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Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 19 Jun 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Wacker opens new silicones production site
Added: 19 Jun 2026
Czech site to produce silicones for e-mobility, medical technology, power markets
Zeon launches data platform for rubber compounders
Added: 19 Jun 2026
Subscription service draws on rubber formulation records, targets digitalisation of R&D
NOK develops new bio-PU for hydraulic sealing
Added: 19 Jun 2026
Features plant-derived content of 48% while maintaining elasticity and toughness
MIT explores impact-resistant polymer technology with potential tire applications
Added: 19 Jun 2026
Study finds weak molecular links, mechanophores, can help polymers absorb more energy under impact
Technology focus – Precision dosing
Added: 19 Jun 2026
ERJ spotlights leading-edge elastomer/rubber design, materials and manufacturing technologies
Sailun unveils major $1.1bn Egypt tire expansion plan
Added: 18 Jun 2026
Proposed investment would add 27 million PCR, 1.65 million TBR and 20,000 tonnes of OTR tire capaci…
JPX: Rubber futures entering ‘consolidation phase’
Added: 18 Jun 2026
Futures end week lower across all major Far East markets on ‘persistent selling pressure’
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Tyres Europe joins industry call for improvements to EUDR information system
Added: 18 Jun 2026
Association says technical and operational issues should be addressed before regulation takes effect
ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 18 Jun 2026
Evonik 'eco' silica... Orion China circular… GPSNR projects... ZC zero... Cabot ‘care' awards… YRC …
ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 18 Jun 2026
Michelin TBR AI… Conti / Renault… Nexen / Hyundai… Bridgestone for Maserati... Yokohama-ATG fuel-sa…
Turkish watchdog fines tire companies €67m over competition breaches
Added: 17 Jun 2026
Brisa, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin and Pirelli among tire makers penalised
NOK reports lower operating income on weaker sales
Added: 17 Jun 2026
Seal business grows on China and Thailand demand recovery as electronic products earnings slump
Technology focus - Elastomer-membrane protects Li-ion batteries
Added: 17 Jun 2026
ERJ spotlights leading-edge elastomer/rubber design, materials and manufacturing technologies
ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 17 Jun 2026
Sri Trang turnaround... Biesterfeld / Osaka Soda elastomers... Celanese closing Ulsan plant... GPSN…
Zeon accelerates exit from ESBR, NBR latex as portfolio overhaul advances
Added: 16 Jun 2026
Japanese group says first ESBR line to close this year while SSBR and HNBR remain key growth drivers
Freudenberg develops elastomer-based battery cell cap technology
Added: 16 Jun 2026
New design integrates rubber-moulded terminals as company expands EV battery safety portfolio
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres swings to loss as exits C-17 supply contract
Added: 16 Jun 2026
UK tire maker says ‘commercial aircraft traffic exceeding pre-pandemic levels’
WDK highlights key role of rubber products in mobility, transport
Added: 16 Jun 2026
Components such as fuel hoses and charging cables are essential for transferring energy to vehicles
Danfoss to acquire Italian rubber hose maker Alfagomma
Added: 15 Jun 2026
Combined with existing operations, aquisition to create “global leader in hydraulic and industrial …
