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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
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
Added: 3 Aug 2020
Unit operating income falls 103% in the quarter ended 30 June

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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 31 Jul 2020
Irish supplier expects second quarter to be the "trough" of the curve

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"
Added: 30 Jul 2020
US materials supplier observes "significant end-market improvement”

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
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
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
Added: 29 Jul 2020
Processors and equipment makers invited to supply expert viewpoints on this important topic

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
Added: 29 Jul 2020
French group sees "greatest uncertainty" in Covid's potential impact on future air travel demand
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