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Colloids set to launch new 'advanced graphene' 2D polymer composites 

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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 

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

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’

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…

Nynas names new board directors 

Nynas names new board directors 

Added: 24 Aug 2021

Appointments made by asset management firm Davidson Kempner, which took over a majority stake in Ny…

Goodyear enters partnership to advance autonomous trucks

Goodyear enters partnership to advance autonomous trucks

Added: 24 Aug 2021

Autonomous truck technology supplier Plus to incorporate Goodyear's connected tires in its system

China’s July tire exports dip in volume

China’s July tire exports dip in volume

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Seven-month export and production figures remain well above 2020 levels

UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans

UK's Royal Mail trials ENSO tires on electric vans

Added: 23 Aug 2021

EV tires from “manufacturer” ENSO are claimed to produce fewer microparticles

 Sri Trang signs US gloves supply deal ahead of North America expansion

Sri Trang signs US gloves supply deal ahead of North America expansion

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Thai gloves maker expects US facility to make 2.5 billion gloves per year after the first full year…

Black Bear appoints new chief executive 

Black Bear appoints new chief executive 

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Victor Vreeken previously served as COO of Dutch sustainable chemicals producer Avantium

ANRPC: Rubber markets set to lift on ‘imminent large-scale' demand from China

ANRPC: Rubber markets set to lift on ‘imminent large-scale' demand from China

Added: 23 Aug 2021

Inventory levels low in China as manufacturers source natural rubber locally to avoid high freight …

AirBoss expands rubber compounding capabilities with US acquisition

AirBoss expands rubber compounding capabilities with US acquisition

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Ace Elastomer to help accelerate shift from traditional black products to colour and speciality mar…

Rubber markets strengthen as supply-demand conditions improve

Rubber markets strengthen as supply-demand conditions improve

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Almost all markets observed by ERJ posted growth in first half of August

Goodyear names new strategy, business development boss

Goodyear names new strategy, business development boss

Added: 20 Aug 2021

Thad Ewald will bring “significant expertise” in strategy development to the US tire maker