Auto Bild Allrad test
Added: 15 Sep 2021
Tire features a V-shaped tread pattern and a “state-of-the-art” tread compound

Helm to exclusively market Black Bear recovered carbon black
Added: 15 Sep 2021
Dutch waste tire pyrolysis company expects to produce 12ktpa of rCB by second half of 2023

DSM mulls sale of materials business to focus on health, bioscience
Added: 15 Sep 2021
Dutch chemicals giant signals potential sell-off of unit with portfolio including thermoplastic ela…