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Strong sales in ‘all markets’ drive Hexpol’s 225% earnings increase
Added: 19 Jul 2021
But Swedish compounder expects uncertainty to continue amid supply chain disruptions

Natural rubber supply returns to pre-pandemic levels, demand set to grow
Added: 19 Jul 2021
ANRPC revises up consumption outlook again on 'better than expected' global recovery

Dynasol plans expansion at synthetic rubber plant
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Spanish styrene-butadiene rubber facility has a current capacity of 120ktpa

Datwyler expanding materials capabilities to support industry shift to e-mobility
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Group advances project to create 'an entirely new category of materials' for sealing technologies
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Trelleborg doubles UK warehousing operations for tires
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Facility in Lydney, Gloucestershire, now houses a broader range of tires for faster delivery to cus…

Conti completes Romanian tire plant’s upgrade, adds training centre
Added: 16 Jul 2021
New regenerative thermal-oxidation system put into operation to treat factory emissions

Elkem Silicones opens new research & innovation centre in France
Added: 15 Jul 2021
Among other areas, centre will focus on circular economy, digitalisation and consumer goods

EU targets zero-emission cars by 2035
Added: 15 Jul 2021
European Commission's proposal to effectively ban sales of cars with combustion engines

LG Chem start production at China nitrile butadiene latex plant
Added: 15 Jul 2021
Facility part of company’s Korea-China-Malaysia 'global triangular production system'

Michelin UK names new passenger fleets sales manager
Added: 15 Jul 2021
Dan Lamb to succeed Stewart Pooley as new passenger transport sales manager for services & solution…

UK new car market recovery squeezed by supply issues
Added: 14 Jul 2021
Positive trend continues in second quarter but figures remain well below 2019 pre-crisis levels

Goodyear claims 'industry first' with airless tires on autonomous shuttles
Added: 14 Jul 2021
US tire maker targets "completely sustainable and maintenance-free tires” by end of decade

US opens anti-dumping probe into NBR from France, Korea, Mexico
Added: 14 Jul 2021
Trade agency to investigate material injury to local manufacturers following petition filed by Zeon…

UK tire service company acquires monitoring specialist Tyrewatch
Added: 14 Jul 2021
Move to strengthen DTM’s strategy to provide fleet customers with a "tailored tire management appro…

ETRMA: Second quarter results ‘very promising’ for tire industry recovery
Added: 14 Jul 2021
All segments report solid growth, slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels

Avon erases ‘Rubber’ from its name
Added: 13 Jul 2021
Company changes historic name to reflect shift in focus to personal protection equipment

Michelin UK expects 2021 recovery following second year of loss
Added: 13 Jul 2021
Company links decline to Covid impact, ongoing costs associated with the closure of Dundee factory
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New management at Engel Machinery India
Added: 13 Jul 2021
Mumbai-based sales and service subsidiary completes a “generation change” in management in response…

Conti steps up digital mobility efforts in China
Added: 13 Jul 2021
German technology group opens new software development centre for automotive industry

Ansell opens first factory in Russia
Added: 13 Jul 2021
Australian manufacturer to produce 2 million pairs per year of heavy duty gloves at new facility