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Denka to demand review of new EPA air emissions regulation
Added: 22 Apr 2024
Japanese group says will "consider all measures towards a review", including filing a lawsuit with …

Malaysia rubber gloves makers optimistic about market rebound
Added: 22 Apr 2024
Industry association MARGMA anticipates 45% growth in demand over the next three years

ECHA 'weighed down' by volume of feedback from PFAS consultation
Added: 22 Apr 2024
IDT: "Proper review of the flood of comments by the scientific committees will certainly take longe…

Goodyear's shares price has yet to move 'forward'
Added: 22 Apr 2024
Akron tire maker's stock value declined by almost 6% in the four weeks to 19 April

Sumitomo Rubber joins smart city project in China
Added: 22 Apr 2024
Joins hands with Suzhou local authorities for employment of its ‘sensing core’ technology in transp…

Trelleborg expanding pipe repair business with Finnish acquisition
Added: 22 Apr 2024
BP-Tech Group specialises in ‘trenchless pipe repair’ including liners, resins and specialist equip…

European carbon black market forecast to "tighten"
Added: 19 Apr 2024
Ita: Regional trade issues “a major factor in global supply & demand in the carbon black sector...”…

Elkem set to complete silicone expansion projects in China, France
Added: 19 Apr 2024
Projects to improve cost positions, mainly through ‘lower energy and raw materials consumption’
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ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 19 Apr 2024
YRC... Hyosung... Kumho... Aeolus... Versalis... Trelleborg... Nova... Ansell... Conti... Tire shar…

American Chemistry Council voices concern over final EPA ruling on emissions
Added: 19 Apr 2024
Some restrictions threaten to affect the production of chemistries that are needed for everyday pro…

Michelin in link-up to advance nanofibrous materials
Added: 19 Apr 2024
New generation fibrous materials to be used applications linked to mobility, energy and the environ…

ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 19 Apr 2024
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

ETRMA calls for agenda to support European tire & rubber industry
Added: 18 Apr 2024
Manifesto urges a ‘shared agenda’ to enhance competitiveness and support sustainability targets of …

Yokohama stages groundbreaking for Mexican tire plant project
Added: 18 Apr 2024
YRC facility in Saltillo due to start up in early 2027 with planned annual capacity of 5 million ti…

Conti extends e-mobility strategy to secondary tire brands
Added: 18 Apr 2024
New products from Continental's secondary brands now feature EV-compatible logo on the sidewall

Recyclers to explore continued use of rubber infill in playing pitches
Added: 18 Apr 2024
“It’s not time to give up…”, according to ETRA working group 're-plan plan city life project'
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Trelleborg completes acquisition of Korean semiconductor seals manufacturer
Added: 18 Apr 2024
Based just outside Seoul, MNE Group supplies ‘precision seals’ for semiconductor production equipme…

Essentially Rubber: Tire-based sneakers
Added: 18 Apr 2024
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Conti rubber businesses miss first quarter estimates
Added: 17 Apr 2024
But German group says it sees “sufficient improvement potential” in all group sectors

Sailun postpones Vietnam expansion start-up until 2025
Added: 17 Apr 2024
Group maintains project scope but extends schedule for operational commencement to March 2025
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