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Euro 7 set to 'take nearly half of all tires off the road'
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Tire abrasion thresholds will be transposed into European legislation within the next six months

Michelin to speed up rollout of bio-feedstock-HMF
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Enters talks with engineering group Axens to commercialise renewable 5-HMF technology

US lowers subsidy rates for two Vietnam tire makers
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Other tire makers will continue to receive tariff rate calculated in 2021

Ineos leader demands protection & support for EU chemicals industry
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Manufacturing sector already in “closure mode”, chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns in letter to Ursul…

Bridgestone begins first commercial deployment of 'AirFree' tires in Japan
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Airless tires enter regular autonomous shuttle service in rural Shiga Prefecture

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Fenner 2m hour injury-free... Nokian earns top 100 TIME ranking... Evonik 'eco' silica... Orion Chi…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 9 Jul 2026
Trelleborg Medical appoints... Ostrander leaving Nokian… Schwalbe leadership change… New Arkema COO…

EU confirms anti-dumping duties on Chinese PCR tires
Added: 8 Jul 2026
Measures enter force 8 July but there will be no retroactive collection of anti-dumping duties

Liberia bans exports of unprocessed natural rubber
Added: 8 Jul 2026
Executive order aims to boost local processing and manufacturing, effctive 1 July

Wanli, Malaysian property major to invest €280m in Malaysian tire plant
Added: 8 Jul 2026
JV to build intelligent manufacturing site in Selangor with over 6m units annual production capacity

Rubber futures make modest gains amid ‘fresh buying’
Added: 8 Jul 2026
JPX reports “improved physical demand” which supported price increases

Michelin completes the acquisition of Tex Tech Industries
Added: 8 Jul 2026
French group reinforces its Polymer Composite Solutions business following earlier acquisitions thi…

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 8 Jul 2026
YRC / BMW iX3… Conti / Nissan… Conti / Tour de France... Bridgestone / Lamborghini…
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Michelin sees first-half tire markets remain weak as OE demand softens
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Replacement markets stay broadly flat while group expects sequential improvement in volumes

Sumitomo Rubber eyes 2027 launch for ‘active tread’ technology in Europe
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Dunlop Tyre Europe confirms supply of Dunlop-branded tires in region since the start of the year

Cefic warns of emissions trading reform risks accelerating deindustrialisation
Added: 7 Jul 2026
European chemical industry calls for emissions trading changes to reflect industrial realities

Toyoda Gosei, Tohoku University launch materials R&D centre
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Partners to develop next-generation rubber and plastics for safety, comfort and decarbonisation

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Silicones market 'to hit $19bn'... Goodbye to ERIKS... Airbus awards Hutchinson... LMS adds Magna l…

Avon secures €9m NATO respirator order
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Order from a European NATO nation to support 2027 expectations

Conti in €4bn deal to sell ContiTech to investment firm Lone Star Funds
Added: 6 Jul 2026
Continental to become a 'pure-play' tire manufacturer, prioritise growth in North America and Asia
