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Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

With clarification: WDK unveils plans for new European rubber lobbying platform 

Added: 10 Nov 2026

German rubber association targets November launch with counterparts in France, Spain and Italy

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

Rubber futures extend decline as weather conditions improve

Added: 10 Nov 2026

All major Far East markets report weekly losses as El Nino eases across producing regions

Saudi tire maker signs contract for new TBR plant

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Maseer Tires appoints Chinese contractor for manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City

Kordsa opens new tire cord facility in Indonesia

Kordsa tire reinforcement sales fall amid Asian competition

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Tire plant closures in Europe and North America continue to pressure volumes, prices

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Eurasian bloc extends duties on Chinese truck tires

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Existing anti-dumping measures to remain in place until February 2027 amid ongoing review

Cabot increases prices for speciality compounds globally

Black Cat details recovered carbon black advances for tire applications

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Chinese producer reports improved rCB performance, ISCC+ certification at Jining plant

Goodyear recalls 1,600 truck tires

Goodyear president, CEO Mark Stewart steps down amid strategic review

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Board appoints Roger Wood as interim CEO, launches search for permanent successor

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Goodyear leader 'stepping down'... Nokian cuts ice sponsorship... Bluestar Silicones price hike... …

Bridgestone earnings decline on flat sales in 2018

Fire damages Bridgestone tire plant in Japan

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Blaze broke out in vulcanisation process at Tosu factory; no injuries reported

Kumho notes uptrend in butadiene, SR prices

Kumho Petrochemical synthetic rubber earnings plunge in Q3

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Operating profit in the synthetic rubber division fell 92.6% year-on-year 

Michelin, academic partners launch tire research laboratory

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Four-year programme to focus on tire performance, rubber compound manufacturing and flexible materi…

Japan’s Tokai Kogyo acquires rubber parts maker Kinugawa

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Japanese suppliers combine sealing, hose and anti-vibration businesses to strengthen global operati…

ERJ Brainteaser: July

Hankook tire sales hit quarterly record as earnings decline

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Higher volumes, premium tire sales support growth, but raw-material and logistics costs weigh on pr…

Apollo Vredestein to scale back European production 

Apollo sales rise 17% as raw-material costs pressure margins

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Indian operations drive growth supported by our sustained rural expansion

Omnova sells rubber facility in India

Chinese producer plans upgrade at rice-husk silica plant

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Fenghai project will convert part of existing 40ktpa silica capacity to higher-value hydrophobic gr…

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Michelin / Segway... Conti / VW... Bridgestone on Boeing 737… Hankook / Porsche… Conti / Volvo... M…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Bluestar PFAS-free medical LSR... Trelleborg PCF verified... TIP annual report... 

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 6 Nov 2026

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

Pirelli maintains outlook as Q3 sales, earnings grow

Added: 6 Nov 2026

Replacement tire demand strengthens in third quarter, offsetting weaker OE volumes and rising costs

Southern Thailand 'on alert' as NR disease spreads

Global rubber production, consumption decline in first half

Added: 6 Nov 2026

IRSG reports falling NR, SR output amid supply disruptions, weaker automotive demand