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OMV, Synthos to collaborate on sustainable synthetic rubber
Added: 13 Dec 2023
Butadiene project will initially use palm fatty acid distillate and waste cooking oil as raw materi…

Hankook inks major smart-logistics deal at US tire plant
Added: 13 Dec 2023
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex to deliver ‘tire logistics automation’ at Tennessee factory
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Swedish technology group Lagercrantz acquires DP Seals
Added: 13 Dec 2023
UK business supplies rubber components for applications in aerospace, energy and F1

Will Michelin plant closures have a Silva lining?
Added: 13 Dec 2023
New work opportunities promised at repurposed sites amid loss of hundreds of tire manufacturing job…

Dayco sustainable rubber project to recover discarded automotive belts
Added: 13 Dec 2023
Project aims to ‘re-use’ devulcanised rubber in design of new components

Rubber injection moulding report: Sealing the deal
Added: 13 Dec 2023
REP interview with customer Giuseppe Natoli, managing director of SHS Italia...

Pricing 'to buoy' European tire makers in 2024
Added: 12 Dec 2023
HSBC: Michelin, Conti and Pirelli on track to see “unprecedented” price/mix increases

Freudenberg creating new industrial sealing group
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Freudenberg Flow Technologies to include sealing JV EagleBurgmann and Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technol…

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Hyundai, Kia develop ‘snow-chain-integrated’ tire technology
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Patent-pending technology uses ‘shape-memory alloy’ to enhance tire safety

Enviro names new CEO to lead 'next phase’ of development
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Fredrik Emilson will take over from Thomas Sorensson who moves to ‘senior advisor’ role

Supermax set to ‘substantially complete’ US gloves plant
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Malaysian latex gloves maker to employ artificial intelligence, automation technology at Texas plant

Pirelli efficiency measures delivering significant results
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Year-to-date efficiencies of €61m through improvements in product-design, manufacturing, supply-cha…

Wastefront provides update on UK tire-pyrolysis project
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Due for start-up in 2027, the Port of Sunderland facility will process 83ktpa of scrap tires...
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Global Tire Report - A solid platform
Added: 12 Dec 2023
Leading players firming up positions in the annual global tire rankings amid changing market dynami…

Natural rubber excluded from UK deforestation regulation
Added: 11 Dec 2023
Commodities covered within the legislation include palm oil, cocoa, beef, leather and soy...
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NR futures continue slide on weak China credit rating
Added: 11 Dec 2023
Japan’s OSE futures fell 7.5% week-on-week, as other major markets experienced smaller declines
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Elkem reports fire at Norwegian silicon materials plant
Added: 11 Dec 2023
“We have halted all production and are doing our utmost to assist the emergency services...”
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Bridgestone adding ‘four-compound extruder’ technology at China tire plant
Added: 11 Dec 2023
Japanese group investing €7m in Tianjin tire production facility to improve product quality
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Trelleborg divests metal-components trading operation
Added: 11 Dec 2023
New owner “familiar with the business and wants to continue developing it”