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Orion flags gains for Western carbon black markets amid Middle East tension
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Company says “hyper dynamic” conditions could lift margins and tighten utilisation

Michelin in new link-up to develop ‘rubber of the future’
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Initiative targets ‘recyclable and high-performance polymers’ that are less energy-intensive to mak…

Trelleborg posts record Q1 margin amid currency headwinds
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Group expects slightly stronger demand in second quarter despite “continued uncertainty”

Daikin Chemicals to triple perfluoroelastomer capacity in Japan
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Company investing in new facility in response to rising demand in the semiconductor segment

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 25 Apr 2026
Goodyear recalls... Mitas in China... Pirelli / Porsche 911... Laufenn / Skoda... YRC / Subaru… Bri…

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Enviro contests bid to end restructuring as dispute with Infiniteria escalates
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Swedish ELT pyrolysis company rejects €84m damages claim, defends termination of JV agreements
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Mesnac outlines AI-based manufacturing advances at CRIA conference
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Chinese machinery group VP reports on “closed-loop” intelligent system for tire production
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PCBL progresses carbon black expansion plans
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Group expects environmental clearance to be completed for greenfield project in Andhra Pradesh

Getzner opens new railway elastomer products plant in India
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Austrian vibration isolation supplier also adding a new factory at headquarters in Vorarlberg

Europe’s final major petrochemicals industry investment?
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Ineos: Antwerp cracker project could be last such investment in EU petchems sector

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Trelleborg Q1 results... Tosoh TPU hike… Nokian incentives… PCBL top for Ceat… Cooper Standard reco…

Nokian Tyres reports higher profits on improved pricing, efficiencies
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Finnish group reports fourth straight quarter of year-on-year improvement

Freudenberg develops ‘non-wet’ adhesive system for surface bonding
Added: 23 Apr 2026
FACT process eliminates solvents, claimed to cut carbon emissions dramatically

Tire makers launch healthcare scheme for rubber farmers in Ivory Coast
Added: 23 Apr 2026
GPSNR-led project targets 1,800 households, links health access to supply chain productivity

TRA warns UK circular economy ‘unachievable’ amid low tire export compliance
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Association calls for “shred-only” mandate as most waste tires still exported to illegal processing…

Manuli Ryco in JV deal to manufacture hydraulic hoses in India
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Italian group now owns 51% share of Mithra Fluidtrans based in Hyderabad

SaarGummi opens new elastomer parts plant in southern India
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Chennai facility to boost EPDM and TPV sealing systems capacity, strengthen regional footprint

Eneos Materials acquires JSR elastomer logistics, land
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Japanese supplier moves to centralise operations and strengthen business base

Trelleborg launches lower-carbon EPDM grades
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions introduces materials based on “non-fossil sources” with up to 55% PCF …
