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Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo Rubber announces leadership change

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Yasuaki Kuniyasu takes over as president and CEO as SRI prepares for “a new management structure”

Two dead following fatal explosion at Elkem silicones plant

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Company “thoroughly investigating” blast at Saint-Fons pilot workshop in France

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Natural rubber futures end year on an up note

Added: 2 Jan 2026

Gains linked to "strong physical demand, speculative buying, and position-adjusting activities..."

Sumitomo Rubber adopts circular carbon black in Dunlop tires

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Materials produced in collaboration with Mitsubishi Chemical using scrap rubber generation in tire …

ERJ Top-10 most viewed news reports: Investment projects

Added: 24 Dec 2025

European Rubber Journal’s list of the 10 most viewed 'projects-related' stories of the year

Cefic urges ‘gradual, proportionate’ rollout of digital product passport

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Joint paper with FECC highlights transparency gains, warns against rushed implementation

German machinery makers forecast market slowdown

VDMA warns of investment drift as pressure builds on Germany’s “innovation hub”

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Association calls for urgent reforms to prevent research and production moving abroad

WDK highlights role of rubber sealing in critical applications

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Part among “least visible” rubber products, despite critical role in hydraulic engineering

Cefic appoints BASF CEO Markus Kamieth as next president

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Ilham Kadri of Syensqo concludes her tenure as president and chair of ICCA

Solvay chemicals plant, US

Apollo Tyres recognises role of key suppliers in sustainability drive

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Suppliers including Birla Carbon, Cabot and Solvay recognised for sustainability performance