Updated: Bridgestone to exit TBR business in China... New UK racing tire company acquires Avon assets from... Reka progressing rubber strategy...

Tatneft setting up tire recycling centres... Silcotech taps Arburg for silicone moulding units... EU chemicals industry ends 2023 on 'weak note'...

View this email in your browser Updated: Bridgestone to exit truck & bus tire business in China Japanese tire & rubber group to focus on 'premium passenger car tire' business in the Chinese market READ MORE> New UK racing tire company acquires Avon assets from Goodyear Nova Motorsport becomes the global supplier of "vast majority" of Avon Motorsport tire products READ MORE> Tire Tracker: Fitments, testing, innovation Conti first in ADAC test... Bridgestone Enlitens Blizzak tires... Conti's "next-level winter tire"... Pirelli Cinturato all-season SF3... Apollo TBR drive... READ MORE> Reka progressing industrial rubber strategy following cables exit But profitability drops due to higher costs for labour, materials, components... READ MORE> More news today on ERJ On-line Tatneft setting up used tire collection, recycling centres... Silcotech taps Arburg to expand silicone moulding capabilities... EU chemicals industry ends 2023 on 'weak note'... READ MORE> Tire Tech Preview - Industry leaders to show the way forward ERJ selection of top advances in the fields of technology, machinery and materials from leading exhibitors at this year's expo READ MORE> General Science starts construction work on €180m Cambodia expansion Previously announced project to add production capacity for 3.5m passenger car tires and 750k truck & bus tires READ MORE> Natural rubber futures gain amid solid physical demand "Significant speculative and Chinese commodity fund buying" helped drive prices, according to JPX READ MORE> Datwyler highlights e-powertrain sealing advances 'Without a flawless performance of these sealing solutions, the e-drive is not ensured...' READ MORE> Lion Elastomers in link-up for EPDM-based emulsion products Belgian company Emulco to use Lion's L-EPDM as raw material for new line of water-based emulsions  READ MORE> SI Group reorganises China production under new local partnership Links up with Liaoning Dingjide Petrochemical for manufacture of certain products, to sell assets in Jinshan READ MORE> UNECE progresses tire particle emissions project with measurement methodology Data collected through proposed methods to be used for determining tire abrasion limits READ MORE> Sumitomo Rubber exceeds mid-term targets, turns North America profitable Japanese group to continue work on US tire plant, improve profitability of imported tires to the country READ MORE> ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers Michelin... Bridgestone... Goodyear... Trelleborg... SRI... Continental... Freudenberg... WDK... Cabot... Orion... Zeon... Elkem... READ MORE> Pirelli signs insurance agreement linked to UN sustainability goals  Developed in collaboration with insurance groups Generali GC&C and Aon, initiative focuses on training, health and safety READ MORE> Nordmann announces new partnerships in Spain, DACH region German distributor signs agreements with Spanish manufacturer Condensia and chemicals supplier WeylChem READ MORE> German rubber production down as industry loses ground to 'non-EU' rivals Rubber industry association WDK says a 10% increase in revenue "not enough to fully compensate" rising costs READ MORE> Automotive supplier Zhongding investing €260m in China R&D, chassis project Intelligent chassis project to focus on air suspension systems, sealing systems and other rubber parts READ MORE> Apollo Tyres reports 32% higher profits for third quarter Tire maker's European operations "outperformed" market during the three month s to end of December  READ MORE> New Goodyear boss to centre focus on rationalisation plan Mark Stewart to concentrate on "clean sheeting and share cost activities", production complexity and go-to-market strategies READ MORE> Cabot carbon elastomers gain traction in off-road tire market Adoption of materials will require changes to mixing plant of tire factories  READ MORE> ERJ Brainteaser: February Question 3: Missing number 37, 10, 82 29, 11, 47 96, 15, 87 42, ?, 15 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.