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Cefic warns of ‘challenging times’ despite chemical output recovery to pre-Covid levels
Added: 23 Sep 2021
European chemical industry council welcomes Green Deal as a driver for innovation

Goodyear to tap renewable energy across European, Turkish plants
Added: 23 Sep 2021
Decision strengthens company goal of reducing carbon emissions intensity by 25% by 2023

Versalis to acquire full ownership of Italian compounder Finproject
Added: 23 Sep 2021
Acquisition to enable development of ‘more specialised products’ from renewable and recycled raw ma…

UK tire pyrolysis project receives 'substantial grant'
Added: 22 Sep 2021
Plant in East Midlands of England scheduled to start 24/7 operation before yearend

Cooper Standard announces two executive appointments
Added: 22 Sep 2021
Automotive supplier names chief technology officer, internal audit chief

Toyoda Gosei invests in thermoelectric power generation startup
Added: 22 Sep 2021
Installed on a flexible substrate, E-ThermoGentek's technology can convert waste heat to electricit…

Linglong launches ‘retail 2.0’ connecting factories and stores
Added: 22 Sep 2021
Tire maker targets ‘mid-to-high-end’ markets to offer ‘product, service and value’

Top Glove reports four-fold jump in annual profit
Added: 22 Sep 2021
But demand softened in the final quarter of the year following global vaccine roll-out

Yokohama Rubber adopts GPSNR policy
Added: 21 Sep 2021
Japanese group revises its procurement policy for sustainable natural rubber

ETRMA renews call for 'level playing field' ahead of vehicle data legislation
Added: 21 Sep 2021
Association urges European Commission to consider equal access, end-users as it prepares to publish…

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