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NR markets finish 2017 with a whimper

Rubber futures up across all major Far East markets

Added: 16 Sep 2024

Gains driven by "strong commodity hedge funds and speculative buying from China,” according to JPX

Standard Profil appoints new chief financial officer

Added: 16 Sep 2024

New board member Kranz has background in financial leadership, experience at automotive suppliers...

Bandag closing retreads unit in Belgium under consolidation plan

Added: 13 Sep 2024

Bridgestone-owned retreading group notes 30% decline in demand, driven by low-cost imports of truck…

Doublestar opens tire manufacturing plant in Cambodia

Added: 13 Sep 2024

Newbustar has nameplate capacity to produce 8.5 million units of tire per year

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions names Jonas Karlsson as new EMEA boss

Added: 13 Sep 2024

Newly created role of Industrial EMEA reflects "increased business activity" in region

Elkem announces €35m expansion at French silicones plant

EU chemicals output grows for fourth quarter

Added: 13 Sep 2024

Cefic notes “slight upturn” in production in contrast to weak demand and high energy prices

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

Nissan to invest €136m in UK plant

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

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

NHTSA grants Conti tires non-compliance petition

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

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..…

Nynas advances process oil for tires, rubber goods

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...

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