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Conti warns of higher rubber costs this year

US moves to modernise tire safety standards

Added: 27 Oct 2026

NHTSA launches review of testing requirements, emerging technologies, including airless tires

Hexpol reports double-digit growth in third quarter

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Rubber, thermoplastic compounding volumes rise as higher overhead costs weigh on margins

Sentury 'eyeing two US states' for new tire plant

Sentury shareholders approve €240m Turkish tire project

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Chinese tire maker advances proposed production facility with local partner Tatko

UPM inaugurates €1.4bn renewable chemicals biorefinery in Germany

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Leuna facility ramps up production of lignin-based chemicals, including functional fillers for rubb…

Zeon starts construction of polymer research facility in Japan

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Set for operation in January 2028, Kawasaki facility will support scale-up of existing and new prod…

BASF plastics research

'Making collaboration & innovation pay' at Future Tire 2026

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Increasing commercial returns from projects that enhance the performance, safety and sustainability…

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Bridgestone on Boeing 737… Hankook / Porsche… Conti / Volvo... Michelin expands Ag tires... 

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Trelleborg reports growth amid oil & gas woes

Trelleborg posts 16% earnings growth in record third quarter

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Sealing Solutions leads growth with 26% earnings increase year-on-year

Michelin: Passenger car tire market steady at Q3 stage

Added: 26 Oct 2026

A 1% dip in OE sales offset by a similar level of increase in replacement demand

UK recyclers welcome move to scrap waste tire exemptions

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Tyre Recovery Association backs T8 removal, urges operators to prepare for new permitting requireme…

Avon wins €80m deal for helmet supply to US army

Avon Technologies sets out ambitious growth plan

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Protective mask and helmet systems maker aims to double sales within five years

Evonik starts up advanced C4 plants in Germany

EU chemical industry recovery ‘yet to emerge’ as output falls further

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Cefic reports 2% production decline, with polymers and basic chemicals among worst-hit sectors

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

Future Tire 2026: How Europe can continue to lead the way

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Join the top-level debate at ERJ's upcoming global tire conference in Prague

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 23 Oct 2026

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

Another significant investment was allotted to the purchase of a state-of the-art steel cord cutter. Especially in the case of heavy loads acting on the tire, a particularly critical stage in the manufacturing process is cutting the steel cords.

Pirelli-BKT agreement for tire production in India

Added: 23 Oct 2026

Partners envisage production of high-value Pirelli tires by 2030, JV production plant

Hexpol acquires majority stake in Turkish TPE compounder Symplast

Added: 23 Oct 2026

Manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomer compounds supplies a range of industries in growing Turkish…

Indian rubber moulder IRPPL targets new opportunities

Added: 23 Oct 2026

MD: "Operating during a time when the country is witnessing exponential growth…”

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 23 Oct 2026

Kelsey to take over CFO role at Semperit ... Boldrini is new SI Group CEO ... Cooper Standard senio…

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 22 Oct 2026

Avon ahead of market expectations... Pirelli-BKT deal... Hutchinson joins Boeing team... Linglong u…

Tyres Europe: ‘Data Act failing to create competition'

Added: 22 Oct 2026

Study finds current law failing to create “workable” market for connected mobility services

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