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Registration deadline approaching for UK elastomers sustainability event
Added: 10 Nov 2020
Free webinar to discuss sustainability challenges facing suppliers and manufacturers in elastomers/…

ETRMA welcomes new EU effort to expand waste framework
Added: 9 Nov 2020
New European Commission initiative to further develop criteria for end-of-waste and by-products
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Sumitomo Rubber settles patent, design rights lawsuit with Chinese tire maker
Added: 9 Nov 2020
Japanese tire and rubebr group filed the initial lawsuit against Timsun Rubber Tire in January 2019…

New Covid-19 lockdowns imperil European car sales recovery
Added: 9 Nov 2020
Showrooms closed for the month of November in France and the UK, while curfews restrict dealers' fo…

Australian tire recycler to double capacity
Added: 9 Nov 2020
GDT launches expansion project in anticipation of a government ban against export of whole waste ti…

Semperit raises 2020 earnings outlook
Added: 6 Nov 2020
Austrian group expects earnings to be “significantly above the previous year’s figures and the prev…

ERJ News: Rubber Industry Players of the Week
Added: 6 Nov 2020
Stand-out developments and performances this week in the international rubber industry

Michelin unveils ‘eco-responsible’ tire
Added: 6 Nov 2020
French group to launch e-Primacy car tire line in Europe in spring 2021

Orion rubber blacks sales down, recovery in sight
Added: 6 Nov 2020
Volumes were up 66% compared to the previous quarter reflecting "partial end market recovery"
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Enviro studying large-scale tire pyrolysis plant in UK
Added: 6 Nov 2020
Innovate UK funds feasibility study to explore recovering oil and carbon black from domestic ELTs

Hartalega posts 424% rise in profit as revenues soar
Added: 6 Nov 2020
Lower raw materials costs and "better production efficiency" buoy Malaysian gloves make

Rubber Price Monitor: Markets rally
Added: 6 Nov 2020
Double-digit gains in Shanghai and Tokyo, as supply remains tight

Malaysia Rubber Board foresees short-term NR price improvement
Added: 5 Nov 2020
Higher prices supported by rising demand from China and tight supply

US agency makes preliminary determination for duties on Vietnam tire imports
Added: 5 Nov 2020
Commerce Department is scheduled to announce final determination in March next year

"Slow recovery" for Sibur elastomer unit as China demand picks up
Added: 5 Nov 2020
But third quarter sales continue to decline as volumes are affected by Covid shutdowns...

Apollo reports “strong rebound” in revenue, profitability
Added: 5 Nov 2020
Tire maker returns to profit as 'best ever volumes' posted in India

ERJ Tire Tracker
Added: 4 Nov 2020
Pirelli debuts new technologies with Cinturato Winter 2... Conti OE fitted on new Mercedes... Bridg…

Bridgestone set to close South Africa plant shortly
Added: 4 Nov 2020
Japanese tire & rubber group announced its proposal to close the Port Elizabeth facility in August …

BKT to start making 57-inch OTR radial tire in 2021
Added: 4 Nov 2020
Production based at off-highway specialist’s factory in Bhuj, northwest India

Kuraray raising elastomer prices
Added: 4 Nov 2020
Japanese materials supplier cites increasing feedstock prices for the decision