US probing Thai truck & bus tire imports... Michelin expansion project in China... Way forward for EU industry... Tire makers' shares up in 2023...

Conti driving simulator for tire tests... Xingda sustainability goals... Goodyear names new North America commercial business VP

View this email in your browser US progressing probe into Thai truck & bus tire imports ITC determines that there is "reasonable indication" that the US industry is materially injured READ MORE> Michelin starts expansion project at Shanghai tire factory Project to increase production capacity to 9.5m units of PCR tires per year at the Chinese plant READ MORE> Tire makers register double-digit share-price gains in 2023 Largest manufacturers have seen a significant increase in stock values over the year-to-date READ MORE> ACEA leader offers way forward for EU industry Luca De Meo: Europe and its automotive industry have reached a "turning point"  READ MORE> More news today on ERJ On-line Conti driving simulator for tire tests... Xingda sustainability goals... Goodyear names new North America commercial business VP... Rubber & tire industry in numbers... READ MORE> ERJ Future Tire & Rubber Innovation Awards 2024 New event to recognise advances and developments that significantly enhance the performance and sustainability of the global tire & rubber industry READ MORE> Arlanxeo debottlenecking HNBR plants to meet growing market demand Upgrades at facilities in Germany, US to increase hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber supply READ MORE> German rubber industry 'sounds alarm' amid tire plant closure moves "We'll be gone," warns WDK president in a statement following extensive cuts by two major tire makers READ MORE> Hutchinson names new senior leader for aerospace, defence and industry ops Nicolas Orance joins Hutchinson's executive committee from French military supplier Aresia READ MORE> General Science investing €110m in China tire expansion Upgrade project to add 6 million units per year of passenger car tire capacity at Wuxi site READ MORE> Linglong assessing locations for new tire manufacturing plant Chinese group conducting "on-site inspections, analysis and comparisons" for third overseas production site READ MORE> Pyrum changes location of second German tire pyrolysis plant Water-protection requirements for second Saarland unit would have required "considerable additional investment" READ MORE> Michelin announces plant closures in Germany, loss of 1,532 jobs Closing production sites in Karlsruhe, Trier, Homburg, relocating customer support centre to Poland READ MORE> German union "not giving up" on Michelin tire production sites IGBCE calls for strategies to avoid French group's "shock" closures and relocation plan READ MORE> VMI parent group reports strong tire segment performance TKH links third quarter gains to "easing of component shortages and a continued strong order book..." READ MORE> Tire industry CEOs commit to new sustainability plan Two-year TIP workplan to address emissions and ELT processing, enhance circularity & sustainability assessment READ MORE> Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe READ MORE> Sumitomo Riko building rubber components plant in Japan New facility to manufacture antivibration systems for railway vehicles, parts for engineering and construction READ MORE> New SRI tech centre to track chemical reactions in rubber Sumitomo Rubber Industries' unit to make use of 'soft x-rays' from high-intensity synchrotron facility  READ MORE> Linglong shifting some TBR production from Thailand to Serbia Awaits US ruling on antidumping measures against truck & bus tires originating from Thailand READ MORE> Nokian achieves 'lowest level of CO2 emissions in tire industry' Says estimate of 347kg per tonne of tires produced at least half that of most other manufacturers... READ MORE> ERJ Brainteaser: December Question 2: Music & film What might fill the gap?  I'm a believer / Life on Mars? Star Wars / The Deer Hunter ______ / 12 Years a slave   Clues during the week...   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.