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Tocom starts TSR futures trading

Rubber futures hit two-month high amid Thai flooding, heavy rains

Added: 10 Dec 2024

Effects of flooding in southern Thailand expected to last for six weeks

DuPont: Advanced plastics and elastomers for vehicle engine systems

Regulation, labour, and EUDR: ETRMA’s policy recommendations for EU automotive ecosystem

Added: 10 Dec 2024

Recommendations designed to create a "conducive regulatory environment..."

“As a leading international financial institutions the EBRD’s decision to trust in Turkey and Brisa despite the current conditions and provide a US$ 150 million loan with convenient terms is truly encouraging and promising,” said Brisa CEO Yigit Gürçay.

Turkish antitrust authority launches probe into tire maker Brisa

Added: 10 Dec 2024

Bridgestone-Sabanci tire manufacturing JV investigated for potential breach of  competition regulat…

Zeon advances AI data-sharing in synthetic rubber collaboration

Added: 10 Dec 2024

Linked databases improved by combining scientific data on ingredients and formulas

Celanese announces new CEO, leadership transition

Added: 10 Dec 2024

Scott Richardson appointed chief executive, replacing Lori Ryerkerk who is stepping down...

Dow appoints Karen Carter as chief operating officer

Added: 9 Dec 2024

Carter tasked to drive growth with focus on strengthening customer engagement and relationships

Camso raising aftermarket prices globally up to 6%

Ceat acquiring Camso brand, units from Michelin

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Deal worth $225m includes two Sri Lanka-based plants producing bias tires, tracks for construction …

Camac Tyres adds compounds division for retreads, belting sectors

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Newly formed Camac Compounding to leverage parent group SPC’s resources and technical capabilities

Bridgestone 'on track' with investment plans in Spain

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Japanese group already invested €33m in Burgos PCR tire plant in 2024, earmarks another €45m for 20…

Germany’s VCI calls on future government to drop renewable energy surcharge

China’s Black Cat progresses 'wet-mixing' reinforced rubber project

Added: 8 Dec 2024

Civil engineering work on project to produce rubber composite masterbatch said to be 80% complete

RFID tag maker Beontag opens $80m facility in US

Added: 6 Dec 2024

Among other products, the facility in Dayton, Ohio, will produce tire tags

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

European regulatory bodies agree to delay EUDR

Added: 6 Dec 2024

Postponement decision follows weeks of confusion over controversial anti-deforestation regulation

China’s rubber machinery leaders map the way forward

Added: 6 Dec 2024

Challenges and opportunities discussed at meeting co-hosted by MESNAC and CRIA branch

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 6 Dec 2024

Guizhou project... Linglong Thai figures... Hose expansion... Sentury Morocco... USTMA data... Tire…

HF advancing new condition monitoring software

Added: 6 Dec 2024

Global project focused on development of advanced CM technology for both mixing lines and curing pr…

Tosoh converting recovered CO2 into urethane feedstock

Added: 6 Dec 2024

New facility employing proprietary amine in process that provides CO for manufacture of isocyanates

Opinion: Step up to the platform

USTMA raises 2024 tire shipment forecast for US market

Added: 5 Dec 2024

US tire industry association expects record volumes with 2.1% year-on-year increase to almost 340m …

Strike threat at Hankook – report

Hankook Tire names new CEO, European president

Added: 5 Dec 2024

Jongho Park to lead European operations, replacing Sanghoon Lee who is taking on the top role at th…

Omya acquiring Distrupol, adding polymer distribution business

Added: 5 Dec 2024

New business to be led by former Biesterfeld executive Carsten Harms

Sumitomo develops 'faster, more accurate' tire noise simulation method

Added: 5 Dec 2024

Technology improves prediction accuracy and cuts calculation time down to 'a week'