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Chinese TPU maker Miracll goes public, raises fund for expansion

Chinese TPU maker Miracll goes public, raises fund for expansion

Added: 4 Aug 2020

Company went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 20 July

Shin-Etsu claims new low-siloxane silicone emulsion

Shin-Etsu claims new low-siloxane silicone emulsion

Added: 4 Aug 2020

Product developed to comply with recent REACH restrictions on siloxane concentration

Technology: Toyo develops AI-based model to estimate tire wear

Technology: Toyo develops AI-based model to estimate tire wear

Added: 4 Aug 2020

System specifically designed for transport services and enables digital monitoring of tires

Hankook second quarter sales, earnings fall

Hankook second quarter sales, earnings fall

Added: 4 Aug 2020

Company adjusting wages to curb the impact of the Covid pandemic

USTMA revises 2020 replacement market forecast up slightly

USTMA revises 2020 replacement market forecast up slightly

Added: 4 Aug 2020

Overall US tire shipments are expected to fall by more than 50 million units compared to 2019

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