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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…

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
Added: 24 Aug 2021
Autonomous truck technology supplier Plus to incorporate Goodyear's connected tires in its system
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 20 Aug 2021
Almost all markets observed by ERJ posted growth in first half of August

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