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View this email in your browser ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers Yokohama... Birla... Epsilon... Cooper... Nova Motorsport... Orion... ETRMA data... Rubber shares... NR prices... READ MORE> Cote d'Ivoire becomes third largest natural rubber producing country Global production rises 6.5% year-over-year, as Indonesia lowers final figures for 2022 output READ MORE> Fraunhofer event to explore elastomer recycling Online session to discuss EPDM devulcanising; new TPE based on biogenic raw materials READ MORE> More news today on ERJ On-line Hexpol rejigs executive team in Americas region... Tire Cologne expects 50% rise in exhibitors...  KraussMaffei names EMEA extrusion head...  READ MORE> Yokohama unveils €60m expansion plan at Philippines tire factory Move to increase production capacity by nearly 6% at passenger car tire plant   READ MORE> Goodyear in negotiations to sell Avon Tyres assets US tire manufacturer says in 'advanced discussions with third-party' over potential sale READ MORE> Sailun Vietnam rolls out first rubber track Latest addition completes range of products including PCR, TBR and OTR tires manufactured at the site READ MORE> New racing, specialist tire brand launched in UK Nova Motorsport founded by Paul Hallas, MD of UK-based compounder SPC Rubber Group READ MORE> India's Epsilon Carbon setting up €1bn integrated plant Facility in eastern province of Odisha to have overall capacity of 785ktpa of products, including 300ktpa of carbon black READ MORE> Slow demand, downtime stifle Orion earnings growth Carbon black supplier completes air emission upgrades; projects fourth year of continued growth... READ MORE> China tire cord maker Shenma to establish Thai factory Company to invest €32m in project to establish polyamide fibre production facility   READ MORE> Birla to build two new carbon black plants in Asia Greenfield facilities to have 120ktpa of capacity each and to be built in India and Thailand READ MORE> Decline continues for European replacement tire market Almost all segments report year-on-year decrease in final quarter of 2023, according to ETRMA figures READ MORE> Bridgestone submits proposal for upgrade at Chinese tire plant "Technical transformation" project to be carried out at passenger car tire factory in Wuxi, Jiangsu... READ MORE> Strong physical demand buoys natural rubber futures All rubber exchanges report higher trading volume, as tire demand "remains strong" READ MORE> Michelin opens demo bio-butadiene production facility Unit near Bordeaux will enable partners to validate process technologies for the manufacture of rubber feedstock READ MORE> Shin-Etsu says silanes-supply still affected by Japan earthquake Naoetsu factory has partially resumed operations but restart of some silicone production units delayed READ MORE> MacLellan Rubber tracks impact of Red Sea shipping crisis UK rubber compounder says transport costs more than double as companies re-route vessels READ MORE> Bridgestone files lawsuit against Apollo over Pinza tire brand Claims use of 'nza' suffix makes brand "confusingly similar" to Bridgestone's Potenza, Turanza, and Alenza trademarks READ MORE> Denka reports disruptions at Omi plant after Japan quake Group 'gradually resuming' operations at factory, which manufacturers chloroprene rubber among other products READ MORE> ERJ Brainteaser: January Question 4: Numbers and letters   5 (IV) , 6 (IX), 7(V), 8 (?)   Clues fIVe, sIX...   New teaser on Monday.   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 May/June 2024 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 © 2024 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.