30 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 |
22-23 Oct |
29-30 Oct |
Change |
|
Bridgestone Corp. |
Yen3,994 |
Yen3,940 |
-1.4% |
|
Goodyear |
$4.30 |
$4.41 |
+2.6% |
|
Hankook |
KRW61,600 |
KRW56,800 |
-7.8% |
|
Michelin |
€30.90 |
€31.86 |
+3.1% |
|
Nokian Tyres |
€13.46 |
€13.63 |
+1.2% |
|
Pirelli |
€6.57 |
€6.60 |
+0.5% |
|
Sumitomo Rubber (SRI) |
Yen1,964 |
Yen1,941 |
-1.2% |
|
Yokohama Rubber (YRC) |
Yen6,587 |
Yen6,434 |
-2.3% |
|
ZC Rubber |
CNY40.60 |
CNY37.01 |
-8.8% |
Selected rubber product manufacturers’ share-price trends
|
Company |
22-23 Oct |
29-30 Oct |
Change |
|
Avon Technologies |
£23.70 |
£24.80 |
+4.6% |
|
Cooper-Standard |
$19.79 |
$21.17 |
+7.0% |
|
Datwyler |
CHF130.60 |
CHF131.00 |
+0.3% |
|
Hexpol |
SEK95.90 |
SEK93.65 |
-2.3% |
|
Sanok Rubber |
PLN19.80 |
PLN19.40 |
-2.0% |
|
Semperit |
€19.25 |
€17.05 |
-11.4% |
|
Top Glove |
MYR0.88 |
MYR0.99 |
+12.5% |
|
Trelleborg |
SEK453.20 |
SEK452.80 |
-0.1% |
MATERIALS PRICES
Natural rubber
NR futures closed the third trading week of October slightly lower across most Far East exchanges, as profit-taking and fund liquidation continued for a second consecutive week. Despite the slight decline in prices, market sentiment remained steady, supported by continuing concerns over NR supply, reported Japan Exchange Group.
”Selected natural rubber futures price trends on major trading exchanges
|
Exchange |
Commodity |
Delivery |
Week to 16/10/26 |
Week to 16/10/26 |
% Change |
|
Osaka |
RSS3 |
Jan ‘27 |
443.5 (JPY) |
442.0 (JPY) |
-0.3% |
|
SHFE |
SCR/RSS |
Jan ‘27 |
19,805 (CNY) |
19,615 (CNY) |
-1.0% |
|
INE |
TSR |
Jan ’27 |
16,830CNY) |
16,690 (CNY) |
-0.8% |
|
SICOM |
TSR20 |
Jan ‘27 |
251.5 (US$c) |
251.3 (US$c) |
-0.1% |
|
SHFE |
BR |
Dec ‘26 |
15,775 (CNY) |
15,715 (CNY) |
-0.4% |
(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 |
|
Nokian Tyres |
Q3/26 |
€359m |
+4.4% |
€80m3 |
+22.2% |
|
Nokian Tyres |
Q1-3/26 |
€1,018.7m |
+6.4% |
€187m3 |
+38.5% |
|
Hexpol AB |
Q3/26 |
SEK5.3bn |
+13% |
SEK723m2 (€64m)adj |
+5.1% |
|
Hexpol AB |
Q1-3/26 |
SEK15.3bn |
1.8% |
SEK2.2bn2 (adj) |
-3.8% |
|
Reka Rubber |
Q3/26 |
€7.8m |
+5.4% |
€700k3 |
-22.2% |
|
Reka Rubber |
Q1-3/26 |
€25.2m |
+5.9% |
€2.6m3 |
-10.3% |
|
BRISA |
Q3/26 |
TRY13.47bn |
-2% |
TRY532m5 |
+41% |
|
BRISA |
Q1-3/26 |
TRY38.74bn |
+2% |
TRY807m5 (€14m) |
vs loss of TRY1.2bn |
|
Trelleborg Group |
Q3/26 |
SEK9.2bn (€821m) |
+8% |
SEK1.78bn6 |
+16% |
|
Trelleborg Group |
Q1-3/26 |
SEK27bn |
+4% |
SEK5.1bn6 |
+8% |
|
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 |
1(Segment) operating income; 2EBIT; 3EBITDA, 4Business profit; 5Net income; 6EBITA
INVESTMENT
|
Reported |
Company |
Project / Deal |
Location |
Capex / Value |
Details |
|
29 Oct |
Shouguang Firemax Tyre |
Add 12m unit/yr capacity for UHP car tires (currently 12m unita/yr) |
Shouguang, China |
Yuan1.57bn (€210m) |
Secured environmental approval |
|
29 Oct |
Guizhou Tyre |
New 6m units/yr car tire plant |
Tangier, Morocco |
$300m (€255m) |
Started construction |
|
27 Oct |
Sentury Tire |
New 7m unit/yr car tire plant |
tba, Turkey |
$273m (€240m) |
Secured shareholder approval |
|
27 Oct |
UPM |
New 220ktpa biorefinery: output includes fillers for rubber & tires |
Leuna, Germany |
€1.4bn |
Official inauguration |
|
27 Oct |
Zeon Corp. |
New R&D and prototyping facility |
Kanagawa, Jaoan |
n/s |
Started construction |
|
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 |
MARKETS
Michelin: Passenger car and light truck tire market (Q1-3/26 vs Q1-3/25) (ERJ report)
|
Sector |
Europe* |
Americas |
China |
Global |
|
OE |
0% |
-1% |
-7% |
-1% |
|
Replacement |
-1% |
-3% |
_6% |
+1% |
TOP NEWS STORIES
Hexpol reports double-digit growth in third quarter (ERJ report)
Nokian raises earnings outlook as Q3 profit jumps 73% (ERJ report)
Future Tire 2026: How Europe can continue to lead the way (ERJ report)
Firemax secures approval for major tire plant expansion (ERJ report)
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