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ERJ Industry Appointments Tracker - March/April
Added: 30 Apr 2024
HF / Rudzio, Uranjek, Wilson... DESMA / Köhler, Zaun... Wacker / Kowitz... Kraton / Lopes... Baaser…

Hexpol results dip on slow automotive, construction demand
Added: 29 Apr 2024
Swedish compounding group consolidates production in California into one plant

Zeon eyes recovery as automotive, gloves markets stablise
Added: 29 Apr 2024
Unit supplying synthetic rubber, latex, chemicals posted decline in sales and earnings for fiscal 2…

Natural rubber supply tightens on seasonal shortage, geopolitical tensions
Added: 29 Apr 2024
ANRPC expects supply improvement spurred by a price rebound observed since the beginning of the yea…

Malaysian rubber glove makers target new industry standards
Added: 29 Apr 2024
Areas include product-lifecycle assessment, traceability and the application of fair labour conditi…

Engel announces ‘significant investment’ for expansion of global network
Added: 28 Apr 2024
‘Double-digit million-euro’ investment to see expansions in Europe, Americas and Asia

VMI sees strong demand for small-batch tire machines
Added: 27 Apr 2024
'First such machines now in operation at some of Europe’s leading tire manufacturers...'

Sentury shifts Spanish project funds to Moroccan tire plant
Added: 26 Apr 2024
Chinese tire maker says Galicia tire project ‘still in local pre-approval process’

EU replacement tire sales subdued despite consumer segment recovery
Added: 26 Apr 2024
ETRMA figures show declines for truck & bus; two-wheeler tire segments in first quarter

HF merges mixing and tire technology groups
Added: 26 Apr 2024
Combining “strengths of both brands and the resources to improve global service for HF customers...…

EC director pledges support for under-pressure tire & rubber recyclers
Added: 26 Apr 2024
EuRIC event: “Ill-suited overregulation undermines industries’ sustainability efforts and EU’s circ…

German automotive suppliers calls for EU industrial strategy amid poor results
Added: 26 Apr 2024
Industry sees production and sales decline over the first two months of the year “with no order bac…

ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 26 Apr 2024
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

Essentially Rubber: To the rescue
Added: 26 Apr 2024
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Michelin restructuring tire operations in China, Poland
Added: 25 Apr 2024
Converting plants in Olsztyn, Poland and Shenyang, China to car tire production

Trelleborg sales, earnings drop amid lower volumes
Added: 25 Apr 2024
Swedish group improves first quarter margin to 18%, targets long-term margin of 20%

Michelin confirms full-year guidance despite first quarter declines
Added: 25 Apr 2024
Revenue decreased 4.5% year-on-year on lower volumes, negative currency effects

Tosoh raising prices for chloroprene rubber
Added: 25 Apr 2024
Effective 20 May, price revision to reflect high raw materials, logistics and fixed costs

Reka Rubber's first quarter results hit by slowdown in demand
Added: 25 Apr 2024
Profitability impacted by decreasing volumes and delay in passing on higher costs to customers
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Arlanxeo breaks ground on new HNBR plant in China
Added: 24 Apr 2024
Changzhou project to meet growing demand for hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber