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German rubber industry criticises overregulation under European laws

Added: 24 Sep 2024

WDK says Germany's ‘overfulfilment’ of European legislation a disadvantage for local manufacturers

Wacker unveils €100m silicone rubber expansion

Wacker Chemie reaffirms commitment to silicones

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Electric mobility, particularly in China, to drive demand for ‘essential’ polymers

Italian plastics & rubber machinery exports hit a “trough”

Italian rubber & plastics machinery makers see sings of slowdown

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Decline driven by contracting industrial sector in general and Germany’s ‘unfavourable economy’

Celanese: Vamac ethylene acrylic elastomer is back!

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Invests in production, optimises manufacturing processes, improves collaboration with local partner…

China’s tire exports continue to decline in June

ZC Rubber extends strategic partnership with logistics group DSV

Added: 24 Sep 2024

Under 10-year extension, DSV will equip fleets with Westlake tires, promote the brand among Europea…

Mighty Earth challenges rubber industry with own sustainability-poll findings

Nokian Tyres VP: EUDR requirements being introduced "too soon"

Added: 23 Sep 2024

Still “many open questions” regarding EU deforestation regulation, says Finnish tire maker's sustai…

Bridgestone names new Japan tire business head

Bridgestone leadership reshuffle to support "glocal" strategy

Added: 23 Sep 2024

Effective 2025, new key global functions of chief innovation officer and chief strategy officer wil…

Fraunhofer, FST find fluoropolymer seals are “indispensable”

Added: 23 Sep 2024

Study by German institute with Freudenberg highlights need for "differentiated" approach to PFAS re…

Toyoda Gosei expanding in India with new manufacturing facility

Added: 23 Sep 2024

Plant in southern state to produce components for safety systems as well as interior & exterior pro…

Nokian inaugurates passenger car tire factory in Romania

Added: 20 Sep 2024

Facility in Oradea claimed to be the world's first 'full-scale zero CO2 emission' tire factory...

Tire shares tracker: Declines across the board

SBTi validates Pirelli’s goal of ‘net zero’ by 2040

Added: 20 Sep 2024

Sustainability goals claimed to be “the most challenging among tire makers...”

Metso expands mill liner recycling service to North America

Added: 20 Sep 2024

Process enables “efficient separation” of liner materials so components can be recycled into new pr…

Wacker progresses CO2 capture from silicon production process

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Group envisages large-scale implementation after pilot test campaign achieves capture rates of over…

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Germany, US push back on flourine-chemical restriction moves

Added: 19 Sep 2024

German chancellor Scholz rules out blanket ban on substances, while test-data concerns force EPA to…

Top Glove says US withhold order bears no financial impact

Malaysia fully backing "essential" rubber gloves industry

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Minister of plantation and commodities: 'No one understands rubber better than Malaysia...'

Norwegian tire recycling startup to build first plant in UK

Gravita India forays into Europe with Romanian tire recycling plant purchase

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Facility has a processing capacity of 17ktpa of end-of-life tires and turnover of €8.6 million

Ceat starts truck tire production at southern India plant

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, set to ramp up production over the next 12 months

Bridgestone’s Webfleet introduces new AI assistant for fleets

Added: 19 Sep 2024

Tool delivers “real-time and historical data” about performance indicators and driving events such …

Feature  – JK Tyre maps out road to automation

Evonik develops technology to increase recycled rubber content in tires

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Process involving reversal of vulcanisation said to enable up to four-fold increase in recyclate co…

UK industrial optimism records biggest drop in seven years

Chinese investment group announces €1.2bn tire project

Added: 18 Sep 2024

Huaqing plans “high-end, flexible, intelligent” manufacturing plant with capacity to produce 22m un…