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Cabot secures $1bn sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
Added: 10 Aug 2021
Pricing for the five-year facility is based on company's credit ratings and its SO2, NOX emissions …

Safe-Run, VMI issue statements on patent-dispute rulings
Added: 9 Aug 2021
Machinery makers’ contrasting interpretations of second instance judgments in Chinese court

Safe-Run statement on court decisions in patent-infringement dispute with VMI
Added: 9 Aug 2021
The Patent Disputes Between Safe-Run and VMI Ended up with the Former Won the Cases and the Latter’…

VMI statement on court decisions in patent-infringement dispute with Safe-Run
Added: 9 Aug 2021
VMI Wins Key Patent Infringement Cases Against Safe-Run in China
Despite a recent press release …

Synthomer to build 200ktpa nitrile rubber latex plant in Asia
Added: 9 Aug 2021
London-based group expects NBR latex segment to remain ‘an area of long-time growth’

Semiconductor shortage weighs on Cooper Standard results
Added: 9 Aug 2021
US components supplier narrows loss on Covid recovery, favourable foreign currency effect

Danfoss completes €3bn acquisition of Eaton’s hydraulics business
Added: 9 Aug 2021
Move will see the Danish group establish itself as a ‘global leader in mobile and industrial hydrau…

Hankook reports 167% rise in operating profit
Added: 9 Aug 2021
Korean tire maker sees global growth in both OE and replacement markets in the second quarter

Goodyear bounces to profit as performance ‘exceeds industry’
Added: 9 Aug 2021
US tire maker reports strong volumes, driven by increased demand, Cooper merger

Guizhou Tyre unveils €450m expansion projects in China, Vietnam
Added: 6 Aug 2021
Chinese tire maker plans to include smart manufacturing project, which will take three years to com…

Green Deal will 'transform European tire and rubber industry'
Added: 6 Aug 2021
But ETRMA leader stresses need for supportive EU framework to ensure investments are in-line with E…

Apollo revenue up 59% amid ‘gradual recovery’ across market segments
Added: 6 Aug 2021
Tire maker says second wave of Covid in India had 'lesser impact' on operations compared to last ye…

Pirelli first half earnings doubled as volumes grow
Added: 6 Aug 2021
Italian tire maker reports ‘decisive demand recovery’ in main geographical regions

Mixed picture in NR markets as futures impacted by China regulatory tightening
Added: 6 Aug 2021
TSR outperforms futures in last two weeks of July in marked deviation from usual pattern

Orion earnings surpass pre-pandemic levels
Added: 6 Aug 2021
Rubber carbon black volumes increase 70% during the second quarter of 2021

Conti revises up rubber business outlook on strong tire performance
Added: 5 Aug 2021
German group says it achieved ‘respectable results’ in view of ongoing semiconductor shortage

US carbon products manufacturer opens rubber lab in Germany
Added: 5 Aug 2021
Rain Carbon says “state-of-the-art” unit to improve technical services, product development for rub…

Nokian reports strong first half, cautions about raw material, logistics woes
Added: 5 Aug 2021
Tire maker sees sharp rise in volumes and profits as demand picks continues strong

Aptar expands rubber moulding footprint in China with new acquisition
Added: 5 Aug 2021
US group acquiring majority stake in medical component manufacturer Weihai Hengyu

Michelin awards McDermott FEED contract for waste tire recycling project
Added: 5 Aug 2021
End-of-life tire processing plant to be built in Chile based on Scandinavian Enviro's technology