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Yokohama, Bridgestone to hike truck tire prices in US 

Yokohama Rubber targets ‘hockey stick growth’ by 2026

Added: 16 Feb 2024

Japanese group allocating nearly €2bn for strategic investments and investments in ongoing operatio…

Orion increases rubber carbon black earnings despite lower sales

Added: 16 Feb 2024

Volumes declined due to subdued demand in most regions, including Americas and EMEA 

Denka notes “firm” demand for chloroprene rubber

Denka revises down profit forecast on lower rubber production, weak demand

Added: 16 Feb 2024

Chloroprene rubber producing plant at Omi hit by earthquake on New Year’s Day

Covestro delivers first leading-edge wind turbine order

Henkel to acquire US sealing specialist Seal for Life

Added: 16 Feb 2024

Purchase from investment fund Arsenal Capital to add ‘attractive technologies to MRO platform’

Freudenberg Medical expands in China

Freudenberg Medical building second production plant in Costa Rica

Added: 16 Feb 2024

Expansion to potentially quadruple manufacturing footprint, focused on production of minimally inva…

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 16 Feb 2024

Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

Trelleborg names new sealing solutions leader, to create medical business unit

Added: 15 Feb 2024

Jürgen Bosch to take over as TSS president; Linda Muroski to lead newly created medical unit

Goodyear earnings, sales fall amid lower tire volumes, high costs

Added: 15 Feb 2024

US tire maker cut production at many facilities to address "softening industry demand", prevent "bu…

Elkem signs €120m silicone deals at China expo

Elkem reports fourth quarter recovery in silicones

Added: 15 Feb 2024

Full-year results reveal sharp decline in earnings development of business unit

Kumho targets 100% sustainable materials goals by 2045

Added: 15 Feb 2024

Roadmap for delivering for full transition to use of recycled and plant-based materials in its tire…

Kraiburg introducing new food elastomer compound

Added: 15 Feb 2024

Portfolio based on requirements of revised BfR recommendation XXI, particularly for process-related…

Tokai unveils €350m investment plan in carbon black business

Added: 14 Feb 2024

Business unit reports earnings growth of 43% during 2023 despite lower volumes

Nexen reports rise in profits, tire production

Nexen Tire reports record annual sales level

Added: 14 Feb 2024

Korean tire maker continues "expansion of distribution base" ahead of establishing a plant in US

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

EU approves Pirelli’s tire joint venture in Saudi Arabia

Added: 14 Feb 2024

The $550m passenger car tire facility set to commence operation in 2026

Essentially Rubber: Free love

Added: 14 Feb 2024

Elvis & Kresse repurposes decommissioned fire-fighting hoses that would otherwise have gone to land…

BASF to increase prices for butanediol 

BASF inaugurates thermoplastic elastomers plant in China

Added: 14 Feb 2024

Zhanjiang factory to manufacture TPUs for applications in industrial, e-mobility and new energy seg…

Bridgestone European locations powered by renewable energy

Towards Net Zero - ERJ January/February

Added: 14 Feb 2024

Birla plants in US, Korea gain ISCC+ certification... YRC commits to science-based targets initiati…

Michelin reports higher profits in ‘unfavourable’ market conditions

Added: 13 Feb 2024

Price-mix effect offsets impact of lower volumes driven by “massive destocking” across every segmen…

Goodyear reaches $2m settlement over Danville workplace deaths 

Goodyear sees earnings recovery in Europe

Added: 13 Feb 2024

But woes continue amid destocking, weak industry conditions and low-cost imports

Compounders robust despite looming impact of Covid crisis

Dips and turns in store for synthetic rubber market

Added: 13 Feb 2024

Global SR market finds itself at a crossroads as we journey into 2024, writes Karan Chechi, founder…