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WDK welcomes PFAS rethink, rejects EU chemicals plan as ‘bureaucratic fix’
Added: 15 Jul 2025
Association warns EU plan risks adding red tape while ignoring core competitiveness issues
Sumitomo Rubber, NEC in tie-up to boost R&D, explore new business opportunities
Added: 15 Jul 2025
Companies aim to enhance competitiveness by combining advanced technology, intellectual property
Bjorn Thorsen named pan-European distributor for Celanese TPEs
Added: 15 Jul 2025
Deal covers Santoprene TPV, Hytrel TPC, Bexloy TPC, Laprene TPS, and Ateva G EVA medical grades
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Michelin wins partial EU court victory in anti-trust case
Added: 14 Jul 2025
Court limits Commission’s inspection decision, blocking use of some evidence
Dow increasing EPDM rubber production at US site
Added: 14 Jul 2025
Moves to ‘restart’ additional capacity in Plaquemine, Louisiana in fourth quarter
Improved costs, lower raw material prices support Elkem silicones earnings growth
Added: 14 Jul 2025
Group sees substantial increase in second-quarter earnings despite lower commodity sales prices
Trelleborg acquiring sealing specialist in Singapore
Added: 14 Jul 2025
Masterseals specialises in sealing solutions for energy, industrial sectors
Pyrum raises €5.6 million to fund German expansion
Added: 14 Jul 2025
Company places over 200,000 new shares with institutional investors
JLR to fit new Pirelli tires made with over 70% sustainable materials
Added: 11 Jul 2025
P Zero using rice husk-derived silica, recycled steel, and FSC-certified rubber for Range Rover mod…
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 11 Jul 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Zeon starts building bio-butadiene demo plant in Japan
Added: 11 Jul 2025
Set for operation next year, Yamaguchi facility to produce butadiene from bio-based ethanol
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Hutchinson develops integrated cooling module for electric vehicles
Added: 11 Jul 2025
Developed for ‘major European OEM’, system improves range and charging times of vehicles
Italian polymer machinery sector reports 1.4% growth
Added: 11 Jul 2025
Final results surpass preliminary estimates in March which anticipated contraction in turnover
Metso acquires recycling operations to boost sustainable mill lining services
Added: 11 Jul 2025
Oulu-based TL Solution has previously worked with Metso to develop recycling technologies
ETRMA, EuRIC call for ‘harmonised end-of-waste criteria’ for ELT-based rubber
Added: 10 Jul 2025
Joint paper demands EU-wide rules to boost cross-border trade and recycled rubber uptake
German rubber industry urges government to scrap ‘supply chain due diligence act’
Added: 10 Jul 2025
WDK says abolishing the law is a ‘low-hanging fruit’ that would ease burden on businesses
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Brazil extends anti-dumping duties on Chinese tire imports
Added: 10 Jul 2025
Five-year duties cover new passenger car radial tires with rims sizes of 13 inches and 14 inches
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Biesterfeld gains European distribution rights for hemp-based rubber filler
Added: 10 Jul 2025
Hemplizit can partially replace carbon black or silica in rubber compounding
Update: Orion 'rationalising' carbon black production in Americas, EMEA
Added: 9 Jul 2025
Carbon black supplier says will discontinue "three to five production lines" by year-end
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Continental taps Solvay for rice husk ash silica in tires
Added: 9 Jul 2025
German group steps up use of sustainable fillers in tire production
