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

The Korean tire maker has developed an AI-based automated tire product inspection platform which, it said, can be applied ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Tokyo – Natural rubber (NR) futures continued to gain for the third week in a row amid supply concerns and China’s economic stimulus introduced last week. The trading week ended 27 Sept saw “sharp” ...

Frankfurt – German chemical workers' union IGBCE and the BASF works council have criticised the group’s recently announced strategy to reduce costs, saying it does not support future growth. The ...