16 Jan 2026
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Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
SHARE PRICES
Selected tire manufacturers’ share-price trends
|
Company |
8-9 Jan |
15-16 Jan |
Change |
|
Bridgestone Corp. (revised reference) |
Yen3,459 |
Yen3504 |
+1.3% |
|
Goodyear |
US$9.09 |
US$9.02 |
-0.8% |
|
Hankook |
KRW56,200 |
KRW61,800 |
+10.0% |
|
Michelin |
€29.29 |
€30.15 |
+2.9% |
|
Nokian Tyres |
€10.19 |
€10.70 |
+5.0% |
|
Pirelli |
€6.07 |
€6.38 |
+5.1% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber (SRI) |
Yen2,466 |
Yen2,658 |
+7.8% |
|
Yokohama Rubber (YRC) |
Yen6,109 |
Yen6,570 |
+7.6% |
|
ZC Rubber |
CNY55.56 |
CNY54.34 |
-2.2% |
Selected rubber product manufacturers’ share-price trends
|
Company |
8-9 Jan |
15-16 Jan |
Change |
|
Avon Technologies |
£18.52 |
£19.72 |
+6.5% |
|
Cooper-Standard |
$34.27 |
$32.86 |
-4.1% |
|
Datwyler |
CHF164.40 |
CHF168.00 |
+2.2% |
|
Hexpol |
SEK86.85 |
SEK85.30 |
-1.8% |
|
Sanok Rubber |
PLN22.80 |
PLN22.20 |
-2.6% |
|
Semperit |
€13.74 |
€13.20 |
-3.9% |
|
Trelleborg |
SEK385.30 |
SEK381.30 |
-1.0% |
MATERIALS
Natural rubber
Global natural rubber futures prices gained across all major exchanges, supported by continued physical demand, arbitrage activity and speculative buying. During the week ended 9 Jan, prices climbed to their “highest level in nine months,” as trading volumes increased after the new year holidays, reported Japan Exchange Group (JPX). Open interest increased across all exchanges, pointing to the creation of new positions across the market. Concerns over tighter supplies from ASEAN producers persist, added JPX. Physical prices, it noted, continue to trade at “a premium to futures”, reflecting ongoing supply tightness.
Selected rubber futures price trends on major trading exchanges
|
Exchange |
Commodity |
Delivery |
Week to 02/01/29 |
Week to 02/01/29 |
% Change |
|
Osaka |
RSS3 |
May‘26 |
342.2 (JPY) |
345.6 (JPY) |
+1.0% |
|
SHFE |
SCR/RSS |
May‘26 |
15,765 (CNY) |
16,040 (CNY) |
+1.7% |
|
INE |
TSR |
May‘26 |
12,710 (CNY) |
13,015 (CNY) |
+2.4% |
|
SICOM |
TSR20 |
May‘26 |
181.2 (US$c) |
183.5 (US$c) |
+1.3% |
|
SHFE |
BR |
Mar‘26 |
11,580 (CNY) |
12,090 (CNY) |
+4.4% |
(ERJ calculation for selected futures pricing, as tracked by JPX)
PROJECTS
Recently reported capacity additions & expansions
|
Reported |
Company |
Project |
Location |
Capex |
Details |
|
16 Jan |
JK TYre |
Phase III expansion and modernisation at Banmore |
Banmore, India |
INR10bn (€95m) programme |
Brings daily PCR capacity to 30k units |
|
15 Jan |
Wanli Tire |
Officially started production |
Svay Rieng, Cambodia |
€234m (phase I) |
6m passenger car tires/yr in phase I |
|
14 Jan |
Sumitomo Riko |
New automotive hose plant |
Bawal, Haryana, India |
INR441m (€4.2m) |
To begin production in February |
|
12 Jan |
Pyrum and Unitank |
Form JV to build 5-10 ELT recycling plants in Europe |
Germany / Europe |
n/s |
UniPyrum JV 51% owned by Unitank, 49% by Pyrum |
|
8 Jan |
UPM |
Biorefinery: Ramp-up of 220ktpa unit |
Leuna, Germany |
€1.2bn |
First commercial product |
|
7 Jan |
Haian Group |
OTR tire plant |
Russia |
RMB4.32bn (€530m) |
105k units/yr unit to be built by 2029 |
|
6 Jan |
Guizhou Tire |
Build 2nd overseas tire plant |
Morocco |
€255m |
6m units/yr PCR plant to be build in two years |
|
6 Jan |
Algeria’s AAPI agency |
New tire plant |
Tamacine, Algeria |
€180m |
5m units/yr car and truck tire plant |
|
6 Jan |
Kumho Mitsui Chemicals |
100ktpa MDI expansion |
Yeosu, South Korea |
n/s |
PU feedstock output to reach 710ktpa |
|
5 Jan |
Kumho Tire |
New tire plant |
Hampyeong, South Korea |
€390m |
5.3m units/yr plant to start up in 2028 |
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