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International rubber conference set for The Philippines

Added: 30 Jul 2024

Event 26-28 Sept organised by Philippines Rubber Industry Association and Xida Communications

Rubber futures continue to decline amid slow demand

Added: 29 Jul 2024

“Market uncertainty has kept prices trading sideways within a narrow range,” according to JPX

Ceat earnings grow despite ‘significant" rise in raw material costs

Added: 29 Jul 2024

Indian tire maker expects ‘momentum in volumes’ to continue in second quarter of its fiscal year

Arlanxeo advances CR, NBR upgrades in Europe

Explosion at Arlanxeo synthetic rubber site in France

Added: 29 Jul 2024

Incident occured earlier this month at the La Wantzenau nitrile rubber production facility

Sumitomo Riko ‘mass-producing’ components for hydrogen-powered trucks

Added: 29 Jul 2024

Products include hydrogen tank mount, hose and gaskets for small fuel cell trucks

ETRMA reports “encouraging” signs in European tire markets

Michelin grows earnings in “unstable” first-half trading conditions

Added: 26 Jul 2024

Improvement in product 'mix' offsets negative impacts including high levels of Asian tire imports..…

Report: James Walker to unveil new O&G elastomer family

ESA leader foresees closer global alliance of sealing trade bodies

Added: 26 Jul 2024

European Sealing Association chairman John Morton addresses challenges facing seals manufacturers i…

Pirelli to process only FSC-rubber at plants in Europe

Added: 26 Jul 2024

Transition to certified natural rubber has already started and will gradually roll out to all the f…

Celanese advances bio-based TPE for foamed footwear

Added: 26 Jul 2024

Minimum 20% bio-content material produced using 'physical supercritical fluid' foaming process...

Ceat expects further price hikes as Indian natural rubber soars

Added: 26 Jul 2024

Indian tire maker says NR prices have reached 13-year high in the country

New Sumitomo all-season tires synch with weather conditions

Added: 25 Jul 2024

Properties of rubber compound tailored to adapt to ensure safer driving on wet or icy roads...

Datwyler improves earnings in weak market environment

Added: 25 Jul 2024

Gains from passing on cost increases, improved productivity and lower energy costs

Elkem introducing global price increase for silicones

Added: 25 Jul 2024

Recent efficiencies "not sufficient to offset the negative impact of escalating cost increases..." …

Goodyear to relocate Latin America HQ to Akron

Goodyear: Workplace safety “not where we want it to be”

Added: 24 Jul 2024

Concern over level of ‘serious injuries' identified in US group's Corporate Responsibility Report

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Natural rubber futures continue on downward track

Added: 24 Jul 2024

“Overall market sentiment remains weak, while production in most producing countries is at full cap…

BFG, Michelin sued over alleged hazardous waste in US

Michelin settles tire-technology dispute with Continental

Added: 24 Jul 2024

Ends lawsuit in France concerning technology to increase the performance and service life of tires

Trelleborg expanding US engineered coated fabrics business

Added: 24 Jul 2024

Investing €26m in adding new technology, capacity at North Carolina facility

Toyo taps 'supercomputers to accelerate tire design process

Added: 24 Jul 2024

AI-assisted design technology now uses ‘seventh generation of high-performance computing system’ 

Kraiburg TPE elastomer 'wired' to meet  EV charger requirements

Added: 24 Jul 2024

TPE specially tailored to withstand harsh environmental conditions and provide durability

 Continental Winter Contact TS 850 has come out on top in German magazine Auto Zeitung’s winter tire test, closely followed by Nokian’s WR D4. According to Auto Zeitung, Winter Contact TS 850 especially outperformed other competitors on snowy and wet surfaces with “extremely short braking distances, a high level of grip and excellent driving safety.” The magazine added that the only drawback was a “mediocre” rolling resistance. Nokian’s WRD4 also received an overall strong rating of “very recommendable” by the German magazine, standing out due to “its short braking distances and strong traction”. On dry road tests, it said, Nokian WR D4 outperformed all other tires, while on wet it displayed good deceleration and late aquaplaning. The magazine described the tire as agile at the grip limits with steering behaviour “immediate and direct”.

Nokian delivers sales growth despite first-half challenges

Added: 23 Jul 2024

Finnish group: "Improved tire availability driving sales growth in a challenging environment..."