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 ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Houston, Texas – Orion SA has announced plans to discontinue production at "three to five" carbon black lines at multiple sites in the Americas and EMEA by the end of 2025. The move is part of a ...

In April, Linglong unveiled ‘investment intentions’ for the €1-billion greenfield tire plant in Brazil with an overall ...

Helsinki – Black Donuts Inc. is developing bio-based material for tire treads, with industrial-scale production expected in ...

New Delhi – The Indian ministry of commerce has launched a sunset review of import duties on fluoroelastomers (FKM) from ...