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ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments

Added: 7 Jan 2026

Dunlop fits new RAV4… YRS taxi TMS… YRC / Lexus RZ… Nokian Romania milestone… Bridgestone Americas …

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou unveils plans for $300m Morocco tire factory

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Facility to produce 6m units of passenger car tire per year

Algeria lays foundation for third tire plant

Added: 6 Jan 2026

The €180m facility to be built in the state of Touggourt to meet growing local demand

Wison completes butadiene plant for Chengzhi Yongqing

Synthos selling butadiene extraction unit to Orlen

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Decision linked to ongoing delays in Orlen's Olefin III project in Plock

Michelin launching AI-powered wear prediction technology in tires

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Collaboration with Sonatus employs SmartLoad, SmartWear technologies to deliver real-time insights

Kumho Mitsui JV to increase MDI production capacity

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Facility in Yeosu, South Korea to have a capacity to produce 710ktpa of MDI by May 2027

ERJ Business Briefing

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Bridgestone eyes top spot … Bridgestone / Ethiopian Airlines... Ineos investing £150m in UK… Parker…

ERJ May/June issue: Don’t miss out...

Making an impact at Tire Technology Expo 2026

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Raise your company’s profile at upcoming expo and conference event in Hanover, Germany

Michelin, Pirelli top owner-satisfaction ratings

ERJ News Tracker - Sustainability ratings 2025

Added: 6 Jan 2026

YRC ‘best workplace’… Yokohama backs Thai farmers… JK Tyre earns EcoVadis silver… Birla Carbon awar…

Kumho Tire signs investment deal for €400m Korea factory

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Facility in Hampyeong county to have capacity to produce 5.3m units of tire per year

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo Rubber announces leadership change

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Yasuaki Kuniyasu takes over as president and CEO as SRI prepares for “a new management structure”

Two dead following fatal explosion at Elkem silicones plant

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Company “thoroughly investigating” blast at Saint-Fons pilot workshop in France

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Pirelli shareholder positions 'updated' following bond conversion move

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Stakes of major shareholders Sinochem and Camfin diluted as free float rises above 40%

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Natural rubber futures end year on an up note

Added: 2 Jan 2026

Gains linked to "strong physical demand, speculative buying, and position-adjusting activities..."

Sumitomo Rubber adopts circular carbon black in Dunlop tires

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Materials produced in collaboration with Mitsubishi Chemical using scrap rubber generation in tire …

Cefic urges ‘gradual, proportionate’ rollout of digital product passport

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Joint paper with FECC highlights transparency gains, warns against rushed implementation

ERJ Top-10 most viewed news reports: Investment projects

Added: 24 Dec 2025

European Rubber Journal’s list of the 10 most viewed 'projects-related' stories of the year

German machinery makers forecast market slowdown

VDMA warns of investment drift as pressure builds on Germany’s “innovation hub”

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Association calls for urgent reforms to prevent research and production moving abroad

Cefic appoints BASF CEO Markus Kamieth as next president

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Ilham Kadri of Syensqo concludes her tenure as president and chair of ICCA

WDK highlights role of rubber sealing in critical applications

Added: 24 Dec 2025

Part among “least visible” rubber products, despite critical role in hydraulic engineering