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Added: 3 Apr 2020
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Natural Rubber Markets Monitor: Prices tumble
Added: 3 Apr 2020
Markets decline amid lower production and consumption estimates by ANRPC

Synthomer completes Omnova acquisition
Added: 3 Apr 2020
Acquisition creates a “major world-wide player in water-based polymer solutions”

Italian brake system maker acquires minority stake in Pirelli
Added: 3 Apr 2020
Acquisition part of a “non-speculative, long-term approach," according to Brembo

Avon lands $21m mask order from US
Added: 3 Apr 2020
Company has also signed a four-year contract to supply the US army with its body armour plates

Goodyear to extends shutdowns at EMEA, Americas plants
Added: 3 Apr 2020
Company monitoring inventory levels "to keep essential community services moving"

Thousands impacted as Tristone idles production plants
Added: 3 Apr 2020
But both of the company's plants in China are currently running “at close to planned levels”

UK team targets graphene ink for smart tires
Added: 2 Apr 2020
University of Sussex working with German automotive company to advance nano-tech, tire-monitoring t…

Michelin shareholders to meet ‘behind closed doors’, 2019 dividend cut
Added: 2 Apr 2020
Reducing proposed dividend to €2, about half the initially announced pay-out

Europe's auto industry sees unprecedented crisis following production losses
Added: 2 Apr 2020
Covid-19 has led to the worst crisis ever to impact the automotive sector, according to ACEA direct…

GRI exempted from Sri Lanka Covid lockdown
Added: 2 Apr 2020
Government has also declared the natural rubber industry as essential, according to GRI

Giti to suspend production at US tire plant
Added: 2 Apr 2020
Company manufactures passenger and light truck tires at the South Carolina production unit

Sumitomo Rubber develops low-odour NR
Added: 2 Apr 2020
New technique uses a processing technology to suppress odour-making elements

Trinseo "evaluating" certain German rubber assets
Added: 2 Apr 2020
In consultation talks over polybutadiene and styrene monomer production units

AirBoss to produce respirators for US emergency agency
Added: 2 Apr 2020
Deal represents single largest order received by the Airboss Defense Group to date

Toyoda Gosei consolidating Indian operations
Added: 2 Apr 2020
Country remains a focus market for the Japanese automotive supplier

Conti starts “short-time” working in Germany, mulls similar measures elsewhere
Added: 1 Apr 2020
Scheme impacts 30,000 employees and could last up to 12 months, according to the German group

Linglong announces fifth China plant; targets global top-five spot by 2030
Added: 1 Apr 2020
Has revamped its “5+3” strategy into “6+6,” intending to set up six China plants and six overseas b…

Analysis: Fate of oil & gas market grips industry
Added: 1 Apr 2020
Rubber companies could feel the pain of lower demand for seals, gaskets and other parts for drillin…