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Hexpol posts ‘best ever quarter’ amid market uncertainties
Added: 2 May 2023
Automotive market shows improvement while construction segment slows down

NR futures dip amid active trading in China, Japan
Added: 2 May 2023
Major buyers, including Chinese speculative funds move into profit-taking mode

JK Tyre develops 80% sustainable-material tire
Added: 2 May 2023
Compound includes bio-based synthetic rubbers and oils as well as rCB and recycled polyester and st…

Silicones dip contributes to Dow’s first-quarter woes
Added: 2 May 2023
US chemicals group notes lower prices for siloxanes due to capacity additions in China

Essentially Rubber - Lamborghini performance footwear
Added: 2 May 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Trelleborg entering ‘normalised growth phase’ after strong 2022
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Swedish group reports double-digit gains in first quarter sales, earnings

Zeon eyes elastomers recovery amid continuing cost rises
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Japanese group expects synthetic rubber demand to recover in second half of fiscal 2023
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Nouryon expanding rubber chemicals production in China
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Dutch materials supplier doubling capacity for cross-linking peroxides at Ningbo site

Bridgestone powering tire factories in Japan with renewable energy
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Facilities include nine tire production plants, one tire cord unit

Nexen unveils 52% sustainable-material tire
Added: 28 Apr 2023
Among other materials, demo tire features recycled PET bottles, rice husk-based silica

Goodyear completes expansion at Slovenia tire plant
Added: 27 Apr 2023
Project increases production capacity by 25% at Kranj manufacturing facility

James Walker starts 'urgent' search for PFAs-compliant elastomers
Added: 27 Apr 2023
Project to investigate alternative sealing materials ahead of potential ban on fluoroelastomers
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Michelin delivers revenue increase despite lower volumes
Added: 27 Apr 2023
First quarter characterised by inventory reductions in Europe, North America, notes French group

Workers set to strike at Trelleborg factories in UK
Added: 27 Apr 2023
Rubber component plants 'supply seals to Ferrari, Rolls Royce, among other OEMs...'

Toyoda Gosei gains sustainability recognition at rubber parts plant
Added: 27 Apr 2023
Weather strips, rubber sheets at Morimachi factory receive ISCC Plus certification

ETRMA reports double-digit declines in most tire markets
Added: 26 Apr 2023
First quarter "should be seen in the context of the ongoing high inflation in all European markets.…

Nokian posts Q1 dip ahead of Romania tire plant build
Added: 26 Apr 2023
Project update in its first quarter results showing lower sales and earnings after Russia exit
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Pirelli to launch 'lignin' car tires ‘this year’
Added: 26 Apr 2023
Introduction of passenger car tires incorporating wood-derived fillers scheduled in 2023

LD Carbon selects pelletiser technology for 'Asia's largest' rCB plant
Added: 26 Apr 2023
South Korean company to develop and install Mars’ pin mixer technology at recovered carbon black fa…

US firms in link-up to advance bio-isoprene production
Added: 26 Apr 2023
Visolis, Ginkgo Bioworks aim to improve microbial strain, scale up bio-isoprene technology