The material that was previously supplied from Russia to Europe now finds its way to other markets where bans do not exist.

Of the shares sold, Camfin – Pirelli’s second largest investor and the financial vehicle of Marco Tronchetti Provera – ...

Tokyo – Denka Inc. expects to continue operations at its chloroprene rubber manufacturing plant in Laplace, Louisiana as a grace period for new standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency ...

According to Houston-based IISRP’s 2024 production data, the Chinese petrochemicals major reached an active capacity of 1,915 kilotonnes (kt)* – up from 1,878kt in 2023 and 1,618kt in 2022. Every ...

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess has exited the polymers business with the €460 million sale of its urethanes systems unit to Japan’s Ube Corp. The German chemicals company expects proceeds of around €500 ...

The plastics & rubber machinery association has revised down its sales outlook for full-year 2024 from a previous forecast of '0-5% decline' to a fall of 10-15%. Every issue of European Rubber Journal ...

Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – Tire & rubber machinery major VMI Group has opened a new service centre facility in Vadodara, in the eastern Indian state of Gujarat. The expansion represents a ‘new ...

Leverkusen, Germany – Covestro AG has announced an investment of €100 million in its global R&D infrastructure and assets over the three years to the end of 2024. The investment is focused on future ...

Under the three-year deal, London-based Enso will offer discounted electric vehicle tires to Uber drivers via a dedicated ...

Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei (TG) has made an undisclosed level of investment in TriOrb Inc., a start-up specialising in robots capable of “omnidirectional movement.” Kyushu Institute of Technology ...

Tokyo – Bridgestone will not renew its current worldwide Olympic and Paralympic partnership agreement after its expiration at the end of 2024 in order to intensify focus on motorsports. The decision ...

Berlin – German rail and bus supplier Huebner Group has launched a new solution for fully automated coupling and uncoupling of rubber gangway systems. Exhibited during InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin, the ...