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Iranian tire maker launches startup support programme
Added: 30 Sep 2020
First Barez camp to focus on industrial parts supply, which has been impacted by sanctions

Opinion: A new "golden age" for passenger tire retreading
Added: 30 Sep 2020
Industry expert sees growing opportunities and business case for the retread of car tires

Sibur names new plastics and elastomers boss in management restructure
Added: 30 Sep 2020
Alexander Petrov formerly served as managing director for economic and finance activities at Russia…

UK association warns against growing ELT ‘fly-tipping’
Added: 30 Sep 2020
TRA says "exceptional set of circumstances" could lead to increase in abandonment of old tires

Siemens expert discusses shift to use of remote technologies in tire industry
Added: 30 Sep 2020
Q&A with Peter Haan, global head of vertical market management tire at the leading automation vendo…

Troester expert assesses role of remote technologies in tire & rubber manufacturing industry
Added: 30 Sep 2020
Q&A with Timo Kröger, head of electrical departments at the Hanover-based rubber machinery maker

Pyrolyx delists from Australian, German markets following extended closure
Added: 29 Sep 2020
Operations remain closed at rCB production facilities following Covid-19 shutdowns

Bridgestone to exit kart-tire sector
Added: 29 Sep 2020
Decision made as Japanese group reviews operations under mid-long term strategy

Germany's VCI warns new EU climate goals to impact competitiveness
Added: 29 Sep 2020
Chemicals association says competitors in China, US do not have to bear environmental costs

Bridgestone exclusive tire partner for new Maserati supercar
Added: 29 Sep 2020
Japanese group supplies ‘custom-engineered’ Potenza tires to recently launched MC20

SI develops resorcinol-free and bio-renewable bonding resin
Added: 29 Sep 2020
New resin claimed to be more sustainable and safer than traditional adhesives

Avon completes divestment of dairy equipment unit
Added: 28 Sep 2020
Business unit to continue as a stand-alone operation within the DeLaval group

Fenner expanding coated textile operations in US
Added: 28 Sep 2020
New treatment line to help establish "a complete coated fabric and technical textile portfolio”
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Semperit delays divestment of gloves business as earnings rise
Added: 28 Sep 2020
Austrian group also sees "slight recovery" in industrial rubber products segment

India’s MTPL starts production at off-highway tire plant
Added: 28 Sep 2020
Facility to produce Ascenso-branded off-road tires for global markets

India probing dumping of fumed silica from China, Korea
Added: 28 Sep 2020
Investigation authority says it has sufficient evidence that product being dumped

ERJ News: Rubber Industry Players of the Week
Added: 26 Sep 2020
Stand-out comments, developments and performances this week in the international rubber industry
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Rubber Price Monitor: Ups and downs
Added: 25 Sep 2020
Prices flat following a sharp bounce in August and early September

Trelleborg expands recently acquired silicone operations in US
Added: 25 Sep 2020
Move to help meet growing demand for silicone moulded components

Hartalega: Gloves to be in short-supply until 2024
Added: 25 Sep 2020
Current capacity expansions could take four years to bring inventories up to required levels