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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

China tire exports continue to rise in August
Added: 25 Sep 2020
First time in 2020 that all export figures show year-on-year increases

Tire Cologne 2021 offers “hybrid event” to counter Covid impact
Added: 25 Sep 2020
A 'parallel' digital show to take place for exhibitors and visitors who cannot travel to Cologne
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Italian private equity fund acquiring Manuli oil & marine business
Added: 25 Sep 2020
Italian rubber goods manufacturer says divested unit no longer a "core" business

Bridgestone winter tire tops ADAC test
Added: 24 Sep 2020
Blizzak LM005 employs high-silica Nano ProTech compound, designed to keep rubber soft at low temper…

GPSNR votes for smallholder inclusion
Added: 24 Sep 2020
New standalone category created for smallholders to offer equal role in decision making

US department set to rule on 'sunset' review of China duties
Added: 24 Sep 2020
Department of Commerce nears October deadline to issue ruling on duties for Chinese consumer tires

Malaysian Rubber Board sees Covid uncertainties weighing on NR prices
Added: 24 Sep 2020
For the near term, natural rubber prices are expected to remain "steady"

Avon wins €80m deal for helmet supply to US army
Added: 24 Sep 2020
Contract follows existing low-rate production agreement for the head protection system

Siemens logistics system to support Kama truck tire expansion
Added: 24 Sep 2020
Russian tire maker more than doubling production capacity in two-phase project

ETRMA in “urgent” call over new chemical substances database
Added: 23 Sep 2020
Grouping of 40 organisations calls for a 12-month delay to implementation of database

LMC sees "V-shaped" recovery in global car market
Added: 23 Sep 2020
UK analyst group warns that sustaining the rebound will be difficult

Automotive market decline to have long-term impact on elastomer demand
Added: 23 Sep 2020
Industry consultant expects Covid-19 effects to be seen “for several years” in TPE sector

SI Group develops resorcinol-free rubber bonding resin
Added: 23 Sep 2020
New additive billed as 'more sustainable and safer' option compared to traditional bonding agents

Nippon Soda: Use of 1,2-polybutadiene in CSM rubber applications
Added: 22 Sep 2020
Liquid polybutadiene with a higher content of 1,2-vinyl units can be produced by the living-anion p…

Technical paper: Use of 1,2-polybutadiene in CSM rubber applications
Added: 22 Sep 2020
Nippon Soda study shows 1,2-epoxidised PB can serve as an acid acceptor for halogenated rubber – he…