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Tatneft, Kazakh partner to set up tire production plant 

Tatneft, Kazakh partner to set up tire production plant 

Added: 3 Aug 2020

Proposed joint venture project to expand Tatneft's tire production footprint outside Russia

ERJ offers new directory service for rubber industry  

ERJ offers new directory service for rubber industry  

Added: 3 Aug 2020

Comprehensive resource covering suppliers, processors and service providers operating in the elasto…

Zeon’s elastomers unit reports "drastic" drop in results

Zeon’s elastomers unit reports "drastic" drop in results

Added: 3 Aug 2020

Unit operating income falls 103% in the quarter ended 30 June

Trinseo to close PBR rubber plant in Germany

Trinseo to close PBR rubber plant in Germany

Added: 3 Aug 2020

Company initiated a consultation process in March to review the future the site 

Goodyear optimistic despite 41% sales decline

Goodyear optimistic despite 41% sales decline

Added: 1 Aug 2020

US tire maker says second quarter was "the most challenging quarter" in its 122-year history

Dow begins reopening polymer plants

Dow begins reopening polymer plants

Added: 31 Jul 2020

Plastics and elastomer plants were halted as demand slumped with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic…

Dow to cut workforce by 6%, lower costs

Dow to cut workforce by 6%, lower costs

Added: 31 Jul 2020

US chemicals company to reduce costs by an additional $150 million in 2020

UK car production down 43%, more than 11,000 job cuts in first half

UK car production down 43%, more than 11,000 job cuts in first half

Added: 31 Jul 2020

Manufacturing slowly ramped up in June, but social distancing measures and weak demand restricted o…

Researchers claim 3D printed latex rubber breakthrough

Researchers claim 3D printed latex rubber breakthrough

Added: 31 Jul 2020

Process enables use of latex rubber for applications such as soft robotics, medical devices, or sho…

Eaton sales, net income fall steeply in second quarter

Eaton sales, net income fall steeply in second quarter

Added: 31 Jul 2020

Irish supplier expects second quarter to be the "trough" of the curve

Rubber Price Monitor: Mixed picture

Rubber Price Monitor: Mixed picture

Added: 31 Jul 2020

Markets generally subdued due to slow demand

Opinion: Red card for ECHA sports-surfacing ban

Opinion: Red card for ECHA sports-surfacing ban

Added: 30 Jul 2020

Proposal based on incorrect assumptions, runs counter to EU circular-economy and public-wellbeing s…

Trinseo believes worst of Covid now "behind us" 

Trinseo believes worst of Covid now "behind us" 

Added: 30 Jul 2020

US materials supplier observes "significant end-market improvement” 

German auto supplier sets up production line for face masks

German auto supplier sets up production line for face masks

Added: 30 Jul 2020

KB Backhaus now produces 12,500 per day of "community masks" 

Wacker reports weak results as demand declines

Added: 30 Jul 2020

Silicones business reports lower sales, earnings, mainly due to slow automotive market

US-based International Elastomer Conference goes virtual 

US-based International Elastomer Conference goes virtual 

Added: 30 Jul 2020

The event had been scheduled for 20-22 October at the in Knoxville, Tennessee

Pirelli releases new tubeless pro bicycle tires

Pirelli releases new tubeless pro bicycle tires

Added: 30 Jul 2020

Tires were developed with SmartEVO compound which combines three different polymers

 Survey: Remote-monitoring in the tire and rubber-product industries

Survey: Remote-monitoring in the tire and rubber-product industries

Added: 29 Jul 2020

Processors and equipment makers invited to supply expert viewpoints on this important topic
 

Four international standards released for tire RFID

Four international standards released for tire RFID

Added: 29 Jul 2020

Standards initiated by China and mainly drafted by tire machinery maker Mesnac

Michelin expects 'robust' long-term outlook for tire industry

Michelin expects 'robust' long-term outlook for tire industry

Added: 29 Jul 2020

French group sees "greatest uncertainty" in Covid's potential impact on future air travel demand