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

WDK unveils plans for new European tire lobbying platform 

Added: 9 Nov 2026

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

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 

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…

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…

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

Orion reviewing production network as rubber blacks earnings improve

Added: 6 Nov 2026

Carbon black supplier targets "underperforming assets" amid weak tire manufacturing in Europe and N…

JK Tyre profits plunge as raw-material costs rise 30%

Added: 6 Nov 2026

Indian tire maker plans further price increases as input costs continue to outpace selling prices

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 6 Nov 2026

Apollo names new CFO... New Azelis boss... Berthel named WDK CEO... IRCO medal for James Busfield..…

Prodex partially relocating sealing production from Turkey to France

Added: 6 Nov 2026

Elastomer profiles maker starts construction of 4,300sqm factory near Chartres in north-central Fra…

Goodyear to relocate Latin America HQ to Akron

Goodyear sharpens focus on ‘transformation’ as earnings fall 39%

Added: 5 Nov 2026

APAC posts stronger results while EMEA improves organically amid continued market pressure

WDK calls for 'strategic rubber reserves' in Europe

Added: 5 Nov 2026

Association urges inclusion of elastomer supply chains in civil and military crisis preparedness

Bluestar Silicones expanding European medical rubber production

Added: 5 Nov 2026

Company allocates dedicated HCR manufacturing capacity for pharmaceutical tubing applications