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Rubber futures edge lower for second consecutive week
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Profit-taking and fund liquidation continue but supply concerns support market sentiment

Nokian raises earnings outlook as Q3 profit jumps 73%
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Pricing, lower costs drive profitability across passenger car, heavy tire businesses

US medical moulders combine operations
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Merger brings together together silicone & rubber moulding, precision thermoplastics processing and…

Celanese, Cooper Standard recognised for automotive sealing TPV collaboration
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Partnership saw industry-first application of thermoplastic vulcanisate as alternative to EPDM in g…

Reka Rubber expects full-year earnings growth despite challenges
Added: 28 Oct 2026
“Middle East conflict has led to significant increase in raw material, energy, and freight costs…”
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Future Tire 2026: Why is price the only consideration for so many buyers?
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Tire trade expert will address one of the main challenges facing manufacturers today

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Bluestar Silicones price hike... Avon ahead of market expectations... Pirelli-BKT deal... Hutchinso…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 28 Oct 2026
Goodyear CFO... Dunlop NA appoints... Atire appoints ex-Michelin exec... Kelsey to take over CFO ro…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 27 Oct 2026
TIP annual report... Hexpol adds automotive PCR-TPEs... Conti/VW set EV world record... New recycle…

US moves to modernise tire safety standards
Added: 27 Oct 2026
NHTSA launches review of testing requirements, emerging technologies, including airless tires

Hexpol reports double-digit growth in third quarter
Added: 27 Oct 2026
Rubber, thermoplastic compounding volumes rise as higher overhead costs weigh on margins

Sentury shareholders approve €240m Turkish tire project
Added: 27 Oct 2026
Chinese tire maker advances proposed production facility with local partner Tatko

UPM inaugurates €1.4bn renewable chemicals biorefinery in Germany
Added: 27 Oct 2026
Leuna facility ramps up production of lignin-based chemicals, including functional fillers for rubb…

Zeon starts construction of polymer research facility in Japan
Added: 27 Oct 2026
Set for operation in January 2028, Kawasaki facility will support scale-up of existing and new prod…

'Making collaboration & innovation pay' at Future Tire 2026
Added: 27 Oct 2026
Increasing commercial returns from projects that enhance the performance, safety and sustainability…

Bridgestone launches "next-generation" aircraft tires for Boeing 737
Added: 27 Oct 2026
New design, tread rubber and dispersion technology deliver over 20% improvement in wear

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 27 Oct 2026
Bridgestone on Boeing 737… Hankook / Porsche… Conti / Volvo... Michelin expands Ag tires...
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Trelleborg posts 16% earnings growth in record third quarter
Added: 26 Oct 2026
Sealing Solutions leads growth with 26% earnings increase year-on-year

Michelin: Passenger car tire market steady at Q3 stage
Added: 26 Oct 2026
A 1% dip in OE sales offset by a similar level of increase in replacement demand

UK recyclers welcome move to scrap waste tire exemptions
Added: 26 Oct 2026
Tyre Recovery Association backs T8 removal, urges operators to prepare for new permitting requireme…
