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Sumitomo Rubber doubling rubber gloves capacity in Malaysia
Added: 18 Aug 2020
The products are destined for Japan for domestic use, according to company spokesman

RIEG to hold online event on low-temperature elastomers
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Event to be held in the afternoon of 11 Sept and will be moderated by Prof James Busfield

Bridgestone tire line enables "customised performance" at mining sites
Added: 18 Aug 2020
The line has been initially launched globally in 63-inch rim diameter sizes

Bekaert expects Brazil rubber downturn to continue
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Order activity was impacted particularly by Covid-related stoppages in the construction sector

Comerio Ercole team starts up calendering line 10,000km away
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Commissioning project for customer in the Far East took place at height of the Covid pandemic

Apollo launches ’30-day’ money-back guarantee for bike tires
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Test challenge is 'a show of confidence' in the performance of products

Zeon raising NBR prices
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Japanese supplier says could not absorb costs “due to the severe economic environment”

Cooper Standard cutting more than 80 jobs at US facility
Added: 18 Aug 2020
Michigan-based automotive supplier announced earlier this year that it would close two facilities
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Bekaert's rubber reinforcement unit 'most affected' by pandemic
Added: 18 Aug 2020
But the Belgian group expects recovery in the second half of the year

USTMA adds board members, asks chair to remain in place
Added: 17 Aug 2020
The association represents 13 tire manufactures in the US with annual sales are more than $27 milli…

Lower raw material prices drive up Linglong’s first half earnings
Added: 17 Aug 2020
Company claims to be the most profitable Chinese tire maker in the first six months of 2020

Malaysia engineering group enters rubber gloves business
Added: 17 Aug 2020
ATS aiming to acquire Pearl Glove and to commission 20 new production lines in 36 months

July global automotive sales show ‘broad but fragile’ recovery
Added: 17 Aug 2020
LMC Automotive forecasts that sales in western Europe will fall by 24% this year to 10.85 million v…

Rubber chemicals maker China Sunsine’s profits down on weak tire demand
Added: 17 Aug 2020
Company says Covid pandemic, US-China 'toxic' relationship add to uncertainties

Synthomer consolidating European elastomers operations
Added: 17 Aug 2020
UK-based supplier to add NBR latex capacity in Europe, studying future of two SBR units

ERJ: Players of the Week
Added: 15 Aug 2020
Stand-out comments, developments and performances this week in the international rubber industry

Semperit to go ahead with medical unit divestment despite high demand
Added: 14 Aug 2020
Austrian group disclosed in January plans to 'separate' Sempermed to focus on industrial segment
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Semperit boosts profitability as it keeps gloves on
Added: 14 Aug 2020
Austrian group expects 2020 earnings to be “significantly higher” than a year ago

Thomas Swan to distribute carbon nanotube additives in North America
Added: 14 Aug 2020
Products by MRD intended for use in industrial rubber goods and tire markets

JSR's elastomers unit in red as automotive, tire demands fall
Added: 14 Aug 2020
Both sales and volumes declined 40% in the three months to end of June