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Hutchinson eyes embodied robotics market in Leju partnership
Added: 5 Aug 2026
French supplier to provide sealing, thermal management and vibration-control technologies for human…

Kraiburg taps HF for new rubber mixing line
Added: 5 Aug 2026
German compounder installs IM190E mixer as part of brownfield production upgrade

Toyoda Gosei expands rubber recycling network
Added: 5 Aug 2026
Supplier collecting rubber scrap from the wider Toyoda Gosei Group as it targets circular supply ch…

ERJ Compounding Survey 2026: On track for recovery
Added: 5 Aug 2026
Survey respondents point to signs of rebound in key geographic and end-use markets

Univar acquires HM Royal to expand US additives business
Added: 5 Aug 2026
Distributor strengthens presence in rubber, plastics and adhesives markets

Salzgitter selling Desma to German-French industrial group
Added: 4 Aug 2026
NMP: Acquisition of rubber moulding machinery major will support expansion plans in US, India, Chin…

Tires drive Conti's 35% earnings growth as ContiTech 'discontinued'
Added: 4 Aug 2026
Group's year-on-year revenue drops on divestment of Original Equipment Solutions business

Zeon completes 'highly efficient' bio-butadiene demo plant in Japan
Added: 4 Aug 2026
Part of joint project with YRC, bench-scale facility is set to begin operating in January 2027

Rubber futures retreat as supply outlook, China concerns weigh on market
Added: 4 Aug 2026
OSE bucks broader trend with modest weekly gain amid "thin trading"

Nocil unveils €12m investment to expand rubber chemicals output
Added: 4 Aug 2026
Indian producer sees first-quarter profit jump 61% on higher prices, stronger demand

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 4 Aug 2026
HF in India... Mutares buys Sabic's ETP... Buoyant BASF... TARRC results... Hexpol acquisition... T…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 4 Aug 2026
Endurica engineer... New Team Wendy president… Doublestar appoints new leader… Monolith CEO… New No…

Sinochem completes €1bn sale of Pirelli stake to Czech investor
Added: 3 Aug 2026
Trade executed 30 July involved 151.9 million shares sold at €6.50 per share

Chinese tire maker advances first overseas plant in Indonesia
Added: 3 Aug 2026
Yuanxing Rubber launches construction tender for phased motorcycle tire project at KITB industrial …

Versalis cuts quarterly loss 65% on restructuring moves
Added: 3 Aug 2026
Eni says plant closures, restructuring measures improve chemicals performance

Hexpol long-serving executives announce departure
Added: 3 Aug 2026
Compounding unit execs Rueter and Ralph Wolkener set to leave group at end of 2027

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 3 Aug 2026
VMI goes platinum... Conti in top 5%... TG bags in Toyota store... Yokohama backs Thai farmers... Z…

Cabot names new CEO as Keohane retires
Added: 3 Aug 2026
Finance chief McLaughlin to take helm in October, as search begins for new CFO

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 31 Jul 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

China Tire Report 2026: Chinese tire makers stay on solid growth track
Added: 31 Jul 2026
Industry association data shows major players building on rebound recorded a year ago
