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Updated: Plea to prevent closure of Versalis synthetic rubber plant in UK
Added: 21 Dec 2023
Scottish MP calls for ‘urgent talks’ over ‘devastating news’ regarding planned closure of Grangemou…

Bridgestone sells Russian assets to S8 Capital
Added: 21 Dec 2023
S8 Capital also acquired tire & rubber assets of Continental in Russia earlier this year

Yokohama Rubber restructures operations in Vietnam to address rising demand
Added: 21 Dec 2023
YRC spins off Vietnamese production and sales company, establishes a new tire sales entity

ZC Rubber opens new 5G digital tire manufacturing plant
Added: 21 Dec 2023
Advanced facility designed to meet growing demand in the domestic tire market, including the electr…

German chemicals industry calls for “offensive 2030” to tackle declines
Added: 21 Dec 2023
“Politicians must finally wake up so that Germany's model of prosperity does not suffer shipwreck..…

Chinese authorities shut factory producing ‘fake’ fluoroelastomer
Added: 21 Dec 2023
Two arrested in connection with “large-scale” production of counterfeit branded materials at facili…

Trelleborg acquires South Korean semiconductor seals maker
Added: 20 Dec 2023
MNE Group to provide access to "some of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers..."
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Denka resumes chloroprene rubber production at Japanese plant
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Operations were suspended at Omi plant after fatal accident in June, caused by pipe-burst

Hexpol names next chief executive, president
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Klas Dahlberg joining from Nibe Industrier, to take over by next July

Evonik adding production capacities for hydroxyl-terminated polybutadienes
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Expansion of Marl plant in Germany set for completion in second quarter of 2024

Harvard team claims 'crack resistance' advance in reinforced rubber
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Multi-scale approach means particles can increase the fatigue-threshold of tires and other rubber p…

Essentially Rubber: Cleaning up with eco-TPEs
Added: 20 Dec 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Italian polymer machinery makers eye "record year"
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Amaplast: Plastics & rubber equipment manufacturers could post ‘all-time high turnover' in 2023
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Pirelli names top five among its 15k suppliers
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Italian tire maker's best providers in area of sustainability, quality, innovation, performance and…

Michelin, Renault launch ‘agroforestry’ scheme in Thai rubber provinces
Added: 19 Dec 2023
GPSNR, Rubber Agroforestry Sustainability Foundation also supporting pilot project

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Essentially Rubber: TPUs with added bug protection
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Leading-edge designs and applications showing how elastomer materials...

Tire Tracker: Fitments, testing, innovations
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Pirelli P Zero E wins ‘tire of year’ award… New Lexus rolls on Yokohama tires... New Toyo tire offe…

Supermax reorganises, adds new executive roles, to advance global reach
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Malaysian rubber gloves maker names CEO, COO, to support expanded distribution, future footprint in…

Reka Rubber reports decline in orders since second quarter
Added: 19 Dec 2023
Nine-month sale remains flat while earnings drop 33%, reports Finnish manufacturing group