Michelin opens BioButterfly facility.. Shin-Etsu silanes-supply still affected by Japan earthquake...

MacLellan Rubber tracks impact of Red Sea shipping crisis... Bridgestone sues Apollo over Pinza tire brand...

View this email in your browser 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: Rubber & Tire industry in numbers Wacker Chemie... ZC Rubber... Sanok Rubber... Toyo... Tire shares prices... Synthetic rubber prices... Natural rubber markets... READ MORE> Towards Net Zero - January update SRI powers Kobe HQ with renewable energy... China names Xingda as 'national green factory'... Asahi gains ISCC+ for rubber products...  READ MORE> PentaCarbon seeks alternative to Russian carbon black ahead of EU sanctions German distributor to cooperate with Turkmen supplier Eziz Dag for supply of thermal blacks in Europe READ MORE> Goodyear announces retirement of top executives Americas president Stephen McClellan and EVP Darren Wells to retire later this year READ MORE> ZC Rubber building tire plant in Indonesia China's largest tire maker also 'in final stages of' evaluating Mexican factory READ MORE> Sumitomo Rubber taps hydrogen energy for tire manufacture SRI starts mass production of Falken-branded tires at Shirakawa factory in Japan READ MORE> HSBC analysts lower Wacker rating on pricing concerns Downgrade from 'buy' to 'hold' due largely to high exposure to Chinese spot prices... READ MORE> Hexpol offering carbon footprint data for rubber compounds Swedish compounder "one of the first market players" to provide such transparency to customers... READ MORE> Sentury advances tires incorporating 'iron-based' synthetic rubber UHP tires pass quality testing, claimed to provide improved wet-grip, braking and fuel-consumption READ MORE> Toyo develops 90% sustainable concept tire Materials include biomass-derived butadiene rubber and SBR, rice husk ash silica, as well as CO2-derived butadiene rubber READ MORE> Natural rubber pricing mixed amid 'strong physical buying' Chinese markets close lower week-on-week but trader sentiment remains strong in Singapore, Japan... READ MORE> China, Cambodia sign '$1bn rubber & tire projects' agreement Memorandum of understanding designed to 'strengthen a number of priority projects' between two countries READ MORE> Fiege to serve Nexen tire plant from new Czech warehouse To be operational in April, logistics unit to support delivery to European car makers 'in-line with near-shoring trends...' READ MORE> Wacker building silicone compounds plant in Czechia German group investing 'low triple-digit million-euro' amount in 20ktpa facility in Karlovy Vary READ MORE> VMI eyes expansion amid 'record' tire-machinery orders Voortman: We will need to expand capacity to meet "such large numbers of orders and high hopes for the near future..." READ MORE> ERJ Brainteaser: January Question 4: Numbers and letters   5 (IV) , 6 (IX), 7(V), 8 (?)   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 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.