Tokyo - Zeon Corp has broken ground on a bench-scale facility to produce "highly efficiently" butadiene from ethanol derived from biomass and other sources. The unit will be built at Zeon’s Tokuyama ...

Milan, Italy – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is claiming an industry first by adopting 70% sustainable tires from Pirelli: starting with selected Range Rover models later this year.

Espoo, Finland - Metso Corp. is to acquire the recycling operations of TL Solutions in order to enhance its mill-lining recycling technology development and customer service capabilities. Based in ...

La Defense, France – Safic-Alcan and Evonik Smart Effects division have extended their distribution agreement across Europe, the French distributor has announced. Starting 1 July, Safic-Alcan will ...

Brasilia – Brazil has extended definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinse tires for five-year period, following a third sunset review of the duties, initially imposed in 2009.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany – The German rubber industry association (WDK) has called on the federal government to abolish the ...

Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld has received distribution rights for biobased rubber filler Hemplizit across Europe, the German distributor announced 26 June.

Hanover, Germany – Continental is increasing its use of sustainable fillers, including rice-based silicas, in the production of tires, the German group has announced. As part of this effort, ...

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Tokyo – Natural rubber futures closed the week ended 3 July flat in quiet trading, according to data released by Japan Exchange Group (JPX). “Market uncertainty and a lack of clear direction left ...

Dow announced its European asset review in October last year, with the focus initially on the polyurethanes segment but later ...

Clermont-Ferrand, France – French union CGT Michelin has expressed concern over the future of ‘white-collar jobs’ in France due to an accelerated wave of relocations from Clermont-Ferrand to ...