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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…

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