14 Aug 2026
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 |
6-7 Aug |
13-14 Aug |
Change |
|
Bridgestone Corp. |
Yen3,989 |
Yen4,129 |
+3.5% |
|
Goodyear |
$6.94 |
$6.04 |
-13.0% |
|
Hankook |
KRW70,500 |
KRW71,500 |
+1.4% |
|
Michelin |
€34.24 |
€34.74 |
+0.4% |
|
Nokian Tyres |
€15.06 |
€15.12 |
+4.0% |
|
Pirelli |
€6.57 |
€6.55 |
-0.3% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber (SRI) |
Yen2,342 |
Yen2,377 |
+1.5% |
|
Yokohama Rubber (YRC) |
Yen7,670 |
Yen7,626 |
-0.6% |
|
ZC Rubber |
CNY49.12 |
CNY47.51 |
-3.3% |
Selected rubber product manufacturers’ share-price trends
|
Company |
6-7 July |
13-14 July |
Change |
|
Avon Technologies |
£19.10 |
£19.56 |
+2.4% |
|
Cooper-Standard |
$31.17 |
$27.57 |
-11.6% |
|
Datwyler |
CHF140.00 |
CHF136.00 |
-2.9% |
|
Hexpol |
SEK90.90 |
SEK90.00 |
-1.0% |
|
Sanok Rubber |
PLN22.10 |
PLN22.50 |
+1.8% |
|
Semperit |
€15.10 |
€15.40 |
+2.0% |
|
Top Glove |
MYR0.63 |
MYR0.66 |
+4.8% |
|
Trelleborg |
SEK438.60 |
SEK436.20 |
-0.6% |
MATERIALS
Natural rubber
NR futures rebounded over the first trading week of August, with all exchanges posting gains during the week ended 7 Aug. In its weekly NR report, Japan Exchange Group said the gains were supported by “stronger physical demand and consumer buying interest.” Furthermore, it noted, stronger global equity markets and gains in other commodities may have also supported rubber prices.
Selected natural rubber futures price trends on major trading exchanges
|
Exchange |
Commodity |
Delivery |
Week to 31/7/26 |
Week to 7/8/26 |
% Change |
|
Osaka |
RSS3 |
Sept ‘26 |
423.6 (JPY) |
429.9 (JPY) |
+1.5% |
|
SHFE |
SCR/RSS |
Sept ‘26 |
16,460 (CNY) |
16,885 (CNY) |
+2.6% |
|
INE |
TSR |
Sept ’26 |
14,225 (CNY) |
14,720 (CNY) |
+3.5% |
|
SICOM |
TSR20 |
Sept ‘26 |
211.5 (US$c) |
219.2 (US$c) |
+3.6% |
|
SHFE |
BR |
Sept ‘26 |
12,740 (CNY) |
13,110 (CNY) |
+2.9% |
(ERJ calculation for selected futures pricing, as tracked by JPX) S
BUSINESS
Financial results reported over recent weeks
|
Company |
Period |
Sales |
YoY change |
Earnings |
YoY change |
|
Hankook Tires |
Q2/26 |
KRW2,807bn |
+5.8% |
KRW483.2bn1 |
+39.5% |
|
Hankook Tires |
H1/26 |
KRW5,373bn |
+10.6% |
KRW920.7bn1 |
+35.4% |
|
Cooper Standard |
Q2/26 |
$721m (€625m) |
+2.2% |
$54m (adj) 3 |
-14.2% |
|
Cooper Standard |
FY/26 forecast |
$2.7-2.9bn |
+2.2% approx. |
$260-300m (adj) 3 |
+33.3% |
|
Orion Rubber carbon blacks |
Q2/26 |
$316m (€274m) |
+3% |
$19.2m (adj) 3 |
-61% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber Tires |
Q2/26 |
Yen274.5bn |
+113% |
Yen34.1bn4 |
+172% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber Tires |
H1/26 |
Yen534.4bn |
+8.3% |
Yen34.1bn4 |
+53.7% |
|
Yokohama Rubber Tires |
H1/26 |
Yen639.4bn |
+10.4% |
Yen89.0bn4 |
+57.2% |
|
Yokohama Rubber MB (non-tire) |
H1/26 |
Yen54.9bn |
+6.9% |
Yen6.3bn4 |
+21.2% |
|
Yokohama Rubber |
FY/26 forecast |
Yen1,320bn (€7.2bn) |
+6.8% |
Yen192.5bn4 |
+15.5% |
|
Bridgestone Tire |
H1/26 |
Yen1,536bn |
+10% |
Yen217bn1 (adj) |
+15% |
|
Bridgestone DP (non-tire) |
H1/26 |
Yen149bn |
+ 4% |
Yen4.3bn1 (adj) |
+12% |
|
MRF |
Q1/26 (to 30 June) |
RS Crores 8,291.6 |
+9.7% |
Rs Crores 474.4 (profit continuing ops) |
-2.0% |
|
Kuraray Isoprene BU |
H1/26 |
Yen45.9bn |
+15% |
Yen1.8bn1 |
vs loss of Yen1.3bn |
|
Toyoda Gosei |
fQ1/26 (to 30 June) |
Yen303.8bn (€1.7bn) |
+16.7% |
Yen23.2 bn |
+26.1% |
|
Bekaert Rubber Reinforcement |
H1/26 |
€899m |
~0% |
€107m3 |
-13.7% |
|
Hartalega |
fQ1/26 (to 30 June) |
RM605.8m |
+9.5% |
RM80.0m1 |
+939% |
|
Goodyear |
Q2/26 |
$4.3bn |
-4.8% |
$36m1 |
-77% |
|
Goodyear |
H1/26 |
$8.1bn |
-6.7% |
$131m1 |
-63% |
|
Continental Tires |
Q2/26 |
€3.3bn |
-0.2% |
€509m2 (adj) |
+26% |
|
Continental Tires |
H1/26 |
€6.58bn |
-2.4% |
€977m2 (adj) |
+14% |
1(Segment) operating income; 2EBIT; 3EBITDA, 4Business profit; 5Net income; 6EBITA
PROJECTS
Recently reported capacity additions & expansions
|
Reported |
Company |
Project |
Location |
Capex |
Details |
|
13 Aug |
Indian Oil Corp. |
New butadiene rubber plant |
Panipat, India |
INR30bn ($350m) |
Targeting year-end commissioning |
|
13 Aug |
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies |
Opened new sealing products facility |
Queretaro, Mexico |
n/s |
Static seals, O-rings, gaskets |
|
10 Aug |
Sailun Group |
Studying ‘tire manufacturing hub’ |
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa |
ZAR2bn (€108m) |
1m car tires/yr, 300k truck and bus tires/yr |
|
4 Aug |
Zeon Corp. |
Built demo bio-BD facility |
Tokuyama, Shunan City, Yamaguchi, Japan |
n/s |
Project with Yokohama Rubber to commercialise tech by 2034.
|
|
4 Aug |
Nocil Ltd |
Plan to expand rubber chemicals capacity |
Dahej, India |
INR1.3bn (€12m) |
Via backward-integration project |
|
27 July |
South Korea ministry of climate, energy, environment |
Higher-value recycling of end-of-life tires |
South Korea |
KRW48 billion (€30 million) |
Increase use of rCB in new-tire production |
|
22 July |
Befar Group |
Build 250ktpa speciality rubber plant by 2029 |
Binzhou City, Shandong, China |
Phase I: Yuan1.82bn (€235) |
Phase I includes 70ktpa halobutyl rubber unit |
|
21 July |
Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical |
New 80ktpa carbon black plant |
Quanzhou, Fujian, China |
Yuan543m (€70m) |
Commissioning environmental protection facilities |
|
20 July |
Ceat Ltd |
Plan to expand 2W tire production |
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
INR12.1bn (€109m) |
Add 53k to current 80k units/day capacity |
|
13 July |
Kumho Tire |
Investment in new tire plant to start in 2028 |
Hampyeong, South Korea |
Up to KRW760bn (€440m), from prev. KRW661bn |
Capacity: 5.3m/yr tires, 7m/yr units "refined rubber" |
TOP NEWS
Sailun eyes tire manufacturing plant in South Africa (ERJ report)
Thailand, Vietnam tighten grip on EU truck tire imports (ERJ report)
Yokohama Rubber raises full-year guidance on strong first-half performance (ERJ report)
ENEOS acquiring TPC to become world’s 'third-largest butadiene producer' (ERJ report)
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