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Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 25 Sep 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

EVs almost double tire-defect rates, UK study finds
Added: 25 Sep 2026
Vehicle rental association links increased tire defects to vehicle weight, platform design
Toyoda Gosei to build automotive parts plant in India
Added: 25 Sep 2026
New Maharashtra facility to produce airbags alongside interior and exterior components

Endurica leader to receive top ACS rubber science award
Added: 25 Sep 2026
Founder and president Dr. Will Mars will be recognised at upcoming Global Polymer Summit

Chinese manufacturer advances project to build silicone products plant
Added: 25 Sep 2026
Keqiang to establish speciality materials plant targeting aerospace, medical applications

CovationBio reaches commercial production of bio-based materials
Added: 25 Sep 2026
US startup working with Insite brand on new athletic insoles

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 25 Sep 2026
Lion Elastomers appoints… INEOS chemical closures... Cabot battery materials expansion... PCBL acet…

Linglong outlines $270m Egypt tire plant
Added: 24 Sep 2026
Chinese tire maker to produce PCR tires targeting European, Middle East and African markets

China adding €300m EPDM rubber project
Added: 24 Sep 2026
Project in Shandong province to be completed in two 25ktpa phases

Hyosung details 36ktpa capacity for India tire cord plant
Added: 24 Sep 2026
Korean supplier reports strengthening demand across tire-reinforcement materials business

Camfin raises Pirelli stake to 29.9%
Added: 24 Sep 2026
Transaction completes share-buying programme announced in October 2024

Pyrum cuts 2026 forecast on slower plant ramp-up
Added: 24 Sep 2026
Waste tire recycler lowers revenue, earnings outlook as pelletising unit remains below target throu…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 24 Sep 2026
Covestro launches lower-carbon pMDI... YRC NR award... Ineos CO2 storage first... Top rating for Kr…

Pirelli approves €1bn investment to expand US tire production
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Georgia plant to reach 6m-tire capacity by 2033 under multi-year expansion programme

Evonik progresses C4 business divestment, steps up restructuring
Added: 23 Sep 2026
German group starting second phase of efficiency programme which targets 3,200 job cuts worldwide

Global chemical production growth slows to 1% in 2026
Added: 23 Sep 2026
China continues to expand while output falls across EU, US and Japan

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Hankook/Schmitz Cargobull… ZC Rubber/Xiaomi Auto... Conti expands UHP range... Nokian Hakkapeliitta…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Cabot names interim CFO... ENEOS reshuffles ahead of TPC purchase... Bridgestone EMEA sales…
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Tokai targets 2027 start-up for ‘eco carbon black’ pilot plant
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Japanese group sets out path from general-purpose recycled material to high-reinforcement grades

Yokohama, dotData developing AI agent for tire R&D
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Project builds on tire maker’s use of AI in tire design and rubber mixing processes
