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Orion constructing new carbon black plant in China
Added: 31 Aug 2021
Second Chinese facility to meet demand in the “rapidly expanding” Asia-Pacific region

Datwyler steps up sustainability drive
Added: 31 Aug 2021
Swiss rubber group aims to achieve climate neutrality at all locations worldwide by 2030

Kraton hiking prices for crude tall oil products
Added: 31 Aug 2021
US company announces rise of up to 15 % across its CTO refinery products and derivatives

Updated: 'Rubber contaminants' halt use of Moderna vaccine doses in Japan
Added: 27 Aug 2021
“Urgent investigation” after multiple vaccination centres report cases of foreign matter in vials
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UK car manufacturing hits lowest point in July since 1956
Added: 27 Aug 2021
Production volumes damaged by global chip shortages, ‘pingdemic’ and summer shutdown timings

Hexpol unveils ‘first circular TPE' for automotive interiors
Added: 27 Aug 2021
Swedish compounder says materials currently being approved by a German car manufacturer

Trelleborg launches all-season rubber track for compact track loader applications
Added: 27 Aug 2021
Featuring 'advanced rubber compound', track claimed to outlast and outperform other products in its…

IRSG: World rubber demand to rebound 7.4%
Added: 27 Aug 2021
Both tire and non-tire sectors set for growth as global economies recover

Michelin hydrogen fuel venture Symbio enters the US market
Added: 26 Aug 2021
Company registers North America subsidiary, appoints general manager

GPSNR advances sustainability goals with new tire maker, smallholder members
Added: 26 Aug 2021
Toyo, Michelin align corporate policies with the policy framework of the Singapore-based platform

Colloids set to launch new 'advanced graphene' 2D polymer composites
Added: 26 Aug 2021
Base resins of Graphanced product range include thermoplastic elastomers and thermoplastic polyuret…

Michelin takes full ownership of online retailer Allopneus
Added: 26 Aug 2021
Move to consolidate the tire maker’s e-commerce presence in France

Kuraray raises prices elastomer materials
Added: 25 Aug 2021
Japanese company links the move to increasing feedstock prices, utility and logistics costs

UK’s "first" waste tire pyrolysis plant set to start production
Added: 25 Aug 2021
Project part of Carlton Forest Group’s five-year strategy to build modular plants close to ELT sour…

Tires drive Bekaert’s strong first half results
Added: 25 Aug 2021
But demand 'starts to tail off' in China, Indonesia due to growing international freight challenges…

Update: UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans
Added: 25 Aug 2021
EV tires from “manufacturer” ENSO are claimed to produce fewer microparticles

UK chemicals production returns to growth despite materials woes
Added: 25 Aug 2021
Industry optimistic as demand rises and labour market 'embarks on a U-shaped recovery'

Trelleborg acquires industrial properties in southeast Sweden
Added: 25 Aug 2021
Kalmar location currently used by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to manufacture noise, vibration damp…

Cabot raising prices for silica, aqueous dispersion products
Added: 24 Aug 2021
Price increase to address rising costs associated with transport, raw materials

Kumho Petrochemical, Agilyx partner to develop ‘eco-SSBR’
Added: 24 Aug 2021
Project to study a chemical recycling facility in South Korea to produce raw materials for tires fr…