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US approves higher dumping duties on Thai truck tires. Bridgestone focuses on ‘new threats’ as earnings dip. Orion rubber black volumes fall amid low-cost tire imports. Hankook commercialises ELT-based carbon black in tire production. Semperit increases nine …
Wacker Chemie reaffirms commitment to silicones
Sep 24, 2024 · Wacker has reported recovery within its silicones business over the recent months, reporting strong growth in the second quarter, driven by demand in certain markets. The division saw earnings (EBITDA) increase 73% year-on-year to €90 million in the second quarter while sales increased 3% to €719 million, Wacker reported. (ERJ report)
ANRPC: Rubber production impacted by ‘severe’ leaf disease …
Jan 26, 2023 · The disease, said ANRPC in its December 2022 monthly report, has been aggravated by more rains during the peak production period. According to the rubber growers' association, the leaf disease can lead to an estimated 30% productivity loss at the plantations. In addition, the association said, supply will also be tight as the region enters into ...
Latest News - European Rubber Journal
6 days ago · Orion rubber black volumes fall amid low-cost tire imports. Added: 12 Nov 2024. Group says addressing high imports in 2025 strategy, expects potential upsides from increased tarif….
Silicone 'key to growth' in regulation-driven EV markets
Apr 8, 2023 · London - Electric vehicles (EVs) use four times more silicone than a combustion engine vehicle and continue to present huge potential growth opportunities for suppliers of these high-end materials. That’s according to Wacker’s director global segment management industrial solutions Julia Henn, delivering an online presentation titled ...
MacLellan Rubber advances sustainable rubber materials
Nov 25, 2022 · To be sold under the EnviroPolymer brand, the rubber sheeting is produced from sustainably sourced raw materials which “we are targeting to be 95% renewably sourced,” MacLellan recently announced. Early tests, it said, show the product will provide excellent mechanical properties, are REACH- and RoHS-compliant, PAH-free and have chemical ...
Tire supply chains to reshape for the future
May 25, 2022 · In a new study, titled The Impact of Supply Chain Disruption on Tire Manufacturing, Smithers has mapped the effects on organisations at all stages of the industry, now and for the future. The report shows that in 2021 total demand for raw materials in tires reached an estimated 47.79 million tonnes. This displays a strong rebound from the nadir ...
Global Top 50 Rubber Manufacturers - Europe
Aug 2, 2023 · Weinheim, Germany-based Freudenberg Group emerged as the world’s largest manufacturer of non-tire rubber products with sales of $7.1 billion in 2022 – representing an estimated 60% of overall group revenues. Supplier of sealing, vibration-control and medical systems & products Freudenberg maintained a clear lead over ContiTech in second place.
Global Top 50 Rubber Product Manufacturers 2023
Jul 31, 2023 · The German-based group claims a 6% share of the global market, putting it in fifth place behind Cooper Standard (20%), Henniges (15%), Toyoda Gosei (14%) and SaarGummi (10%). End-use markets. In terms of product markets, the performance of the latex gloves sector again caught the eye – but for completely opposite reasons to last year, when ...
Technical Papers - European Rubber Journal
Technical paper: Simulating HCR silicone injection moulding. Wacker shows how simulation can now be effectively applied to high-consistency rubber, yielding realistic results and potential process enhancements.