Tokyo – Zeon Corp. is targeting a significant earnings growth within its speciality rubber segment by 2026, driven mainly by electrification trends and new emerging markets. Compared to 2022, Zeon ...

Kuala Lumpur – Global demand for natural rubber (NR) is set to decline marginally year-on-year, according to the latest figures provided by the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC ...

Jurong Island, Singapore – Finnish refiner Neste Corp. has singed an agreement to supply renewable feedstock to ...

Hiratsuka, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has developed a new image processing technology that can clearly visualise the nanoscale structure inside rubber mataerials.

Hiratsuka, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has reported record results for the first three quarters of the year, the Japanese group announced 14 Nov. Earnings (business profit) for the nine-month ...

Westlake, Ohio – US-based polymer compounder Geon Performance Solutions has completed a $1.3 million (€1.2 million) expansion and upgrade programme at its facility in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.

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PCBL expects to commission a 20ktpa speciality project in Mundra and a 30ktpa brownfield expansion in Tamil Nadu in the third quarter of its full fiscal year, ending 31 March 2025. Every issue of ...

Binh Duong, Vietnam – Kumho Tire Vietnam is investing $300 million (€285 million) in its operations in Vietnam to increase production capacity in the country by 36%. The Korean tire maker signalled ...

Gurugram, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has been impacted by a sharp rise in raw materials costs in the first half of its fiscal ...