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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 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

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…

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

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 Rubber announces leadership change
Added: 5 Jan 2026
Yasuaki Kuniyasu takes over as president and CEO as SRI prepares for “a new management structure”
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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 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%

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

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
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