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The UK-based Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published a new report forecasting that European automotive production...

Over the last month, and particularly over the last two weeks, the North American carbon black market suddenly grew quite tight, a...

At the carbon black conference in Chongqing, I heard a rumor that Aditya Birla Group is still investigating the possibility of building a...

Notch Consulting has published the second issue of the Silica Market Update, a bi-annual report covering conditions in the global...

From Business Week comes word that Evonik Industries is planning to to proceed with an initial share sale if financial markets continue...

Evonik Industries has released its fourth quarter and full year results for 2009. Sales dropped 18% in fiscal 2009 due to the economic...

Denman Tire filed for bankruptcy today and plans to sell its plant and equipment to pay debts. The Leavittsburg-based company filed a...

Notch Consulting is proud to announce a new addition to its lineup of reports: the Rubber Chemicals Market Update. This is a bi-annual...

In early March, LANXESS announced that it had completed the first phase of construction of its new site in Jhagadia, Gujarat state,...

LANXESS has announced plans to expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Neodymium Polybutadiene (Nd-PBR). LANXESS will...

From Rubber & Plastics News: Natural Resources Canada is exploring the possibility of developing a fuel-efficiency tire-labeling program...

From European Rubber Journal’s (subscription required) interview with Nikolai Setzer, Conti’s management board member in charge of car...

From today’s Wall Street Journal, an article suggesting that the manufacturing sector in the US may see a much-needed uptick after being...

European Rubber Journal (subscription required) reports that Pirelli has used the Geneva show to introduce the Scorpion Verde, claimed to...

From the Geneva Auto Show comes word that Porsche has unveiled the 918 Spyder, a hybrid concept car that gets an estimated 78...

According to Reuters, Ford has raised its first-quarter European production by about 5 percent (about 20,000 vehicles) after...

A REACH registration consortium has been announced for oligomers of 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline (TMQ), with the speciality...

I am in Germany this week for the Tire Tech 2010 conference and trade show. As I type this, I can see the huge convention center – the...

Rubber News (subscription required) is reporting that Continental Tire North America plans to establish itself in the Mexican retreading...