Black Donuts targets 100% sustainable tire materials... Europe EVs losing ground... Conti converts Extreme E tires... SRI tire recall...

Solvay starts new chapter... Hankook Tire develops AI-based 'voice of customer' analysis... ECHA finds 'hazardous chemicals' in polymer products...

View this email in your browser Black Donuts targets 'complete switch' to sustainable tire materials Finnish firm working to use "only bio-based and recycled raw materials in tire production by 2030..." READ MORE> Europe's EV industry losing ground to China, US, warns ACEA Automotive industry body issues new report highlighting need for robust EU industrial strategy... READ MORE> Conti, Pyrum convert Extreme E rubber into forklift tires Pyrolysis rCB from racing tires used in 2022 season used to produce 'super elastic' solid tires READ MORE> Technical Paper: 57% energy savings with tandem technology HF Mixing Group project with Kraiburg Austria to analyse energy-savings, efficiencies offered by the tandem mixing process... READ MORE> More news today on ERJ On-line Sumitomo tire recall over potential 'sidewall puncture'... Solvay starts new chapter... Hankook advances 'voice of customer' analysis system... ECHA finds 'hazardous chemicals' in polymer products... READ MORE> OMV, Synthos to collaborate on sustainable synthetic rubber Butadiene project will initially use palm fatty acid distillate and waste cooking oil as raw materials READ MORE> Hankook inks major smart-logistics deal at US tire plant South Korea's Hyundai Movex to deliver 'tire logistics automation' at Tennessee factory READ MORE> Will Michelin plant closures have a Silva lining? New work opportunities promised at repurposed sites amid loss of hundreds of tire manufacturing jobs READ MORE> Pricing 'to buoy' European tire makers in 2024 HSBC: Michelin, Conti and Pirelli on track to see "unprecedented" price/mix increases READ MORE> Freudenberg creating new industrial sealing group Freudenberg Flow Technologies to include sealing JV EagleBurgmann and Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies READ MORE> Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe READ MORE> Hyundai, Kia develop 'snow-chain-integrated' tire technology Patent-pending technology uses 'shape-memory alloy' to enhance tire safety READ MORE> Natural rubber excluded from UK deforestation regulation Commodities covered within the legislation include palm oil, cocoa, beef, leather and soy... READ MORE> NR futures continue slide on weak China credit rating Japan's OSE futures fell 7.5% week-on-week, as other major markets experienced smaller declines  READ MORE> Elkem reports fire at Norwegian silicon materials plant "We have halted all production and are doing our utmost to assist the emergency services..." READ MORE> Bridgestone adding 'four-compound extruder' technology at China tire plant Japanese group investing €7m in Tianjin tire production facility to improve product quality READ MORE> Conti 'cooperating with authorities' in hose quality investigations ContiTech self-reported 'deviations' from standards in hose production last September READ MORE> Michelin JV Symbio inaugurates first hydrogen fuel cell gigafactory French fuel cell specialist in JV agreement with Schaeffler to produce bipolar plates  READ MORE> Rubber & Tire industry in numbers this week Michelin... Sailun... US tire data... Conti Tires... India carbon black figures... Rubber prices... Tire share price trends... READ MORE> USTMA upgrades forecasts for passenger car tire market in 2023 But US Tire Manufacturers Association expects year-on-year declines in light truck, truck tire segments READ MORE> Carbon black profits up, sales down at PCBL First half performance reflects business trends reported by other major producers in the sector READ MORE> ERJ Brainteaser: December Question 3: Missing letter                              D < G > U / (4 < 7 > 21)                            H < B > N / ( 8 < 2 > 14) E < F > X C < H > ? G < C > R (Please note: Here '<' and '>' are not mathematical symbols.)   Clues: (In brackets above)   Email your answer: correct replies on Friday. Brainteaser results  ALSO OF INTEREST Elastomers for Sustainability (E4S) focuses on projects contributing most to raising the environmental profile of the elastomers/rubber industry. If you would like to enter a project for the next Top 10 - to be published in ERJ Nov/Dec 2023 issue - please complete the submission form here. Get the latest news impacting the European Rubber Journal industry, from breaking news to razor-sharp analysis, in print and online. CONNECT WITH US Copyright © 2023 NUERJ Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are registered with European Rubber Journal Our mailing address is: NUERJ Ltd Castle House 89 High Street Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2DF United Kingdom Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.