Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
23 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 |
15-16 Oct |
22-23 Oct |
Change |
|
Bridgestone Corp. |
Yen4,002 |
Yen3,994 |
-0.2% |
|
Goodyear |
$4.38 |
$4.30 |
-1.8% |
|
Hankook |
KRW62,500 |
KRW61,600 |
-1.4% |
|
Michelin |
€33.88 |
€30.90 |
-8.8% |
|
Nokian Tyres |
€14.02 |
€13.46 |
-4.0% |
|
Pirelli |
€6.70 |
€6.57 |
-1.9% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber (SRI) |
Yen2,015 |
Yen1,964 |
-2.5% |
|
Yokohama Rubber (YRC) |
Yen7,024 |
Yen6,587 |
-6.2% |
|
ZC Rubber |
CNY42.47 |
CNY40.60 |
-4.4% |
Year-to-date share price trends of selected tire makers (to 19 Oct)
Selected rubber product manufacturers’ share-price trends
|
Company |
15-16 Oct |
22-23 Oct |
Change |
|
Avon Technologies |
£24.25 |
£23.70 |
-2.3% |
|
Cooper-Standard |
$20.68 |
$19.79 |
-4.3% |
|
Datwyler |
CHF136.00 |
CHF130.60 |
-4.0% |
|
Hexpol |
SEK96.35 |
SEK95.90 |
-0.5% |
|
Sanok Rubber |
PLN19.65 |
PLN19.80 |
+0.8% |
|
Semperit |
€19.10 |
€19.25 |
+0.8% |
|
Top Glove |
MYR0.90 |
MYR0.88 |
-2.2% |
|
Trelleborg |
SEK456.80 |
SEK453.20 |
-0.8% |
MATERIALS PRICES
Natural rubber
NR futures finished the trading week, ended 16 Oct, lower across all Far East exchanges. “Profit-taking and position close-outs by commodity funds weighed on prices,” reported Japan Exchange Group, which linked the pricing reversals to “weakness in global equities and growing concerns over AI related stocks, particularly semiconductor shares.”
Selected natural rubber futures price trends on major trading exchanges
|
Exchange |
Commodity |
Delivery |
Week to 9/10/26 |
Week to 16/10/26 |
% Change |
|
Osaka |
RSS3 |
Jan ‘27 |
454.0 (JPY) |
443.5 (JPY) |
-2.3% |
|
SHFE |
SCR/RSS |
Jan ‘27 |
20,220 (CNY) |
19,805 (CNY) |
-2.1% |
|
INE |
TSR |
Jan ’27 |
17,215CNY) |
16,830CNY) |
-2.2% |
|
SICOM |
TSR20 |
Jan ‘27 |
261.6 (US$c) |
251.5 (US$c) |
-3.9% |
|
SHFE |
BR |
Dec ‘26 |
16,370 (CNY) |
15,775 (CNY) |
-3.6% |
(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 |
|
Michelin Group |
Q1-3/26 |
€19,175m |
-0.5% |
n/s |
n/s |
|
Michelin Group |
Q1/26 |
€6,488 |
+3.9% |
n/s |
n/s |
|
Michelin tires |
Q1-3/26 |
€18,026 |
-1.7% |
n/s |
n/s |
|
Michelin PCS (non-tire) |
Q1-3/26 |
€1,149m |
+21.9% |
n/s |
n/s |
|
ElringKlinger AG |
Q1-3/26 (prelim) |
€1,360m |
+6.5% |
€87.2m2 (adj) |
+32.3% |
|
ElringKlinger AG |
Q3/26 |
€451m |
+14.2% |
€29.2m2 (adj) |
+37.7% |
|
Ceat Ltd |
fQ2/26 |
INR47.62bn (€446m) |
+26% |
INR1.12bn |
-39.8% |
|
Dawn Polymers - Elastomers |
H1/26 |
Yuan891m |
+136% |
n/s |
n/s |
|
Semperit AG |
FY/26 forecast |
n/s |
n/s |
€115m3 |
+44.7% |
|
Cooper Standard |
FY/26 forecast |
$2.7-2.9bn |
+2.2% approx. |
$260-300m (adj) 3 |
+33.3% |
|
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
INVESTMENT
|
Reported |
Company |
Project / Deal |
Location |
Capex / Value |
Details |
|
21 Oct |
CNPC |
Nearing start-ups at olefins/elastomers complex |
Nantong City, China |
n/s |
Includes 100ktpa polyolefin elastomers plant |
|
20 Oct |
Shandong Dongsheng Rubber Technology |
Plan to expand motorcycle tire and reclaimed rubber ops |
Fulaishan Ind. Park, Ju County, Shandong, China |
n/s |
Up tire capacity 10-fold to 20m units/yr: reclaimed rubber five-fold to 100ktpa |
|
19 Oct |
BKT |
Carbon black expansion |
Bhuj, India |
INR8bn (€75m) overall |
Capacity up 95ktpa to 360ktpa |
|
14 Oct |
SaarGummi |
Opened new seals plant |
Chennai, India |
n/s |
Will initially make ‘glass run channels’ using 4K extrusion technology |
|
14 Oct |
BeyondPoly |
Sulzer supplied purification technology |
Jingbo Ind. Park, Shandong, China |
n/s |
100ktpa polyolefin elastomer (POE) plant |
|
13 Oct |
Prinx Chengshan |
Produced first tire at new plant |
Kedah, Malaysia |
$300m (€255m) |
Phase I: 6m/yr car tires, 600k/yr truck/bus tires |
|
13 Oct |
Michelin ResiCare |
Installing first line for prod’n of a new bio-based aromatic monomer |
Nesle, France |
n/s |
Part of DragonFly project at Ajinomoto site |
|
12 Oct |
VMI |
Opened new service facility |
Leon, Mexico |
n/s |
Follows recent launch of sales & support office in Yokohama, Japan |
|
12 Oct |
Momentive |
Started prod’n of silanes for tire applications |
Chennai, India |
n/s |
Silane contains 79% renewable carbon. |
|
9 Oct |
Sentury |
New tire plant |
Turkey |
$273m (€240m) |
Capacity: 7m/yr car and light truck radial tires |
|
9 Oct |
Viaz Tyres |
Targeting trial tire prod’n by yearend |
Mehsana, Gujarat, India |
INR500-550m (~€5m) |
1.5m unit/yr plant for 2W, 3W, light-CV, ag tires |
|
8 Oct |
HS Hyosung |
Advanced materials expansion |
San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
n/s |
New prod’n hub to serve N America, global markets |
TOP NEWS STORIES
Business Briefing: Pirelli-BKT agreement (ERJ report)
Michelin posts slight dip in sales over first three quarters (ERJ report)
CNPC progresses elastomers, olefins project (ERJ report)
Natural rubber price rally runs out of steam (ERJ report)
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