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SaarGummi in technical deal with the Korean automotive supplier

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-Freudenberg upgrading seals facility in China

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 notes “firm” demand for chloroprene rubber

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 expects 10% drop in machinery sales this year

VDMA: ‘Confidence returning’ to German machinery makers

Added: 15 Oct 2026

Survey shows improving sentiment, sales outlook; but automotive and chemicals sectors remain weak

It said it will continue its growth strategy despite the difficult economic conditions. The company's focus will be on entering new markets in the industrial sector and the expansion and optimisation of existing production capacities.

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 posts record-high growth in profits

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

Southern Thailand 'on alert' as NR disease spreads

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…

Carbon capture breakthrough

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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NR producers expect better prices on La Nina, new demand

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