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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 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
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’
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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
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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 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 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
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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 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…
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 sees earnings recovery in Europe
Added: 13 Feb 2024
But woes continue amid destocking, weak industry conditions and low-cost imports
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…
