2 Oct 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 |
24-25 Sept |
1-2 Oct |
Change |
|
Bridgestone Corp. |
Yen3,801 |
Yen3,842 |
+1.1% |
|
Goodyear |
$5.34 |
$4.89 |
-8.4% |
|
Hankook |
KRW57,300 |
KRW58,900 |
+2.8% |
|
Michelin |
€33.63 |
€33.75 |
+0.4% |
|
Nokian Tyres |
€16.17 |
€15.51 |
+-4.1% |
|
Pirelli |
€6.48 |
€6.59 |
+1.7% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber (SRI) |
Yen2,032 |
Yen2,022 |
-0.5% |
|
Yokohama Rubber (YRC) |
Yen6,974 |
Yen7,150 |
+2.5% |
|
ZC Rubber |
CNY44.53 |
CNY43.96 |
-1.3% |
Selected rubber product manufacturers’ share-price trends
|
Company |
24-25 Se |
1-2 Oct |
Change |
|
Avon Technologies |
£18.16 |
£18.38 |
+1.2% |
|
Cooper-Standard |
$23.01 |
$20.95 |
-9.0% |
|
Datwyler |
CHF127.20 |
CHF124.80 |
-1.9% |
|
Hexpol |
SEK96.50 |
SEK96.40 |
-1.0% |
|
Sanok Rubber |
PLN20.00 |
PLN20.00 |
0.0% |
|
Semperit |
€18.35 |
€19.25 |
+4.9% |
|
Top Glove |
MYR0.78 |
MYR0.74 |
-5.1% |
|
Trelleborg |
SEK458.60 |
SEK439.40 |
-4.2% |
MATERIALS
Natural rubber
NR futures rose “sharply” across major exchanges during the trading week ended 25 Sept, reported JPX, citing strong physical demand, weather-related supply concerns and persistently high crude oil prices. Continuing “tensions in the Middle East and the Straits of Hormuz kept rubber futures prices well supported,” it added.
Global NR production is expected to grow just 0.6% this year, following downward revisions to output forecasts for several major producing countries, stated the ANRPC. (ERJ report)
Selected natural rubber futures price trends on major trading exchanges
|
Exchange |
Commodity |
Delivery |
Week to 18/9/26 |
Week to 25/9/26 |
% Change |
|
Osaka |
RSS3 |
Jan ‘27 |
429.3 (JPY) |
448.3 (JPY) |
+4.4% |
|
SHFE |
SCR/RSS |
Jan ‘27 |
18,750 (CNY) |
19,425 (CNY) |
+3.6% |
|
INE |
TSR |
Jan ’27 |
15,845CNY) |
16,630CNY) |
+5.0% |
|
SICOM |
TSR20 |
Jan ‘27 |
235.0 (US$c) |
250.2 (US$c) |
+6.5% |
|
SHFE |
BR |
Dec ‘26 |
14,545 (CNY) |
15,125 (CNY) |
+3.0% |
(ERJ calculation for selected futures pricing, as tracked by JPX)
BUSINESS
Financial results reported over recent weeks
|
Company |
Period |
Sales |
YoY change |
Earnings |
YoY change |
|
Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd |
FY/25 |
£461m (€539m) |
-4% |
£21.2m1 |
-1.9% |
|
Ansell |
fFY/26 30 June |
€1.85bn |
+6.8% |
$321.9m2 (adj) |
+14% |
|
Synthomer |
H1/26 |
GBP954.3m |
+6.7% |
GBP96.7m3 |
+16.4% |
|
Kumho Petrochemical |
H1/26 |
KRW4,050bn (€2.56bn) |
+10.0% |
KRW398.4bn1 |
+114.4% |
|
Sailun Group |
H1/26 |
Yuan20.03 bn |
13.9% |
Yuan2.16bn (€277m) 5 |
18% |
|
JK Tyre & Industries |
fQ1/27 (from 1/4) |
INR39.56bn (€360m) |
+2% |
INR2.68bn3 |
-36.8% |
|
Fukoku Co. Ltd |
fQ1/27 (to 30/6) |
Yen23.3bn |
+2.8% |
Yen1,515m1 |
+51.4% |
|
Prinx Chengshan |
H1/26 |
Yuan5.8bn (€740m) |
+1.4% |
RMB414m5 |
-18.5% |
1(Segment) operating income; 2EBIT; 3EBITDA, 4Business profit; 5Net income; 6EBITA
PROJECTS
|
Reported |
Company |
Project |
Location |
Capex |
Details |
|
20 Aug |
Black Cat Carbon Materials Technology |
Planning 240ktpa carbon black plant |
Liaoning province, China |
Yuan1bn (€130m) |
Construction scheduled for 2026-28 |
|
19 Aug |
Guoneng Yulin Chemical |
50ktpa EPDM plant |
Yulin City, Shaanxi, China |
n/s |
Japan’s ETIC agrees technology licensing deal |
|
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.
|
TOP NEWS STORIES
Italy imposes ‘golden power’ safeguards on Pirelli defence project (ERJ report)
Sinopec synthetic rubber output falls 17% in first half (ERJ report)
Evonik confirms takeover approach from BASF (ERJ report)
LAST WEEK
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