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Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 20 Feb 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Yokohama Rubber reports double-digit increase in sales, earnings
Added: 20 Feb 2026
Japanese group marks fifth consecutive year of growth with record results
New Bridgestone management structure 'to bolster competitiveness'
Added: 20 Feb 2026
Strategic changes aimed at responding to rapid changes in business environment
ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 20 Feb 2026
Falken Europe expands... Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak… Pirelli 3rd-gen Scorpion… Falken / VW... Cont…
Cefic warning over future of EU chemical industry amid rising plant closures
Added: 20 Feb 2026
Report estimates losses at around 9% of production capacity over the last three years
SRI tire earnings rise despite tariff headwinds
Added: 19 Feb 2026
EMEA returns to black in second half as group sees “path to improved performance”
Orion rubber blacks hit by “historically high” cheap tire imports
Added: 19 Feb 2026
Group results 'better than expected' as destocking, production curtailment not as pronounced as ant…
Automotive parts supplier Elastomer Solutions opens new plant in Mexico
Added: 19 Feb 2026
Facility in Zacatecas follows ‘doubling’ of German group’s sales over the past two years
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Kumho upgrading Chinese plant with electron accelerator
Added: 19 Feb 2026
The €800k investment targets textile cord modification for NEV tire production
ERJ Business Briefing - February
Added: 19 Feb 2026
Cooper Standard $1.1bn notes offering… Datwyler closes Capsul’in deal… GRI hosts distributor visit……
Sumitomo Rubber moves to boost efficiency with new tire building system
Added: 18 Feb 2026
To be introduced at SRI's Thai plant, new system is part of group-wide cost-reforms initiative Proj…
Nokian Tyres eyes €2bn sales as updated strategy targets Europe, N America
Added: 18 Feb 2026
Tire maker focusing on “premium positioning, improved product mix, disciplined cost and operational…
Zeon, Visolis progress bio-isoprene project with binding agreement
Added: 18 Feb 2026
Deal represents “major milestone” in moving from technology verification to commercialisation
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Kuraray hiking elastomer prices globally
Added: 18 Feb 2026
“Soaring prices” for raw materials, including butadiene, cited as reason for increase
Falken extends 2026 summer tire range for SUVs and EVs
Added: 18 Feb 2026
Tire maker says extended range in response to ‘surging demand’ for large tires in Europe
Supply concerns underpin rubber futures in mixed trading week
Added: 17 Feb 2026
OSE July 2026 slips on stronger yen; Chinese contracts rise ahead of lunar new year
Datwyler earnings rebound on healthcare unit gains
Added: 17 Feb 2026
Swiss manufacturer links improvements to market pick-up, group-wide ‘transformation’ initiatives
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Cooper Standard earnings grow despite automotive production dip
Added: 17 Feb 2026
US group reports sharp 35% drop in fourth quarter earnings due to client production cuts
Michelin reports €1.2bn in sales for Polymer Composite Solutions
Added: 17 Feb 2026
Division, which includes belts, seals, coated fabrics and technical films, to be included in financ…
ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 17 Feb 2026
New Cordian CEO… Linglong taps Goodyear for speciality tires… OCSiAl names new partner
