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SaarGummi starts automotive seals production at new India facility
Added: 15 Oct 2026
German group also announces technology and capacity upgrades at other Indian facilities

EU adds Russian tire makers to sanctions list
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Cordiant, other tire makers targeted as Brussels imposes restrictions on companies, executives...

NOK, Eagle complete merger to create global sealing group
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Japanese rubber and sealing products manufacturers combine operations under new group

Denka provides update on US chloroprene rubber legal cases
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Japanese group reports 20 ongoing cases involving ‘cumulative total’ of 7,308 plaintiffs

Elastomers drive Dawn Polymer's first half gains
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Elastomer sales more than double as Chinese materials group expands business

VDMA: ‘Confidence returning’ to German machinery makers
Added: 15 Oct 2026
Survey shows improving sentiment, sales outlook; but automotive and chemicals sectors remain weak

Semperit raises earnings forecast for full year
Added: 14 Oct 2026
Austrian industrial elastomer group expects 80% year-on-year increase in earnings for first nine mo…

Top Glove more than doubles profits on stronger demand
Added: 14 Oct 2026
Glove maker reports 30% sales-volume growth amid improving supply-demand balance

Sulzer technology supports ramp-up of Chinese elastomer plant
Added: 14 Oct 2026
BeyondPoly's 100ktpa POE facility in Shandong province reaches design production capacity

Malaysia launches global alliance for sustainable natural rubber
Added: 14 Oct 2026
Platform to address sustainability, traceability and responsible sourcing

Tosoh to take full control of HDI monomer producer
Added: 14 Oct 2026
Acquisition from Asahi Kasei to support supply to newly commissioned HDI derivatives plant

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 14 Oct 2026
TIP reports sustainability progress... New recycled-content silicones... SRI unit to target environ…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 14 Oct 2026
Freudenberg Medical appoints... New Schill+Seilacher CEO... Goodyear board chairman… Nexen Europe r…

Tyres Europe warns CBAM expansion could shift carbon-leakage risk to tire makers
Added: 13 Oct 2026
Calls for ‘proportionate’ approach as EU considers extending mechanism to downstream products
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Rubber futures extend gains on supply concerns
Added: 13 Oct 2026
Major Far East markets rise as El Nino-related weather continues to support prices

Prinx Chengshan rolls out first tire at Malaysia plant
Added: 13 Oct 2026
Chinese tire maker completes full production process in less than 11 months

Michelin ResiCare adding production line for new bio-based molecule
Added: 13 Oct 2026
New line in Nesle to produce a bio-based aromatic monomer for next-generation resins
Technology focus: HF advances downstream batch tracking
Added: 13 Oct 2026
ERJ spotlights leading-edge elastomer/rubber design, materials and manufacturing technologies

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 13 Oct 2026
AZuR meets at Pyrum... Kraiburg TechDay... TSR20 prices "very firm"... Linglong 'top brand'... Birl…

Chinese producers top synthetic rubber rankings
Added: 12 Oct 2026
IISRP ranks SinoChem, PetroChina as world’s two biggest SR makers in 2026
