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Carbon Black World event postponed amid Covid concerns
Added: 9 Oct 2020
Organisers are yet to announce new dates for the biennial conference

Rubber Price Monitor: Markets dip
Added: 9 Oct 2020
Most major natural rubber futures markets fell slightly

Sumitomo Rubber begins remote tire monitoring trials
Added: 9 Oct 2020
Japanese tire manufacturer expects the service to particularly help autonomous vehicles

Year-to-date report: Falken boss on tackling the huge challenges that have emerged in 2020
Added: 8 Oct 2020
Q&A with Markus Bogner, president of Falken Tyre Europe GmbH

Continental mulls selling parts of ContiTech rubber unit
Added: 8 Oct 2020
German group negotiating with potential buyers as part of 10-year austerity programme

Hexpol Q3 results to come in “well above” market expectations
Added: 8 Oct 2020
Swedish compounder links gains to higher volumes and "substantially lower costs”...

Safic-Alcan France achieves EcoVadis gold rating
Added: 8 Oct 2020
French chemicals distributor has put in place a CSR assessment process since 2014

Nokian names new North America boss
Added: 8 Oct 2020
Former SVP Americas Mark Earl leaves the company to pursue other career opportunities

Monolith set to go green with carbon black
Added: 8 Oct 2020
US-based manufacturer set to make first run of commoditised carbon black using natural gas as a fee…

Q&A: UTH at live RubberTech China 2020 show
Added: 8 Oct 2020
ERJ asks general manager about German equipment maker’s experiences at expo staged recently in Shan…

OCSiAl opens first graphene nanotube R&D centre in Europe
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Facility to focus on materials engineering for car bodies and energy-efficient tires

ExxonMobil to cut 1,600 jobs across European operations
Added: 7 Oct 2020
US chemicals company cites Covid-19 impact on demand as reason for proposed cuts

Nexen uses AI, big data to reduce tire noise
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Tire maker develops technology in joint collaboration with Hyundai-Kia and Inha University in Korea…

Mitsubishi Chemical completes acquisition of US silicones specialist
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Deal transfers Gelest Intermediate Holding from private equity control

Top Glove more than doubles remediation package for labourers
Added: 7 Oct 2020
Malaysian rubber gloves maker revises up amount following recommendations by independent consultant…

Smiley Monroe opens first US production centre
Added: 7 Oct 2020
New plant is particularly focused on manufacturing replacement belts for US market

Pressures are altering automotive supplier landscape
Added: 6 Oct 2020
PwC consultant expects 50-100 supplier bankruptcies in the next six to nine months...

Apollo Tyres appoints chief digital officer
Added: 6 Oct 2020
Newly created position in London part of Indian tire maker's 'digital journey'

US agency votes to proceed with 'expedited' review of China import duties
Added: 6 Oct 2020
'Sunset review' to determine revocation of duty orders on passenger car and light truck tires

White paper: Why tire air retention matters now more than ever
Added: 6 Oct 2020
ExxonMobil study shows how proper inflation is becoming ever more critical as electric vehicles put…