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Polymer industry urges EU to shift energy policy

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

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

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… 

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

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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…

Terror threat to bolster Avon Rubber shares

Avon secures €9m NATO respirator order

Added: 7 Jul 2026

Order from a European NATO nation to support 2027 expectations

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

Goodbye to ERIKS in UK & Ireland

Added: 5 Jul 2026

Undergoing “complete rebrand be completed by 31 July” following acquisition by Rubix

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