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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

Press release: Sibur to exhibit at RubberTech China 2015 in Shanghai

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 notes “firm” demand for chloroprene rubber

Denka elastomers profit rises as DPE suspension lifts earnings

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Chloroprene rubber demand remains level year-on-year as Omi plant shipments increase

China, India drive natural rubber demand amid tight supply

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ANRPC says supply strongly impacted from on-going El Nino weather pattern, to peak by year-end

SPC expands European rubber compounding capacity

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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

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Recovery trend for sales in 2025 posted by manufacturers in key global regions

European Tire Market - Supplier Survey

Tyres Europe urges EU regulators to support “strategic” tire & rubber sector

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News Analysis article from the July/August issue of European Rubber Journal magazine

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 13 Aug 2026

Tosoh ups chloroprene shipments... Akwel reverses... Linglong joins GDSO… Guizhou tariff refund… NK…

Thailand, Vietnam tighten grip on EU truck tire imports

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China, Korea and Japan lose market share as EU27+UK imports rise 27%

ERJ Brainteaser: July

Hankook reports 58% jump in second quarter operating profit

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Tire business revenue rises 11.8% as high-value products and OE supply drive record quarterly sales

Shangwei Healthcare to build rubber gloves plant

Indian Oil to start up synthetic rubber plant by year-end

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Facility in Panipat, north of Delhi, to produce 60ktpa of polybutadiene rubber

Toyo cuts profit outlook as weak tire markets, tariffs hit earnings

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Computer system disruption cuts H1 operating income, recovery expected in second half

NOK-Freudenberg upgrading seals facility in China

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 Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou Tire clears investment procedures for €250m Morocco plant

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Chinese tire maker to proceed with site approval, subsidiary establishment for planned PCR project

Apollo Vredestein expanding farm tire production in Europe

Apollo in off-take deal for ‘high-end’ farm tires following Dutch closure

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Tire maker rules out new Indian plant due to lack of economic scale

Cooper Standard posts higher second-quarter sales as earnings decline

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Automotive supplier maintains full-year guidance, expects second-half recovery

AZuR founder launches joint tire recycling project in Germany

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ReKuWi initiative targets closed-loop tire economy through take-back, retreading, reuse and recycli…

Technology Focus: Rubber moulding advances

Added: 12 Aug 2026

DESMA open house to spotlight latest developments and future trends in elastomer processing