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Brexit could still cost UK chemicals industry over €1bn
Added: 3 Jan 2021
Relief over free-trade deal tempered by concern over introduction of new UK REACH regime

Datwyler seals Nespresso deal extension
Added: 3 Jan 2021
New contract covers capsules and seals production for portioned coffee product lines

China’s tire exports maintain upswing towards yearend
Added: 24 Dec 2020
Official figures for November show a 23% increase from the same month a year ago

Avon Rubber wobble on US contract delays
Added: 23 Dec 2020
Approval processes delayed “as a result of a failure encountered in first article testing”

Apollo launches new on-line sales platform for tires
Added: 23 Dec 2020
E-commerce portal for passenger car and two-wheeler customers being rolled out in India

Nokian eyes 2021 recovery following solid third quarter
Added: 22 Dec 2020
Executive: North America sales grew 25% sales ahead of expected winter tire uptick in the final qua…

Malaysian rubber gloves association warns against scams
Added: 22 Dec 2020
MARGMA: With order lead-times running at up to eight weeks, caution is urged around suppliers claim…

Enviro, Michelin agree terms for strategic partnership
Added: 22 Dec 2020
Two sides agree on the principle terms for establishing a joint tire recycling plant, license agree…

ETRMA welcomes revised EU drinking water directive
Added: 22 Dec 2020
The revision now describes a comprehensive framework for products in contact with drinking water
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TPU dimples give robots the human touch
Added: 22 Dec 2020
Research team believes domes could power robotic hands with grip similar to human ones

SPC Rubber expands colour compounds factory
Added: 22 Dec 2020
UK-based compounder developing capabilities to meet post-Brexit trading conditions next year
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Michelin raising tire prices in US
Added: 22 Dec 2020
French group is the eighth tire maker to institute or announce price hikes in the US in recent mont…

Sumitomo targets 'rubber & beyond' in new corporate philosophy
Added: 22 Dec 2020
Japanese manufacturer says will 'expand possibilities of rubber' to develop new technologies
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EuroPUR: Europe's TDI supply still tight
Added: 22 Dec 2020
Demand for PU foam remains strong in Europe, especially in the furniture and bedding sectors.

The year that was anything but 20/20
Added: 21 Dec 2020
As the year draws to a close, ERJ takes a look at the top 20 news stories of the year, many of whic…

Survey: Covid heralds “renaissance of own cars”
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Continental social mobility study finds slump in vehicle sharing due to pandemic

Turkish hose maker Teklas to open first US factory
Added: 21 Dec 2020
New facility in Georgia to employ 120 people and serve as company's US headquarters

Monolith to add ammonia unit at green carbon black plant
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Will enhance sustainability of “emission-free" facility for production of carbon black and ammonia
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Bridgestone settles copyright infringement lawsuit in China
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Chinese garment company allegedly infringed Bridgestone's B mark as a ‘work of fine art’

Vystar partners with Indian rubber association to advance deproteinised latex
Added: 21 Dec 2020
Collaboration aims to develop viscoelastic DPNR variants for application in specific green tires, "…