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ANRPC upbeat over short-term outlook of rubber market
Added: 21 Jul 2021
Manufacturing activities in China "come back to life", generating "enormous demand" for raw materia…

Conti commits to 100% sustainable tires by 2050
Added: 21 Jul 2021
Celebrating 150th anniversary, German group is ‘systematically investing' in new technologies for e…

French companies to establish car tire retreading unit at Bridgestone site
Added: 20 Jul 2021
Mobivia and Black-Star to use parts of the Bethune facility for an ‘integrated tire recycling ecosy…

Synthomer revises up earnings outlook on “strong trading momentum”
Added: 20 Jul 2021
Nitrile latex business continues to perform well driven by ‘exceptional demand’

Honeywell in link-up to supply nitrile exam gloves to US
Added: 20 Jul 2021
Move in response to ‘significant shortage’ of gloves amid supply disruptions, high demand

German chemicals industry sees EU climate package as ‘enormous challenge’
Added: 19 Jul 2021
VCI says companies need 'effective protection against unfair competition caused by climate protecti…

EU new-car sales continue to improve
Added: 19 Jul 2021
Registrations increase 25.2% in first half, 10.4% in June

Elkem earnings double as market conditions remain attractive
Added: 19 Jul 2021
Silicones market momentum strong in China, expected to increase in Europe, US

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