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China’s 11-month tire production records first growth in 2020
Added: 18 Jan 2021
First time in 2020 that the year-to-month production showed growth from a year ago
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Added: 17 Jan 2021
Features and special reports in the editorial line-up for ERJ January/February issue, and beyond...…
ANRPC notes rubber price recovery
Added: 17 Jan 2021
December strengthening despite continuing uncertainty caused by the global pandemic
ANRPC upgrades forecasts for rubber supply and demand
Added: 17 Jan 2021
World NR consumption anticipated to register sustained growth in January
Biesterfeld to supply Denka acrylate rubbers
Added: 17 Jan 2021
Deal with Japan polymer maker covers most of Europe plus Turkey, Russia, Brazil
Synthomer CEO MacLean to stand down by early 2022
Added: 17 Jan 2021
Polymer group leader has presided over major investments and acquisitions during his six-year tenur…
Safic-Alcan extends distribution deal with Momentive
Added: 17 Jan 2021
Covers products used as chemical processing aids, foam control and mould release agents in industri…
Audia Elastomers advances new range of “sustainable” TPEs
Added: 17 Jan 2021
Customisable grades produced from post-consumer, post-industrial, bio-based, and marine sources
Tyrata advances real-time monitoring of tire tread wear
Added: 17 Jan 2021
New fleet system said to readily deliver automated tread depth monitoring
Ferentino Tire opens $250m production plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 15 Jan 2021
Facility in Horana Wagawatta industrial zone inaugurated by country's president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa…
Synthomer raises earnings guidance by 10%
Added: 15 Jan 2021
UK polymers group bolstered by Omnova and continued strength in performance elastomers
Apollo claims “industry first” for service centre in India
Added: 15 Jan 2021
Tire maker launches initiative for “on-the-spot customer grievance redressal”
ECHA starts tap water clean-up under revised directive
Added: 14 Jan 2021
EU rubber industry backs moves to list substances that can be safely used in contact with drinking …
Momentive acquires KCC silicones business
Added: 14 Jan 2021
Deal intended to strengthen group’s global capabilities in advanced silicones
EU car registrations down 26% near yearend 2020
Added: 14 Jan 2021
Decline of 12.0% in November as European countries took step to combat Covid-19 pandemic
Sailun to expand Vietnam tire capacity
Added: 13 Jan 2021
Chinese tire maker's project will take three years to complete and create over 1,500 new jobs
Alfani steps into top role at Versalis
Added: 13 Jan 2021
New CEO replaces Daniele Ferrari, who will leave the company at the end of 2021
Kuraray raising elastomer prices, again
Added: 13 Jan 2021
Decision follows a similar round of price hikes introduced at the start of December
Sumitomo Chemical to tap CO2 from propylene process
Added: 13 Jan 2021
Singapore project aims to produce methanol from by-products of propane dehydrogenation
Explosion and fire at Synthos synthetic rubber plant
Added: 12 Jan 2021
“Uncontrolled ignition” at emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber production plant in Oswiecim
