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Frankfurt, Germany –  Almost 20% of truck tires have failed to meet the rolling resistance efficiency class specified by the manufacturer or importer, according to the WDK.

Hutchinson exec Klein to lead German rubber association

Added: 9 Nov 2023

New WDK president to focus on supporting Germany "as an industrial location"

Essentially Rubber: Smart fashion

Added: 9 Nov 2023

Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

DuPont opens new elastomer production site in US

Added: 8 Nov 2023

Delaware facility to meet growing demand in semiconductor, industrial sectors

Conti expects car tire demand to “normalise” in third quarter

Conti improves Tires earnings despite lower sales

Added: 8 Nov 2023

Positive development primarily linked to ‘premium tires’, lower materials costs

Bridgestone, Michelin share rCB research results in joint white paper

Added: 8 Nov 2023

Companies offer “a set of definitions, proposed specifications, and guidelines for regulatory requi…

Cabot taps Cognizant for ‘digital transformation’ 

Agridence, Malaysia Rubber Board link up to advance sustainable NR

Added: 8 Nov 2023

Digital platform to offer “integrated end-to-end trade and traceability system” in Malaysia

Solvay refocusing on automotive, electronics markets

Solvay announces executive teams of spinoff companies

Added: 8 Nov 2023

Current CEO Ilham Kadri to lead Syensqo as Philippe Kehren takes over at ‘new Solvay’

Goodyear names new Europe, Asia unit leaders

Lower volumes, weak truck industry impact Goodyear third quarter results

Added: 7 Nov 2023

EMEA earnings below historical levels due to “continued industry volume weakness and elevated infla…

Toyo Tires launches research on sustainable raw materials in Serbia

Added: 7 Nov 2023

Partnership with Serbian Novi Sad university to study rice husk ash silica, recycled carbon black

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Added: 7 Nov 2023

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Avon Protection rebrands Artis rubber research arm

Added: 7 Nov 2023

Unit currently working on recovered carbon black, silica; and devulcanised materials from waste rub…

India’s TVS Srichakra acquiring US industrial tire maker Super Grip

Added: 7 Nov 2023

Tennessee-based operations to help expand off-highway tire business in the US

Orion commissions new air emissions controls at US facility

Orion rubber black volumes decline amid weak demand

Added: 6 Nov 2023

US carbon black maker expects tire capacity increases in North America, Europe to help industry

ANRPC: Outlook remains weak for short-term NR price recovery 

‘Mixed picture’ for rubber futures amid reduced trading in China

Added: 6 Nov 2023

JPX: 'Long liquidations' in China linked to limited buying activity in NR markets

ETRMA: Tire industry has key role in new EU mobility strategy

Demanding market, high inventories impact Nokian sales

Added: 6 Nov 2023

Finnish tire maker improves profitability with margins up to 17%, after adjustments

Zeppelin wins engineering contract for Polish tire pyrolysis plant

Added: 6 Nov 2023

Project to triple ELT processing capacity at ReOil's Bukowno site

Toyo recalls 14k tires on use of 'wrong mould' at Serbian factory

Added: 6 Nov 2023

Incident could potentially result in incorrect component dimensions, compounds, and cord tension...…

UK seminar to explore AI in polymer industry

Added: 6 Nov 2023

BPF online event to cover range of subjects including machine efficiency, materials, pricing

ERJ Brainteaser: July

Hankook earnings up 106% on slightly higher Q3 sales

Added: 3 Nov 2023

Progress in OE and electric vehicle tire markets, stable raw materials and logistics costs...

Toyoda Gosei revises up full-year forecast on rising customer production

Added: 3 Nov 2023

Automotive parts supplier expects operating profit to come in 47% higher than earlier estimate