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Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Review of the key figures and data to emerge this week from leading players in the global industries

ERJ Trends 2024: End-of-life tire pyrolysis
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Solid progress reported by backers of recycling technology seen as key to tire industry's net-zero …

Sumitomo Riko opens rubber bearings factory in Japan
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Project part of a broader renovation project at company’s facilities in Komaki, Japan

Princeton engineers tap TPEs for ‘stretchable, flexible, recyclable’ 3D printing materials
Added: 20 Dec 2024
Researchers develop block copolymer which forms stiff cylindrical structures inside a stretchy poly…

Michelin North America mulling $160m expansion project
Added: 19 Dec 2024
Enters negotiations with local authorities in Lexington, South Carolina for investment in the regio…

ZC Rubber starts commercial production at Indonesia tire plant
Added: 19 Dec 2024
Products include TBR and two-wheeler tires, bias tires, inner tubes, tracks and carbon black

Conti set to initiate sale of ContiTech automotive parts unit in first quarter of 2025
Added: 19 Dec 2024
Supplier of rubber products to automotive OEMs currently being presented to potential buyers, partn…

Trelleborg expanding in India with new marine equipment facility
Added: 19 Dec 2024
New plant near Ahmedabad to specialise in ‘marine systems and infrastructure’

Yokohama Rubber rolls out RFID technology for conveyor belts
Added: 19 Dec 2024
Sensor system monitors operation of belts and detects potential issues in real-time...
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Tire & Rubber Machinery in 2025
Added: 19 Dec 2024
Help us identify the most significant technology trends in the rubber and tire industries in 2025

Datwyler launches “comprehensive" action plan to revive business growth
Added: 18 Dec 2024
Swiss group’s transformation programme to address challenges in healthcare, automotive markets
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ETRMA welcomes green light for European anti-deforestation law
Added: 18 Dec 2024
McCarthy: “Clear, timelines and practical guidance are essential for our industry to comply effecti…

Chinese construction group wins tire plant project in Cambodia
Added: 18 Dec 2024
Factory to have an annual capacity of nearly 8 million units of passenger car and truck & bus tires…

Evonik introduces new management model for ‘leaner’ operations
Added: 18 Dec 2024
German chemicals group consolidates operations under two segments of custom solutions, advanced tec…
Teknor Apex showcases advances in EV coolant hose technology
Added: 18 Dec 2024
Event at Maillerfer's R&D centre highlighted advances in elastomer materials for electric vehicles
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UK free trade deal 'to boost' natural rubber trade with Malaysia
Added: 18 Dec 2024
CPTPP entering into force from mid-December, enabling free trade with 12 countries, including Malay…

Rubber futures dip as weather conditions improve
Added: 17 Dec 2024
Flooding subsided in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia with only scattered showers last week

Yokohama breaks ground on €450m Chinese tire factory
Added: 17 Dec 2024
Facility in Hangzhou to produce 14 million units of PCR tires per year once fully ramped up

New LG stretchable display expands 50%
Added: 17 Dec 2024
Micro-LED light source strengthens durability of prototype to be repeatedly stretched over 10,000 t…

Japan’s Green Carbon tapping rubber trees for carbon credit
Added: 17 Dec 2024
Inks MoU with Thai NR government agency to create carbon credits derived from rubber tree-based bio…