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Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 25 Sep 2026

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

FBI: Vehicles 'increasingly vulnerable' to remote access

EVs almost double tire-defect rates, UK study finds

Added: 25 Sep 2026

Vehicle rental association links increased tire defects to vehicle weight, platform design

Toyoda Gosei to build automotive parts plant in India

Added: 25 Sep 2026

New Maharashtra facility to produce airbags alongside interior and exterior components

Endurica leader to receive top ACS rubber science award

Added: 25 Sep 2026

Founder and president Dr. Will Mars will be recognised at upcoming Global Polymer Summit

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Chinese manufacturer advances project to build silicone products plant

Added: 25 Sep 2026

Keqiang to establish speciality materials plant targeting aerospace, medical applications

CovationBio reaches commercial production of bio-based materials

Added: 25 Sep 2026

US startup working with Insite brand on new athletic insoles

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 25 Sep 2026

Lion Elastomers appoints… INEOS chemical closures... Cabot battery materials expansion... PCBL acet…

Linglong outlines $270m Egypt tire plant

Added: 24 Sep 2026

Chinese tire maker to produce PCR tires targeting European, Middle East and African markets

Omnova sells rubber facility in India

China adding €300m EPDM rubber project

Added: 24 Sep 2026

Project in Shandong province to be completed in two 25ktpa phases

Hyosung details 36ktpa capacity for India tire cord plant

Added: 24 Sep 2026

Korean supplier reports strengthening demand across tire-reinforcement materials business



Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Camfin raises Pirelli stake to 29.9%

Added: 24 Sep 2026

Transaction completes share-buying programme announced in October 2024

Pyrum cuts 2026 forecast on slower plant ramp-up

Added: 24 Sep 2026

Waste tire recycler lowers revenue, earnings outlook as pelletising unit remains below target throu…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026

Added: 24 Sep 2026

Covestro launches lower-carbon pMDI... YRC NR award... Ineos CO2 storage first... Top rating for Kr…

Pirelli approves €1bn investment to expand US tire production

Added: 23 Sep 2026

Georgia plant to reach 6m-tire capacity by 2033 under multi-year expansion programme

Evonik starts up advanced C4 plants in Germany

Evonik progresses C4 business divestment, steps up restructuring

Added: 23 Sep 2026

German group starting second phase of efficiency programme which targets 3,200 job cuts worldwide

Michelin-licensed rubber plant in Indonesia to start production in 2018

Global chemical production growth slows to 1% in 2026

Added: 23 Sep 2026

China continues to expand while output falls across EU, US and Japan

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026

Added: 23 Sep 2026

Hankook/Schmitz Cargobull… ZC Rubber/Xiaomi Auto... Conti expands UHP range... Nokian Hakkapeliitta…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 23 Sep 2026

Cabot names interim CFO... ENEOS reshuffles ahead of TPC purchase... Bridgestone EMEA sales… 

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Tokai targets 2027 start-up for ‘eco carbon black’ pilot plant

Added: 22 Sep 2026

Japanese group sets out path from general-purpose recycled material to high-reinforcement grades

Yokohama, dotData developing AI agent for tire R&D

Added: 22 Sep 2026

Project builds on tire maker’s use of AI in tire design and rubber mixing processes