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Avon Technologies reports higher first-half sales and profit
Added: 5 Jun 2026
UK supplier cites operational improvements, growing demand amid "rapidly changing geopolitical back…

Technology Focus – Fast-charging SBR
Added: 5 Jun 2026
ERJ spotlights leading-edge elastomer/rubber design, materials and manufacturing technologies

Covestro opens TPU application development centre in southern China
Added: 5 Jun 2026
New Guangzhou facility complements Zhuhai production site and Changhua R&D operations

Elastomers for Sustainability – Top 10
Added: 5 Jun 2026
New E4S ranking of materials-science and related projects in the global rubber & tire industry
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ECHA reports ‘strong stakeholder engagement’ over PFAS consultation
Added: 4 Jun 2026
More than 3.5k comments submitted for consultation on SEAC proposed draft opinion

3M agrees sale of Dyneon business in Germany
Added: 4 Jun 2026
Transfer of ownership follows group's exit from PFAS manufacturing in 2025

Orion chief warns EU carbon policy risks shifting jobs, emissions to Asia
Added: 4 Jun 2026
Carbon black producer urges Brussels to adopt climate measures based on science, manufacturing real…

Hexpol extends tie-up to advance ‘next-generation’ lab testing capabilities
Added: 4 Jun 2026
Polymer group renews partnership spanning more than 50 years with Alpha Technologies

Cancarb commissions 3.5MW solar facility at Alberta plant
Added: 4 Jun 2026
Project to supply part of power demand at Medicine Hat carbon black manufacturing site

Goodyear selected for lunar vehicle tire programme
Added: 4 Jun 2026
US manufacturer to supply tires for NASA Artemis missions planned from 2028

Calling all – Custom Compounders
Added: 3 Jun 2026
ERJ Custom Compounding Survey 2026 open to all suppliers of rubber- and/or elastomer compounds

Mitsui Chemicals starts up elastomer plant in Singapore
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Operating rates remain ‘limited’ amid olefin procurement headwinds

Sumitomo Rubber taps AI to cut tire analysis time by 90%
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Technology developed with Fujitsu reduces processing time from 45 minutes to five minutes

TVS Srichakra approves €20m expansion at India tire plant
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Investment to increase two-wheeler, off-highway tire production capacity at Tamil Nadu site
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US launches duties probe into Chinese rubber chemical CBS imports
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Lanxess petition alleges subsidised CBS imports are causing injury to domestic industry

Pirelli, Bolder launch tire-to-tire recycling project in North America
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Recovered carbon black from manufacturing scrap reused in new tire production

Tyres Europe welcomes new EUDR draft, calls for ‘swift adoption’
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Rapid finalisation of text provides legal certainty for operators currently adapting internal syste…

Freudenberg Medical set to close California plant in restructuring move
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Manufacturer to consolidate thermoplastic and silicone manufacturing under one roof

Rubber futures up on speculative buying, Thai supply concerns
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Japan rubber futures hit “highest level since April 2011,” in line with strong buying interest in C…

Mesnac steps up India focus
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Chinese machinery supplier resumes participation in market after eight-year absence
