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ContiTech launches ‘partnership programme’ for closer collaboration with industry 

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

Pirelli acquiring 25% stake in 'virtual sensor' startup

Added: 6 Jul 2026

Investment in Italian spin-off gives tire maker option for full ownership as it expands its ‘Cyber …

EPA reaches $1m settlement with Denka over hazardous chloroprene waste handling

Added: 6 Jul 2026

Chloroprene rubber producer to implement waste management controls if Louisiana plant resumes opera…

General Science launches AI lab with research partners

Added: 6 Jul 2026

Chinese tire maker targets AI applications across manufacturing operations

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 6 Jul 2026

LMS adds Magna lighting... Rubix French addition... Ford taps Pirelli… Dunlop summit… Pirelli stake…

Rubber & Tire industry in Numbers

Added: 3 Jul 2026

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

EU chemicals industry shows 'fragile improvement' amid high costs

Added: 3 Jul 2026

Cefic reports business confidence improving but weak demand, high energy costs persist

Teknor Apex buys German compounder PTS

Chinese group plans rubber chemicals expansion

Added: 3 Jul 2026

Shandong project to substantially increase capacity for rubber additives

Top Glove reports 64% rise in earnings on higher sales, ‘supply resilience’

Added: 3 Jul 2026

Gloves major says raw material sourcing and higher volumes supported third-quarter performance

Toyoda Gosei diversifies into space tech with investment in Japanese startup

Added: 3 Jul 2026

Japanese group backs ElevationSpace developing round-trip space transportation systems

ACEA issues position on the Industrial Accelerator Act

Added: 3 Jul 2026

Supports measures, but automotive body warns about continuing “risk of hollowing out the EU industr…

India moves to raise duties on South Korean synthetic rubber 

India recommends anti-dumping duties on 6PPD rubber additive imports

Added: 2 Jul 2026

Producers from China, EU, South Korea and Thailand face duties of up to $930/tonne under five-year …

Solvay starts waste sand silica production in Asia

Added: 2 Jul 2026

Belgian supplier reports lower 2025 silica sales on weaker tire demand

Freudenberg buys Australian sealing solutions distributor

Freudenberg Sealing names new CEO

Added: 2 Jul 2026

Alexander Rozman succeeds Matthias Sckuhr, who joins Freudenberg group management board

Court approves Enviro's three-month reorganisation extension

Added: 2 Jul 2026

Waste tire pyrolysis company targets August restructuring plan with debt write-down proposal

Pirelli starts headhunting for new leader

Pirelli confirms $1bn US investment plan as Tronchetti claims leadership

Added: 1 Jul 2026

Initiative to expand production capacity in US, support growth in ‘high value’ and advance ‘Cyber T…

German tire industry rejects proposed CBAM extension to steel intermediates

Added: 1 Jul 2026

ReifenDeutschland warns proposal would raise production costs without preventing carbon leakage

SRI set to launch Dunlop tires in Europe as it targets early delivery of 2030 goals

Added: 1 Jul 2026

Japanese group highlights manufacturing upgrades, digitalisation and intellectual property as key g…

Pyrum's second German project regains momentum following early delays

Added: 1 Jul 2026

CEO says stable rCB production clears key hurdle as company advances expansion projects

Covestro plans new China MDI unit, studies second plant in UAE

Added: 1 Jul 2026

Chemical producer targets two 'world-scale' facilities as global demand outpaces capacity growth