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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…

UHP sales help Hankook’s first quarter results

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

Swedish technology group Lagercrantz acquires DP Seals

Added: 13 Dec 2023

UK business supplies rubber components for applications in aerospace, energy and F1

Michelin invests in Ecomobility Ventures

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...

Michelin to coordinate major European ELT recycling project

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

Varying fuel composition worldwide: What are the effects on seals?

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 outlines “value generating” programmes

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...

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…

Analyst expects rise in NR prices despite slower consumption growth

Natural rubber excluded from UK deforestation regulation

Added: 11 Dec 2023

Commodities covered within the legislation include palm oil, cocoa, beef, leather and soy...

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 

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...”

Bridgestone completes first Russia tire plant

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

Trelleborg buys Dutch anti-vibration engineering firm

Trelleborg divests metal-components trading operation

Added: 11 Dec 2023

New owner “familiar with the business and wants to continue developing it”