Frankfurt, Germany – The German rubber industry has registered a marked decline for the first half in 2025, with overall production down 8.2% year-on-year at 560,000 tonnes.

Houston, Texas – NASA has launched the ‘rock and roll with NASA challenge’, inviting inventors, researchers and companies to ...

Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has stepped up its sustainability efforts by using synthetic rubber based on recycled cooking oil. In a 9 Sept statement, the group said it is "prioritising the use ...

Fairlawn, Ohio – ContiTech has officially started production at its new hydraulic hose manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The $90 million (€70 million) facility will increase ...

Brussels – The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has welcomed a European Parliament (EP) vote on the End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation (ELVR), saying it provides a “balanced and ...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Lanxess AG is expanding its rubber additives production capacity in the US to meet increasing demand and improve supply reliability in the country.

Beijing – Chinese ministry of commerce (Mofcom) has extended the duration of an antidumping probe into the imports of halogenated butyl rubber (HIIR) from Canada, Japan and India. In a 5 Sept ...

Watch accessories specialist Rubber B has claimed a “breakthrough” with the introduction of a ‘tap-to-pay’ connected rubber strap for luxury watchmaker Rolex. Engineered for Rolex Sky-Dweller models, ...

London – Consumer replacement tire volumes in the UK fell sharply in the first half of 2025, according to data released by the British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (BTMA). Over the six months to ...

Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has acquired pyrolysis technology from UK start-up LowSulphurFuels for the recycling of “complex rubber compounds,” parent group Continental announced 3 Sept.

Zhongce Rubber (ZC Rubber) has decided to reallocate unused IPO proceeds originally earmarked for its Thailand radial tire expansion to its local factory in Jintan, C ...

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