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Zeon nanorubber pad is cool for computers

Harvard researchers develop crack-resistant natural rubber

Added: 30 May 2025

Newly developed rubber claimed to be 10 times tougher than conventional counterpart 

Akwel sales drop 3% as global vehicle output slows

Added: 30 May 2025

Car production declined in most regions, except China and Japan, French supplier says

ERJ May/June 2025 issue now available

Added: 30 May 2025

New edition of European Rubber Journal magazine is now available in print and online

TSRC relocates Chinese rubber plant, announces €150m expansion project

Added: 29 May 2025

Company aims to add production capacity for 70ktpa of rubber at new facility in Nantong

Enviro buoyed by demand for ‘bio-oil’ from scrap tires 

Enviro renews tire pyrolysis oil supply agreement with US company

Added: 29 May 2025

Order accounts for 100% of annual of production of plant in Åsensbruk, Sweden

Belt-makers eke out growth amid slowing markets

ContiTech launches integrated conveyor belt service at expanded Brazil plant

Added: 29 May 2025

Expansion is designed to ‘double, or even triple’ capacity in the coming years... 

Aeolus estimates annual net loss of up to €62m

Aeolus Tyre eyes growth in South Africa, Australia with new subsidiaries

Added: 29 May 2025

New sales units to engage in wholesale of tires and conveyor belts with focus on off-road products

Denka raises neoprene prices again

Denka reports flat chloroprene rubber volumes

Added: 29 May 2025

Elastomers and infrastructure segment delivers flat sales, narrows loss

US probes India, Sri Lanka OTR import duties

BKT unveils €360m plan to enter new tire markets, add carbon black capacity

Added: 28 May 2025

Indian group to enter passenger car and commercial tire segments in India by end of next year

DATL reports cyberattack at UK operations

Added: 28 May 2025

Aircraft tire maker sees significant increase in earnings as aviation industry recovers

Evonik starts up advanced C4 plants in Germany

Evonik targets €1bn earnings boost by 2027 under new strategy

Added: 28 May 2025

Capacity optimisation and cost-cutting initiatives, including in silica division, to drive earnings…

New Zeon investment to support carbon nanotube scale-up

Added: 28 May 2025

Japanese group backs Taiwan-based SiAT to expand battery paste production

Wacker providing carbon footprint data for all products

Added: 28 May 2025

German group says data reflects real material consumption rates, not chemical formulations

BKT expanding carbon black production at Indian plant

BKT to expand carbon black capacity by 80%

Added: 28 May 2025

Indian supplier aims to increase capacity to 360ktpa by early 2026

Michelin to build “world-first” industrial-scale plant for bio-ingredient 5-HMF

Added: 27 May 2025

French group to use bio-based molecule in composites for tire and other applications

Brussels  – Natural rubber has been included on the EU’s ‘critical raw material list’, the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has reported.

Rubber futures depict mixed picture after short momentum

Added: 27 May 2025

Traders adopted a “cautious stance” across all major Far East exchanges, according to JPX

Finnish investment firm acquiring parts maker Reka Rubber

German rubber industry calls for action amid weak Q1 results

Added: 27 May 2025

First quarter sales and production fell by 2.5% year-on-year, according to latest WDK survey

Conti, Trelleborg raising tire prices in North America

Yokohama Rubber expands OTR operations with Romanian acquisition

Added: 27 May 2025

Former Euro Tire facility to produce tires for European mining and construction machinery sector

Researchers claim prosthetic limb breakthrough with smart silicone elastomer

Added: 27 May 2025

Imperial College team develops self-adjusting liner material that can adapt to amputees' bodies in …

Investors buy Portuguese ELT pyrolysis company BB&G

Added: 27 May 2025

Prismore Capital, BDI and the Rieckermann Group aim to scale BB&G technology, continue deal with Br…