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SRI tire earnings rise despite tariff headwinds
Added: 19 Feb 2026
EMEA returns to black in second half as group sees “path to improved performance”

Orion rubber blacks hit by “historically high” cheap tire imports
Added: 19 Feb 2026
Group results 'better than expected' as destocking, production curtailment not as pronounced as ant…

Automotive parts supplier Elastomer Solutions opens new plant in Mexico
Added: 19 Feb 2026
Facility in Zacatecas follows ‘doubling’ of German group’s sales over the past two years
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Kumho upgrading Chinese plant with electron accelerator
Added: 19 Feb 2026
The €800k investment targets textile cord modification for NEV tire production

ERJ Business Briefing - February
Added: 19 Feb 2026
Cooper Standard $1.1bn notes offering… Datwyler closes Capsul’in deal… GRI hosts distributor visit……

Sumitomo Rubber moves to boost efficiency with new tire building system
Added: 18 Feb 2026
To be introduced at SRI's Thai plant, new system is part of group-wide cost-reforms initiative Proj…

Nokian Tyres eyes €2bn sales as updated strategy targets Europe, N America
Added: 18 Feb 2026
Tire maker focusing on “premium positioning, improved product mix, disciplined cost and operational…

Zeon, Visolis progress bio-isoprene project with binding agreement
Added: 18 Feb 2026
Deal represents “major milestone” in moving from technology verification to commercialisation
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Kuraray hiking elastomer prices globally
Added: 18 Feb 2026
“Soaring prices” for raw materials, including butadiene, cited as reason for increase

Supply concerns underpin rubber futures in mixed trading week
Added: 17 Feb 2026
OSE July 2026 slips on stronger yen; Chinese contracts rise ahead of lunar new year
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