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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
Goodyear appoints new Americas president
Added: 24 Apr 2024
Ryan Waldron succeeds Steven McClellan who retired at the beginning of the month
Rubber futures decline amid weaker demand from China
Added: 24 Apr 2024
But JPX picks up “positive reports” regarding the supply-demand situation in China
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Extrusion tooling firm Guill names new European representative
Added: 24 Apr 2024
EuroDev offers support throughout Europe, while Padraic Lunn continues to represent Guill in UK
LD Carbon progressing tire pyrolysis plant with pelletising machine
Added: 24 Apr 2024
Claimed to be 'largest' in Asia, facility in Dangjin is set for operation in second quarter of the …
Cabot, partners awarded US grant to advance hydrogen economy
Added: 24 Apr 2024
Study looks to develop ‘specialised carbon black’ to be used as catalyst support for fuel cells
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China’s Ecombine unveils ambitious plans to expand 'liquid gold’ plant
Added: 23 Apr 2024
Company expects to increase capacity from 70ktpa to nearly 500ktpa by 2030
DESMA Elastomertechnik announces departure of MD
Added: 23 Apr 2024
Siegfried Köhler has “left the company at his own request” as of 15 April
Elkem hopeful of silicones recovery despite first quarter losses
Added: 23 Apr 2024
Norwegian supplier sees "signs of demand recovery, but the uncertainty is still significant...”
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Metso expanding rubber parts manufacturing in Chile
Added: 23 Apr 2024
Finnish group also introducing recycling system for different liner materials at Concon site
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Adrian Lunney joins Elastomers for Sustainability judging panel
Added: 23 Apr 2024
Brings insights from extensive editorial and communications experience in the polymer industry
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ACEA: Battery-electric car sales slip amid EU market decline
Added: 23 Apr 2024
New registrations for the month of March down 5.2% year-on-year at 1 million units
Neste reports first processing of pyrolysis oil from tires
Added: 22 Apr 2024
Converts oil sourced from Enviro into “high-quality raw materials” for chemicals and polymers...
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