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Enpro divests polymer unit as part of portfolio ‘reshaping’
Added: 6 Sep 2021
Polymer components business part of the US group’s sealing technologies segment

German rubber industry reports recovery amid ‘tense supply situation’
Added: 6 Sep 2021
WDK concerned over ‘exorbitant’ increase in raw materials prices, logistics costs

Sumitomo Rubber aligns policy with GPSNR
Added: 3 Sep 2021
Japanese tire & rubber group ‘actively engaged’ in procuring natural rubber from sustainable resour…

Audi delivers “record performance” with Pirelli tires
Added: 3 Sep 2021
Tailor-made P Zero Trofeo R track tires also homologated for road use by the new Audi RS3

Trelleborg issues €100m inaugural ‘green bond’
Added: 3 Sep 2021
Fund raised to help Swedish group achieve 'net zero' emissions cut by 2035

Sumitomo Chemical to shut down EPDM plant in Japan
Added: 3 Sep 2021
Decision follows efforts to add value to products, reduce manufacturing costs

Rubber markets dip as Covid, supply chain woes continue
Added: 3 Sep 2021
Almost all markets monitored by ERJ posted declines over the second half of August

ERJ Daily Newsletter
Added: 2 Sep 2021
Due to a technical issue we are unable to send the ERJ Daily Newsletter in full right now

Hankook launches footwear made of recycled tires
Added: 2 Sep 2021
Tire maker collaborates with Korean leather shoes brand YASE on “Zero” waste project

Dow develops silicone leather for automotive interior
Added: 2 Sep 2021
Silicone rubber-based materials to offer a vegan alternative for automotive upholstery

JK Tyre reports significant earnings rise as markets recover
Added: 2 Sep 2021
But Indian group expects to raise prices as increasing cost of raw materials impacts margins

US chemical production continues growth in July
Added: 2 Sep 2021
Synthetic rubber output increases over three-month period, according to latest ACC data

Pirelli announces €30m expansion plan in Mexico
Added: 2 Sep 2021
Governor of Mexican state of Guanajuato visits the tire maker's headquarters in Milan

Global Tire Report 2021: Special promotional opportunities
Added: 1 Sep 2021
Unique advertising and sponsorship opportunities in annual report, included in the Nov/Dec issue of…

Call for papers open for Tire Technology Expo 2022
Added: 1 Sep 2021
Three-day exhibition and conference set for early April in Hanover

Asahi-Kasei to discontinue Asaflex SBC business
Added: 1 Sep 2021
Japanese materials supplier says business prospects “obscure” in major markets

Shin-Etsu announces silicone products price increase
Added: 1 Sep 2021
Price hike follows similar move in March to address rising logistics costs, prices of raw materials…

Hankook taps material, tread technologies for TBR products
Added: 1 Sep 2021
New SmartFlex tires provide up to 20% better mileage compared to predecessors

Sinopec subsidiaries to form €100m elastomer JV
Added: 1 Sep 2021
Company to produce SSBR as well as other ‘new elastomer’ materials in Shanghai

ERJ Brainteaser: September
Added: 31 Aug 2021
For his admirable hand-written and drawn answer to (hotly contested) Q1, the top award goes to Rohi…