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Bolder ELT project selected under €4.8bn EU net-zero fund
Added: 31 Oct 2024
Boost for US group's tire pyrolysis project at the NextGen District of the Port of Antwerp

European replacement tire markets recover in third quarter
Added: 30 Oct 2024
ETRMA: Growth in all product segments mainly due to weak performance in prior-year period...
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Nokian Tyres posts third quarter gains, maintains guidance
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Moisio: ‘Market-share gains driving sales growth in a weak market, Romanian factory on schedule...
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Hutchinson's Flush sealing system on board Seres/Huawei SUV
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Technology presented at 2024 Paris Motor Show, having previously found applications on Range Rover …

Monolith advances funding position with investor consortium
Added: 30 Oct 2024
New financing to support pyrolysis major’s commercial growth, expansion of operations

Kumho Mitsui Chemicals begins operations at new MDI production facilities
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Added capacity in Yeosu, South Korea, intended to meet demand for NVH solutions in electric vehicles

UK chemicals makers urge policy reset to restore global competitiveness
Added: 30 Oct 2024
CIA: UK chemicals production has slumped 22% since 2020 amid strong competition from Asia and US

Mitsubishi plant-derived PU materials hit the market
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Bio-based urethane materials used in commercial products including bio-synthetic leather bags

H.B. Fuller appoints Rasmussen as chair of board
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Currently serves president and chief executive officer of Thrivent, she will replace Lee Mitau who …

Greene Tweed appoints new sealing systems leader
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Adam Phan brings extensive cross-functional leadership and industry experience in aerospace and def…

Hankook joins tire data service organisation GDSO
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Association promotes digital standardisation and sharing of tire data to industry

Reka Rubber reports weak quarter amid continuing challenging market
Added: 30 Oct 2024
Finnish group's efficiency improvement measures are “slightly visible” in third quarter profitabili…

Rubber futures reverse in markets “lacking clear direction”
Added: 29 Oct 2024
NR futures closed the last trading week down across all major exchanges, reports JPX

Lotte Ube Synthetic Rubber joint venture to be ‘liquidated’
Added: 29 Oct 2024
Owners Ube, Lotte say Malaysian butadiene rubber JV impacted by market downturns

Tires among most widely purchased fake automotive parts
Added: 29 Oct 2024
UK ‘Fake always breaks’ campaign highlights serious risks posed by counterfeit vehicle components …

Elkem silicones back in black as volumes improve
Added: 29 Oct 2024
Improved earnings linked to higher volume, operational improvements and new production line in China

FST advances elastomer-based technologies for EV batteries
Added: 29 Oct 2024
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies unveiled a series of polymer innovations at recent 2024 Battery Sh…

Top Glove delivers ‘fully traceable’ NR gloves to Europe
Added: 29 Oct 2024
Malaysian rubber gloves maker highlights effort to comply with initial EUDR enforcement deadline at…

Malaysia's natural rubber production grew by 15% in August
Added: 29 Oct 2024
But output dropped 5.2% month-on-month, according to the latest government data

Airbag shoe nets design award for Toyoda Gosei, Asics
Added: 29 Oct 2024
Good Design Award recognises companies’ joint upcycling effort and innovative manufacturing approac…