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ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 8 Sep 2023
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days
Univar expands silicone additives distribution deal with Dow
Added: 8 Sep 2023
Firm to market Dow silicone additives, resins in paint and coatings in Germany
Goodyear to cut 1,200 jobs under EMEA region restructure
Added: 7 Sep 2023
Tire maker reducing salaried workforce by 15% under plan to streamline business in region
Reka Industrial expanding rubber operations after cables exit
Added: 7 Sep 2023
Finnish group's investments include increased production of 'black hoses' at site in Poland
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Pirelli tracks savings from ‘competitiveness programme’
Added: 7 Sep 2023
Tire maker achieves 30% annual savings target, with higher contributions expected in second half
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Continental Tire plant in Portugal receives ISCC Plus certification
Added: 7 Sep 2023
“We want to extend the internationally recognised certification to other of our tire plants as well…
Rubber sector leads UK innovation in 'packaging waste & recycling'
Added: 7 Sep 2023
Report: With over 30 filed technologies, 'rubber composition is the leading area of polymer innovat…
ZC Rubber strengthens partnership with EV maker Leapmotor
Added: 7 Sep 2023
Chinese tire maker has been supplying OE tires for three models in recent years
Essentially Rubber: Where the rubber hits the pitch
Added: 7 Sep 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...
Lehvoss expands compounding operation in China
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Doubles the area of the compounding operation and technology unit to a total of 5,000m2
Hankook introduces iON technology for EV tires
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Composed of four core technologies, platform lowers noise, while enhancing tire durability, efficie…
Nokian’s former Russian business rebranded as Ikon
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Andery Pantyukhov, previously EVP Nokian Russia and Asia, takes over leadership of Tatneft-owned bu…
Zeon to produce rubber-based Li-ion battery binders in US
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Site in Pasadena, Texas currently undergoing expansion for HNBR production
Green light for Wastefront’s tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 6 Sep 2023
UK project approval follows deal with VTTI to advance and scale-up ELT pyrolysis technology
Essentially rubber: Adidas gains traction with Conti rubber
Added: 6 Sep 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...
Fire impacts tire production at Goodyear plant in Poland
Added: 5 Sep 2023
Truck tire manufacturing continued without disruption; some consumer tire production resumed
Yokohama Rubber posts tire-sales recovery in Russia
Added: 5 Sep 2023
Sales back up to 3% of overall group total, Japanese group's first half results show
Heinz squeezes out silicone from ketchup bottle caps
Added: 5 Sep 2023
Mono-material design is said to eliminate the need for flexible silicone rubber valve...
Nokian Tyres names new finance chief
Added: 5 Sep 2023
Niko Haavisto brings finance, M&A experience in private equity, industrial companies
IoM3 event to study elastomers in the rail industry
Added: 5 Sep 2023
Elastomer group to hold afternoon technical discussion meeting 15 Sept at its London HQ
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