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ERJ Appointments Tracker: July/Aug
Added: 18 Aug 2024
Rogers CFO departure... Hexpol Compounding Americas / Mark Ramsey... Synthomer / Peter Hill... Synt…

Linglong investing €585m in Serbian tire factory expansion
Added: 16 Aug 2024
Construction work set to start in January 2025 and be completed before end of 2030...
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FST advances use of AI in testing, manufacturing processes
Added: 16 Aug 2024
Projects include use of AI at German plant that reduced scrap generated during final inspections by…

Tokai carbon black business delivers strong first half
Added: 16 Aug 2024
Revenue up despite a slight fall in sales volumes due to on-going, inventory adjustments among tire…

Q&A: New frontiers for the Philippines rubber industry
Added: 16 Aug 2024
Interview supplied by organisers of next month’s international rubber industry conference in Davao …

VMI parent posts strong first half for tire building systems unit
Added: 15 Aug 2024
Dutch group TKH notes increasing tire-industry investment in areas of sustainability, EVs, automate…

Toyo upgrades 2024 forecast as second quarter earnings exceed projections
Added: 15 Aug 2024
Better-than-expected trends around currency, raw materials prices and ocean freight costs and gains…

Apollo targets tire price hikes amid rising natural rubber costs
Added: 15 Aug 2024
Indian tire maker to raise prices as raw materials costs climb 5% since previous quarter

Schwalbe hits million mark for bicycle-tire recycling scheme
Added: 15 Aug 2024
Materials including rCB recycled from tires collected via network of more than 1,800 dealers in Ger…

Hartalega sees signs of a pick-up in global gloves demand
Added: 15 Aug 2024
Reports improved sales volumes and “marginal” increase in average selling prices in fiscal first qu…

JPX reports pick-up in natural rubber futures prices
Added: 14 Aug 2024
Increases across all major exchanges linked to better-than-expected economic data from China

Trelleborg compounds range covers 'all' hydrogen sealing applications
Added: 14 Aug 2024
Swedish group employed "proprietary" test methods to ensure reliability "for every application of t…

Flexsys raising rubber chemical prices by up to 12%
Added: 14 Aug 2024
Increases linked to "significant investment" in programme to develop more sustainable alternatives …

TARRC-Rubber Consultants to stage industry event at UK base
Added: 14 Aug 2024
Event will mark the 40th anniversary of Rubber Consultants and 85th anniversary of TARRC

Galicia university fund ‘will support’ Sentury Tire project
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Regional president cites delayed €540m tire plant project among key strategic initiatives being pro…

Bridgestone revises down 2024 forecasts despite first-half gains
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Notes deterioration in Latin America business situation, lower growth in North America and deterior…

NOK upgrades business outlook despite dip in vehicle production
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Better-than-expected returns from initiatives to raise prices and reduce costs as well as favourabl…

Freudenberg seals safety advance for long-distance lorries
Added: 13 Aug 2024
FST claims component for central tire inflation systems can “revolutionise heavy duty on road mobil…

Reka reports decline in rubber business on weakened demand
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Finnish industrial rubber supplier links drop to ‘general financial situation’ and uncertainty in t…

Prinx unveils own-developed tire manufacturing technologies
Added: 13 Aug 2024
Chinese tire maker highlights 'digital intelligence' strategy to advance innovation at production f…