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Rubber futures mixed as supply disruptions continue
Added: 6 Oct 2026
OSE rubber contracts close lower while Shanghai, SICOM post week-on-week gains

US finds Asian tire dumping likely to recur if duties lifted
Added: 6 Oct 2026
Commerce maintains case for antidumping orders on Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, countervailing dutie…

Pyrum advances waste tire pyrolysis plant in Sweden
Added: 6 Oct 2026
Swedish partner GreenTech Recycling receives €24m grant commitment

Global energy-mix remains “stubbornly carbon-intensive”
Added: 6 Oct 2026
Energy Institute: Renewables transition accelerating, but fossil still dominates

Engel to demonstrate LSR seal production at Fakuma
Added: 6 Oct 2026
Tie-bar-less electric machine to mould large silicone component without secondary trimming

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 6 Oct 2026
Wallace Instruments starts African operations... New Omya functional fillers... RAG confirms BASF's…

Yokohama Rubber joins Project Tree initiative to advance NR sustainability
Added: 6 Oct 2026
Founded by Itochu Corp., project enables identification of NR sourcing areas

Goodyear to close US chemicals plants
Added: 5 Oct 2026
Rationalisation plan expected to be completed by end of 2027 with $55m-$75m impact

Yokohama targets further European growth amid Chinese tire competition
Added: 5 Oct 2026
Japanese tire maker reports 11% European volume growth, outlines North America, China plans

NR supply is European tire industry's ‘most acute vulnerability'
Added: 5 Oct 2026
Tyres Europe report estimates major natural rubber disruption could cost EU economy €250bn

Huangpu starts production at Inner Mongolia tire plant
Added: 5 Oct 2026
First tire rolls off production line at Yuan1.2bn aviation, speciality tire manufacturing base

VCI says German chemicals recovery remains ‘fragile’
Added: 5 Oct 2026
Industry sentiment improves but orders, production and sales remain under pressure

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 2 Oct 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Trelleborg adds second sealing profiles manufacturer in a month
Added: 2 Oct 2026
Producta manufactures sealing solutions, extruded profiles for building, construction industry
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ContiTech strengthens conveyor services with Middle East acquisition
Added: 2 Oct 2026
Faba adds service operations across Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Bridgestone named sole tire supplier for Formula E
Added: 2 Oct 2026
Japanese group unveils new Potenza GEN4 range with 65% sustainable materials

Hexpol completes €144m Vipa acquisition
Added: 2 Oct 2026
Italian wire & cable compounder adds to Swedish group's expanding thermoplastics business

EU calls for action to close €560bn R&D investment gap
Added: 2 Oct 2026
New report highlights gap between European scientific strength, commercial innovation

ANRPC cuts 2026 natural rubber supply forecast
Added: 1 Oct 2026
Association now expects 0.6% production growth as Indonesian, Malaysian output declines

Global rubber glove demand forecast to exceed 400bn units in 2026
Added: 1 Oct 2026
Malaysian exports generate more than RM7bn in first half of year
