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Shin-Etsu develops heat-shrinkable silicone rubber tube for busbars
Added: 13 Sep 2024
Demand for busbars has been expanding in recent years, driven by electric mobility

Russia planning €100m tire factory in eastern region
Added: 12 Sep 2024
Passenger car tire facility, to be built in Primorsky Krai, set for commissioning in 2027

Pyrum links decline in share-price to US investors
Added: 12 Sep 2024
“We have been noticing for months that US investors, in particular, are withdrawing from the green …

Major tire makers win California approval to continue 6PPD alternative research
Added: 12 Sep 2024
Led by USTMA, consortium receives compliance notice for preliminary study, clearing way for stage 2…

General Science reports 400% increase in first-half profits
Added: 12 Sep 2024
Chinese tire group reports 37% year-on-year rise in revenue for the first six months of the year
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Michelin employee share ownership plan to boost staff influence
Added: 12 Sep 2024
French tire maker opens “BIB’Action 2024” to 127k employees in 44 countries

Continental Tire files plan to establish €60m facility in US
Added: 11 Sep 2024
Planned 752,000 square-foot unit in Forth Worth, Texas scheduled for competion by early 2026...

Bosch, Pirelli in link-up to advance intelligent tire technology
Added: 11 Sep 2024
Sensor-powered technology enables “optimal use” of individual properties and performance of tires
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ContiTech to stop producing industrial rollers and sleeves
Added: 11 Sep 2024
Product manufacturing & support operations at site in Waltershausen to cease by yearend

Dow backing elastomers to offer 'green carpet' treatment
Added: 11 Sep 2024
Bio-circular addition to POE range said to meet need for more sustainable options in flooring indus…

Mitsuboshi Belting building new facility at Japanese site
Added: 11 Sep 2024
Belts manufacturer investing around €6.4m in construction of new facility at operation in Shikoku..…

New Nynas product line 'lowers carbon footprint by 25%'
Added: 11 Sep 2024
Product range said to offer lower PCF, provide ‘drop-in’ alternatives to existing portfolio...
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Rubber futures snap five-week rally
Added: 10 Sep 2024
‘Super typhoon Yagi’ on southern China, Vietnam and Thailand influences markets

Marubeni eyes 'tire recycling supply chain' businesses in Japan, Southeast Asia
Added: 10 Sep 2024
Invests in Thai end-of-life tire pyrolysis business to establish a “model case" for the operations
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Apollo Tyres consolidating European R&D operations
Added: 10 Sep 2024
Move will see Indian-based tire manufacturer closing research & development centre in Raunheim, Ger…

Kraton to increase styrenic copolymer prices
Added: 10 Sep 2024
General price hike of $220 per tonne will come into effect as of October, according to US supplier

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres awarded $7m US defence contract
Added: 10 Sep 2024
UK tire manufacturer to produce tires at Mocksville, North Carolina factory

ETRMA reports on progress with UNECE tire-abrasion test programme
Added: 9 Sep 2024
Representatives from ETRTO, EC, GRBP and national governments attended test methodology event...

Scanship, Murfitts advance plans to establish major tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 9 Sep 2024
Agreement for the design and construction of large-scale facility to be operational in 2026...
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Bridgestone rubber-based robotics unit can handle objects of varying shapes
Added: 9 Sep 2024
Tetote features four fingers with artificial rubber muscles, helping automate tasks that currently …