Dillingen/Saar, Germany – Pyrum Innovations has raised €5.6?million through a cash capital increase to support new projects in Germany, including development of its planned site in Perl-Besch, ...

Brussels – Michelin has won a partial annulment of the European Commission’s decision authorising antitrust inspections at its premises over suspected price-fixing, the EU’s General Court ruled on 9 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...