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Omya Group to debut polymer distribution arm at K
Added: 9 Sep 2025
To be led by ex-Biesterfeld executive Carsten Harms, new entity will integrate recently acquired Di…
Alpha Technologies acquires French material testing specialist Metravib
Added: 9 Sep 2025
Purchase strengthens dynamic mechanical analysis capabilities, expands field service coverage
UK council refuses permit for Tyregen ELT pyrolysis plant
Added: 9 Sep 2025
Application for waste tire facility denied over technical and environmental concerns
Lanxess expanding US production to add rubber promoters
Added: 8 Sep 2025
New capacity in Goose Creek, South Carolina to support domestic demand, improve supply reliability
Mesnac unit to power Cambodian industrial park with biomass project
Added: 8 Sep 2025
Industrial park home to Doublestar-Ube tire JV, Firemax Cambodia operations
Wacker starts serial production of flexible sensor electronics
Added: 8 Sep 2025
Laminates made from stacks of “highly stretchable insulating and electrically conductive silicone r…
NASA calls to ‘rock and roll’ with new lunar wheel challenge
Added: 8 Sep 2025
Challenge seeks to create “lightweight, flexible, long service-life wheel and tire” for harsh envir…
ECHA examining n-hexane, other chemicals as substances of very high concern
Added: 8 Sep 2025
Proposals by Slovenia, Sweden raise concern over 'organ toxicity’ after repeated exposure
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 5 Sep 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Sumitomo Rubber advances visualisation of tire rubber reinforcement
Added: 5 Sep 2025
Joint research with Tohoku University maps distribution of strain-induced crystallisation
Conti acquires rubber pyrolysis technology from UK start-up
Added: 5 Sep 2025
ContiTech secures exclusive patent rights, says it can recycle “complex rubber compounds on an indu…
ZC Rubber redirects IPO funds from Thailand expansion to China plant
Added: 5 Sep 2025
Thai project continues with own funding, completion slated for 2026
German rubber industry welcomes end of national reporting rules
Added: 5 Sep 2025
But WDK warns relief could be cancelled out by upcoming European supply chain act
Chinese team develops “thermoelectric rubber” for wearable devices
Added: 5 Sep 2025
Peking University researchers optimise elastomer material to generate electricity from body heat
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DuPont selling Aramids business to Arclin
Added: 4 Sep 2025
Divestment for $1.8bn to 'streamline portfolio and improve financial profile...'
Hankook signals ‘expansion investments' in US, Europe
Added: 4 Sep 2025
South Korean tire maker planning to gradually increase dividend payout
UK consumer tire volumes down 16% in H1
Added: 4 Sep 2025
Data reflects ‘complex and shifting market landscape,’ according to BTMA
Prinx links 34% earnings dip to materials costs, tariffs
Added: 4 Sep 2025
Chinese tire maker aims to optimise domestic and overseas capacity to counter global trade friction
Endurica: Oxidation modelling to reinforce case for retreading
Added: 4 Sep 2025
New prediction tools can extend casing life while ensuring safety and performance
Michelin calls for “reliable testing methods” for Euro 7 tire emissions
Added: 3 Sep 2025
French group warns immediate adoption of lab method would pose “substantial risks”
