GRI sets out ambitious off-road tire plans... Tire makers 'facing more challenging trading conditions'... Improvement in NR market sentiment...

Zhongzhe to build 200ktpa rubber plant... 500 industry leaders now signed up to Antwerp Declaration... Conti CFO stepping down...

View this email in your browser GRI sets out ambitious plans for agricultural tire market 'Infrastructure already set, and we have pipeline to increase utilisation because of the way we have built our factories...' READ MORE> Tire makers 'facing more challenging trading conditions' HSBC Global Research: Raw materials prices, volumes could impact profitability in tire manufacturing sector READ MORE> ANRPC reports improvement in natural rubber market sentiment Producers' association attributes positive change to 'unexpected tight supply of rubber' READ MORE> China's Zhongzhe Group to build 200ktpa synthetic rubber plant Signs deal with local government in Ningbo area for €380-million project to produce SSBR/LCBR READ MORE> More news today on ERJ On-line 500 EU industry leaders now signed up to Antwerp Declaration... Conti CFO to step down... Camso R&D partnership on rubber tracks for farming robots...  Dayco automotive belts... READ MORE> Sailun unveils plan to establish $250m Indonesia tire plant Facility to have the capacity to produce 3.6 million passenger car tires, 37ktpa of off-highway products READ MORE> Sri Trang launches 'GPS tires' scheme to meet rubber traceability rules Development intended to increase competitiveness of Thai NR industry ahead of EU deforestation-free products law  READ MORE> Updated: Bridgestone investing over €200m in Spanish tire plant Burgos facility will see a 75% increase in larger-rim tire capacity to over 7 million units/year... READ MORE> Marubeni investing in German 'refined' recovered carbon black maker Funds to go towards construction of RCBNano's commercial facility to produce 'chemically refined' rCB READ MORE> Sponsored: Endurica announces global rubber durability conference Delivering Durability Across the Rubber Supply Chain is the theme of the 'Eclipse with Endurica Community Conference,' April 8-9, 2024, bringing together OEMs, rubber parts manufacturers and material suppliers.   MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION > Guizhou Tyre planning €200m passenger car tire plant in Vietnam Chinese tire maker completes first phase of TBR tire project in the south east Asian country READ MORE> Akwel reports business gains but plant closure to weigh on 2024 result Automotive supplier sales up strongly in 2023 though group foresees impact from facility closure in France... READ MORE> Rubber futures rise on speculation around Chinese recovery Major Far East exchanges monitored by JPX reported week-on-week increases in NR pricing READ MORE> Price/mix trend buoys Pirelli earnings amid rising costs Sales improve only marginally reflecting a 6.3% negative impact of foreign exchange conversion  READ MORE> Pyrum joint project to build tire recycling plant in Sweden Announces planned link-up with GreenTech Recycling Tires for ELT processing facility at Billingsfors READ MORE> ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers Pirelli... Kumho/Blatco... Firemax... Conti results... YRC... Tristone... Rubber shares... US tire data... NR prices... 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 Tire Technology Expo READ MORE> Towards a sustainable future for natural rubber smallholders Engagement and collaboration key to sustainability, writes Chen Chee Wei, impacts and assurance associate at the GPSNR READ MORE> Pirelli earmarks €820m for investments under new industrial plan Targets gains of €275m through efficiency programme, leveraging digitalisation and automation technologies READ MORE> Conti reports diverging results for Tires and ContiTech units Drop in sales and earnings at Tires group in 2023 contrasts with gains reported at industrial products business READ MORE> US tire makers expect volumes to grow in 2024 USTMA's February forecast signals return to 2019 levels across most market categories READ MORE> ERJ Brainteaser: March   Question 2: Crossways challenge   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.