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German rubber industry calls for simpler B2B packaging regulation
Added: 17 Aug 2026
WDK says PPWR requirements are unsuitable for transport packaging, calls for exemptions

Pyrum signs plant purchase agreement for Czech waste tire pyrolysis facility
Added: 17 Aug 2026
Joint venture secures financing for 22ktpa plant, commissioning planned for spring 2028

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 17 Aug 2026
Apollo launches Endutrax MD… Fennell Tyres expands… Westlake at IAA… Kumho / Continental… YRC / Sai…

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 16 Aug 2026
Epsilon adds 300ktpa C black line… Tenkor Apex venture arm... Tosoh ups chloroprene shipments... Ak…

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

IRSG: Global rubber consumption falls 5.3% in first quarter
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Demand declines sharply in EMEA, Americas while Asia-Pacific proves "more resilient"

Denka elastomers profit rises as DPE suspension lifts earnings
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Chloroprene rubber demand remains level year-on-year as Omi plant shipments increase

China, India drive natural rubber demand amid tight supply
Added: 14 Aug 2026
ANRPC says supply strongly impacted from on-going El Nino weather pattern, to peak by year-end

SPC expands European rubber compounding capacity
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Porto unit specialising in compounds for high-performance tire tread, conveyor belting, industrial …

Technology Focus: Smart rubber compounds
Added: 14 Aug 2026
InSuKa project targeted predictive app to support development of optimised elastomer compounds

Top 50 Rubber Product Makers: Global markets edge upwards
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Recovery trend for sales in 2025 posted by manufacturers in key global regions

Tyres Europe urges EU regulators to support “strategic” tire & rubber sector
Added: 14 Aug 2026
News Analysis article from the July/August issue of European Rubber Journal magazine

Thailand, Vietnam tighten grip on EU truck tire imports
Added: 13 Aug 2026
China, Korea and Japan lose market share as EU27+UK imports rise 27%

Hankook reports 58% jump in second quarter operating profit
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Tire business revenue rises 11.8% as high-value products and OE supply drive record quarterly sales

Indian Oil to start up synthetic rubber plant by year-end
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Facility in Panipat, north of Delhi, to produce 60ktpa of polybutadiene rubber

Toyo cuts profit outlook as weak tire markets, tariffs hit earnings
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Computer system disruption cuts H1 operating income, recovery expected in second half

Freudenberg Sealing adds new plant in Mexico
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Moves closer to customers, supports long-term growth across North and Latin America

ENEOS acquiring TPC to become world’s 'third-largest butadiene producer'
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Purchase strengthens group's C4 chemicals business in US, elastomer supply chain

Guizhou Tire clears investment procedures for €250m Morocco plant
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Chinese tire maker to proceed with site approval, subsidiary establishment for planned PCR project

Apollo in off-take deal for ‘high-end’ farm tires following Dutch closure
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Tire maker rules out new Indian plant due to lack of economic scale
