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VCI urges EU to scrap EUDR supply-chain reporting requirement
Added: 17 Sep 2026
German chemicals association targets EUDR, CBAM and REACH rules in 10-point bureaucracy plan
US union calls for probe into tire imports amid declining domestic industry
Added: 17 Sep 2026
United Steelworkers cites nine plant closures and loss of more than 7,000 jobs over past two years
Dawn moves DVA tire material towards commercial scale
Added: 17 Sep 2026
Chinese materials supplier says technology ready for second-half scale-up with tire maker
Covestro opens elastomer recycling pilot plant
Added: 17 Sep 2026
Leverkusen facility targets recovery of more than 90% of end-of-life Vulkollan material
Sinochem Equipment completes purchase of rubber machinery makers
Added: 17 Sep 2026
Yiyang Rubber Machinery and Bluestar Chemical Machinery transferred to listed company following reg…
ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 17 Sep 2026
Orion auto cert... Safic-Alcan expands Sincol deal... Flexsys raising prices... Evonik closing Germ…
ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 17 Sep 2026
Conti expands UHP range... Nokian Hakkapeliitta 01 goes on sale… New Hankook winter TBR… Nokian exp…
Chinese supplier plans €130m carbon black, silica plant in Egypt
Added: 16 Sep 2026
Investment targets 200ktpa combined capacity in Sokhna as tire makers expand presence in the country
China carbon black sector faces capacity, profitability pressures
Added: 16 Sep 2026
CRIA warns of overcapacity, weak profitability and ‘vicious competition’ as industry seeks higher-v…
Michelin calls for ‘scientific rigour’ on tire-wear emissions
Added: 16 Sep 2026
French group backs Euro 7 requirements, says further research needed into environmental, health imp…
VDMA warns German machinery R&D increasingly shifting overseas
Added: 16 Sep 2026
Industry association warns China, India gaining importance as research locations
Freudenberg combines aftermarket operations in new business group
Added: 16 Sep 2026
New unit to bring together global automotive aftermarket activities from 2027
Pirelli UK sales fall as OE tire volumes drop 24%
Added: 16 Sep 2026
Tire maker invests in manufacturing facilities and machinery despite weaker UK demand
Hankook set to start European truck tire production
Added: 15 Sep 2026
Hungarian expansion adds capacity for more than 800,000 truck and bus tires a year
Ukraine claims attack on Tatneft synthetic rubber plant
Added: 15 Sep 2026
Among other products, site produces SBR, butyl rubber, isoprene rubber and butadiene.
Weather, forest fires push up natural rubber futures
Added: 15 Sep 2026
Crude oil strength and El Nino-related supply concerns support rubber markets, according to JPX
Ansell reports higher sales, earnings amid tariff pressure
Added: 15 Sep 2026
Protective equipment maker reports stronger US, cleanroom demand as pricing and sourcing offset tar…
Michelin unveils automated tire regrooving system
Added: 15 Sep 2026
Nazca technology could increase workshop regrooving capacity by up to 50%
Kumho Petrochemical starts up expanded SSBR capacity in Korea
Added: 14 Sep 2026
South Korean supplier adds 35ktpa of SSBR capacity, completes 70ktpa EPDM expansion
China carbon black prices surge on coal-tar supply squeeze
Added: 14 Sep 2026
Industry association says some grades approaching €1,500/tonne as producers face mounting losses
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